Sony Announces Network Walkman NWD-B100 Player, No ATRAC

Sony has officially announced the Network Walkman NWD-B100, a step that marks obvious concessions to the digital music industry’s new leaders. The first rollout will be next month in Europe, then Asia, and then North America, most likely in time for the holiday season; no pricing has been announced. The sleek digital music player (DMP) comes in two storage flavors: 1GB (NWD-B103 / B103F) and 2GB sizes (NWD-B105 / 105F), and...

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Monkrat Announces New Commission-Free Service To Sell Downloads Of Live Gigs

Monkrat, a UK concern, has developed an e-shop website plug-in that allows labels, musicians and other sound artists to sell downloads directly from their own sites. Developed initially as a methodology for selling downloads of live concerts, Monkrat has expanded to include virtually any type of audio content that the artist has legal rights to sell. In the Live Performance scenario, when musicians or bands play out, Monkrat’s...

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