Legendary Music Producer Says IPod Will Soon Be Obsolete
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Rick Rubin, the pioneering music producer who worked with the Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, Run DMC and Jay-Z, predicts the future of online music will be subscription-based -- and that the iPod, inexplicably, will be obsolete.
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Glaskowsky reviews his new iPod classic... and the bugs he encountered getting it running.
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Audiophiliac Steve Guttenberg ponders the imminent demise of HD DVD and looks back over a long history of defunct formats.
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Arts & entertainment: Apple gears up to unveil sixth generation of iPods tomorrow.
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The Internet rumor mill had it right several weeks ago when whispers circulated that Apple was readying a retooled iPod music player and had entered into a special promotional deal with the mega-famous rock band U2.  Yesterday brought confirmation of both, with most of the media focusing in on the official news that the quirky computer-company-turned-digital-entertainment-pacesetter has given its portable music player the ability to store digital images.
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In the beginning, the iPod let you listen to every CD you owned, even when you were stuck on the Red Line. Then Steve Jobs said, "Let there be video," and lo and behold, you could watch "Lost" die a slow, overwritten death on a two-inch screen. But while people seem content to load their little...
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As of yesterday&#39;s Apple announcements, the newest breed of iPods -- called the iPod touch -- include a multitouch interface, a WiFi connection, widescreen video display, and the Safari browser. But are the new iPods pointing to the future of portable media players, or merely holding on to an old-style music system that is about to undergo another radical change?
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Steve Jobs' essay questioning the wisdom of selling DRM-wrapped tunes is still spurring lots of discussion about the future of music, and rightly so. In Listening Post.
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NEW YORK - Now that digital music players have evolved beyond the ability to store 20 gigabytes worth of music, storage capacity memory is no longer the only factor to consider before buying.
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MacCentral - Creative Technology Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sim Wong Hoo told reporters in Singapore his company plans to spent US&#36;100 million in 2005 in a marketing war aimed squarely at Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod. "The MP3 war has started and I am the one who has declared war," Hoo said.
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Nearly a year ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs boldly called for the music industry to abandon its practice of using digital rights management (DRM) software to protect its content.
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The new iPod to be launched today will include digital radio and a 'buy now' music function, rumours suggest. By John Plunkett.
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As Apple puts the finishing touches to its new London store for Saturday&#39;s grand opening, it appears that punters eager to lay their hands on the firm&#39;s iconic iPod music player when the doors open could be disappointed.
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An analyst for JPMorgan Chase made headlines recently by saying Apple would soon release an iPhone resembling its nano media player.  One of his colleagues, however, disagrees.
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The dizzying array of file formats and anti-piracy options will hobble the burgeoning digital music business, says one of the developers behind the format that sparked the download revolution.
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Is Apple a Mac magnate or an iPod powerhouse?
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Michael Bull, the English academician whose study of Apple's music players has earned him the title "Professor iPod," sees the gadgets as critical components of life in a busy modern world.