Archive for January 12th, 2009

CES 2009 wrap-up: Portable audio and video (CNET)

CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell recounts the best CES 2009 gadget announcements for his portable-audio and -video product category and spots some of the trends we'll see throughout the year.

Free Music Streaming and Playlist Creation With Just Hear It (Mashable)

There’s a new kid on the online music block, and though still in private beta, it offers users a fast and free way to create and listen to online playlists. Created by two college students, Nicolae Ivanescu and Cosmin Panait, Just Hear It is a new site that wants to let you, “search the web for any song in the world.” Similiar to Seeqpod and Songza , Just Hear It offers registered and ...

ST increases digital audio integration (CIOL)

NEW DELHI, INDIA: STMicroelectronics has introduced a combined audio processing and amplifier chip with enhanced features to increase performance from compact home-audio equipment.

Celstream Launches Optimized AV Codecs for Streamlined Digital Multimedia Product Development (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Celstream Technologies Ltd., a leading global product engineering services company, today announced the availability of its new audio and video codecs-based line of Digital Multimedia Solutions that offer enhanced functionalities and a superior digital experience.

Value-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Gain Net Connections (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Blu-ray Disc is poised to go mainstream in 2009--just as manufacturers start eliminating some of the more confusing points of differentiation among players, based on the products introduced at the International CES this week.

UMG digital chief on iTunes, DRM, and Android (CNET)

q&a Rio Caraeff says Android owners buy a lot of music, lawsuits don't solve music piracy and Universal Music Group will strengthen links to YouTube.

iBlik Radiostation review (Macworld UK)

The iBlik Radiostation gives you every audio treat in one box - DAB, DAB+, FM radio, an iPod dock, internet radio, and wireless streaming from a Mac or PC. It’s a heck of a task, but it pulls it off admirably.