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Record Labels filed a lawsuit against Allofmp3.com

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After several efforts to influence politicians to force Allofmp3.com to shut down and pressuring credit card companies to stop accepting charges from the site, several record labels have finally filed a lawsuit against the company.
Lawsuit was filed in New York, and Allofmp3 is a Russian company, meaning the laws in the US are pretty much meaningless to it. There’s a good chance that Allofmp3 will simply ignore the lawsuit, their argument would have to be that they believe they’re in compliance with Russian laws which making distribution music over the Internet equal to FM broadcast and Allofmp3 has legal radio broadcast license. And if an American buys a song from their site and downloads it, it’s no different than if that same person came to Russia, bought something there legally, and brought it back with them to the US. Of course, the RIAA probably doesn’t care what Allofmp3’s defense is. They just want to cause trouble for the company by burdening it with lawsuits — the same thing they’ve done to Napster, Grokster, Kazaa and others.
It looks like the RIAA still haven’t quite realized that every time they shut one of these services down, something else opens up instead. In other words they prefer to spend money that they got from people who is buying music from legal sources on lawyers and pushing things like DRM protection instead of providing music in a format and at a price people want.
  
  Current Music : Blid Guardian: This will never end (mp3 from ...)

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Posted: December 21st, 2006 under Internet, Portable Audio, Software.
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All you need to know about Zune

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In addition to the “Some facts about Zune” .

Zune Q&A: All You Need To Know

The most complete FAQ from gizmodo.

  
  Current Music : Zapadny Front: Rodina

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Posted: November 16th, 2006 under Portable Audio.
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Automotive GPS Navigation system that can use satellite images.

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Today we have another interesting news from the GPS world. Lowrance iWAY 600C is a new automotive GPS navigation system that can use satellite images instead of regular roadmaps. The satellite imagery is only available for select metropolitan areas. The iWAY 600C has a big 5″ color touch-screen at 640 x 480 resolution, usb port for map updates, built in media player, 30GB hard drive (25GB reserved for maps and 5GB for mp3s and also built-in FM transmitter to send voice directions and music to an open FM channel)

Retail price for iWAY 600C is $800.

All specifications:

Display
16-bit color TFT touch-screen display
640H x 480V pixel resolution
5″ (12.7 cm) diagonal display size
Super-bright, cold-cathode backlit screen
Sleek, blue LED backlit keypad
Superb readability even in bright sunlightGPS Navigation
Built-in, precision 12-parallel channel GPS+WAAS receiver
Simplified operation with 5 primary keys
Maps can be updated through the internal USB port with Windows® XP/ME/2000, Macintosh OS X, or Linux

Street Mode
High-detail, “bird-eye-view”, satellite imagery (with street overlays) of hundreds of select metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada display highways, buildings, stadiums, streets, and adjacent waterways
Built-in, detailed and highly accurate NAVTEQ® turn-by-turn database for the continental U.S. and Canada
Over 5.5 million POIs (Points-of-Interest)
Three selectable mapping displays: 2-D Track Up, 2-D North Up, and Elevated 3-D
Turn-by-turn audio and visual cues, including auto-zooming and automatic recalculation of directions after a missed turn
Street address searching, plus auto-routing choices to choose or avoid Toll Roads and Interstates, and avoid Left-Hand Turns
Mega-memory storage for up to 1,000 addresses
Safety Passenger Mode allows a passenger to use the GPS features while the car is in motion
Media Player
Full-featured stereo MP3 audio player
Full Spectrum FM modulator wirelessly streams music through an open FM radio channel
Full-featured picture viewer displays personal photos (JPEG format)

Specs
30GB internal hard drive, with 25GB of storage dedicated to high-detail mapping and satellite imagery (10GB dedicated to mapping detail for Western Europe models)
5GB of storage reserved for MP3 audio files and JPEG image files (20GB for Western Europe models)
6.1″W x 4.5″H x 2.15″D (15.5cm x 11.55 cm x 5.45 cm)
Completely sealed to prevent internal corrosion
Full one-year warranty

Accessories Included
Speaker/cigarette power adapter with volume control and 1/8″ stereo jack
Hardwire adapter with 1/8″ stereo jack for wiring into car’s stereo system
Suction-cup mounting bracket for windshield applications*
USB to PC interface cable
110VAC to 12VDC power converter for in-home use (transferring music files, etc.)
iWAY™ 600C protective cover

  
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Posted: November 3rd, 2006 under Cars Electronics, Gadgets, Portable Audio.
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HardwareAMP: Real or Not?

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Fake. But very nice one. :-)

  
  Current Music : America: Horse With No Name

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Posted: October 25th, 2006 under Gadgets, Portable Audio.
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Some facts about Microsoft new Audio Player: Zune

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Some things you should know about Microsoft new Audio Player: Zune

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  • Microsoft’s 30GB Zune will retail for $249.99 when it goes on sale November 14.
  • Songs available for download at the Zune Marketplace service will cost about 99 cents a song.
  • The music player is the first step in creating a new brand of portable devices (Zune phone is on his way)
  • The Zune has a 3-inch screen.
  • Unlike the iPod, it comes with an FM radio tuner and wireless connectivity to allow users to beam photos and songs to one another.
  • Microsoft hired Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. to manufacture the Zune.
  • Microsoft also announced it will sell a music subscription pass for $14.99 a month, allowing users to listen to any of the songs on Zune Marketplace.
  • Zune Marketplace is going to offer 2 million-plus songs at launch.
  • It will initially sell only music and no video at the Zune Marketplace.
  • Each Zune device will come preloaded with an array of songs, music video, images and short films.
  
  Current Music : A.Nepomnyashiy: Shiva

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Posted: September 28th, 2006 under Portable Audio.
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