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Tag Archives: iPod
SmartTechCheck Podcast: Netflix, Disney Plus subscriber gains, iPod, passwordless sign-ons
Host Mark Vena and I opine on a tale of two streaming companies (Netflix and Disney Plus), the iPod is “retired,” and the promise of a “passwordless” future. Watch this podcast here at Yahoo.com.
Posted in Apple, Internet/Social Media, music players/speakers, SmartTechCheck Podcast
Tagged Apple, Disney Plus, iPod, Netflix, passwords
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THX and Mixhalo Deliver Better Sound at Live Concerts
No one goes to a big-name concert in an arena or stadium to listen to music. We go to experience the music. We accept this concert listening versus experiential listening trade-off because we know our seats won’t be exactly front-and-center, that it’s taking place … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, music players/speakers, Techlicious
Tagged Aerosmith, Apple iPod, Deuces are Wild, iPod, L-Acoustics, Las Vegas, MGM, MixHalo, THX
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Flashback 1979: Sony’s Iconic Walkman Is Born
Forty years ago today Sony introduced a portable cassette player that would forever change the way the world experienced music on-the-go. That player, of course, is the iconic Walkman. Read the rest of this history story here at Sound & … Continue reading
Posted in ear/headphones, music players/speakers, Sound & Vision, Tech History
Tagged audio cassette, iPod, Masaru Ibuka, mix tape, MP3, Pressman, Sony, transistor radio, Walkman
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Flashback 1998: A Compressed History of the Digital Music Player
A momentous occasion in the evolution of recorded music occurred 20 years ago when a California district court ruled to allow the sale of a curious new portable music player in the face of opposition from the Recording Industry Association … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, music players/speakers, Tech History
Tagged Apple, Diamond Multimedia, digital music, iPod, iTunes, Jukebox MP3, MP3, MusicMatch, Rio PMP300, RioPort, Sonic Blue, Sony
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Top 10 Gadgets of the Last 50 Years
As part of the CES 50th anniversary commemoration, in my role as newly-minted historian for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, the industry and lobbying group who produce CES), I helped collect around three dozen historically significant gadgets for display. … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, CES, Huffington Post, Tech History
Tagged 8-track, Apple, Beatles, CES, Diamond Rio, GPS, iPhone, iPod, Magellan, Magnavox, MITS Altair 8800, Motorola, Odyssey, Panasonic, plasma, RCA, SelectaVision, Sony, TiVo, VCR, VHS, Walkman
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CNET MP3 Device Reviews and Articles
Back in 2007, I covered iPods, other MP3 players, devices and accessories for CNET; for some reason, these all seem to be from January, which can’t be right. In all events, here are links to some of these pieces. Buy … Continue reading
Posted in CNET, music players/speakers
Tagged Audiovox, CNET, Coby, DLO, Eton, iPod, MP3, music players/speakers, RCA
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