Logitech Buys Ultimate Ears – Enters Earphone Market
Logitech has purchased Ultimate Ears, a privately held Irvine, California, USA company for $34 million in cash. Originally a provider of custom personal monitors for on-stage musicians, Ultimate Ears recently expanded its product line to the consumer earphones with the to capture the exploding iPod and personal media player (PMP) market. Founded in 1995 by Jerry Harvey and Mindy Harvey, Ultimate Ears has grown from a sideline while...
TuneWiki Rocks Out On Android
TuneWiki, one of the Phase I winners of the Android challenge, is a community-enabled, music application designed for smart-phones. It has been officially released for the upcoming Google Android operating system, but has also been ported to Apple’s iPhone with a 2.0 jailbreak. TuneWiki showcases album-art and displays lyrics as the song plays. It also features a Google Maps API for connecting to other TuneWiki users and seeing...