Cringe.com points out that the creators of Pandora.com are hitting the road to talk to people and demonstrate their online radio product. They’ll be in Columbus Monday, October 16. More information can be found here.
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The story so far, from the Apple Music event:
At some point, a video stream of the announcement will be available here.
Upgraded iPods
_60% brighter with brighness control,
_improved battery performance video playback
_new headphones
_cheaper pricing, increased capacity:
$249(30GB), $349(80GB)
Software upgraded:
_new games-Apple partnering with EA, selling games in the iTMS for $4.99
_”instant” searching
New Nanos, in colors, aluminum added
_2, 4, 8 GB capacities
_$149/$199/$249
New iPod shuffles
_Metal, 1GB $79
Also updated, iTunes app/store, with several interface improvements.
_TV shows are now encoded at 640×480 (h264), up from 320×240
_sync between multiple computers using an iPod, as long as both are authorized on the same account
_iPod sync/updating improved
_download manager
“The iTunes Store”:
_content from Disney, Miramax, Pixar, Touchstone
_75 releases today
_$12.99 preorder/first week, 14.99 after
_progressive download (i.e. watch as it downloads)
_640×480 resolution, with Dolby Surround
_movies have same DRM/terms as TV shows-no rentals- supposedly the sticking point with the major Studios.
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People put up with a lot of clunky Myspace coding, but I can’t see them putting up with it when it comes to financial transactions, but I could be wrong.
Small bands will be selling straight MP3s, and they’re going to try and sell DRM flavored MP3s for major label bands. Read about the plans on Yahoo.
(thx jawbreaker)
