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Features the AirClick remote control for iPods from Griffin Technology Corp. Capabilities of the device.

Presents the corrective reprint for an article in the Circuits section about rivals to the Apple iPod published in the December 16, 2004, issue of the "New York Times" newspaper.

Reports that the Crystalmini digital music player from Simple Solutions Technologies is a four-gigabyte Apple iPod covered in Swarovski crystals. Pink Jaguar model for $999; One-year warranty on the player and crystals; Company is not affiliated with Apple Computer; Styles available at Bloomingdale's in New York, New York.

Reports on RealNetworks Inc.'s accusation that Apple Computer Inc. had altered the software for some of its market-leading iPod digital music players so that music purchased from RealNetworks would not play.

Cites the use of the iPod for homework and classroom assignments at the Brearley School for girls at the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Decision of the school to incorporate the device into its foreign language and classics courses; Financing options offered to the students; Application of the unit in interactive exercises; Possibility of taking live dictation and rechecking school work.

Reports on the competition between Microsoft Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. in the online music industry. Collaboration of Apple with the Irish rock band U2 to promote the Red and Black U2 edition of the iPod music player; Reason why it will be difficult to defeat the market dominance of the iPod; Efforts of Microsoft to curtail Apple's market dominance.

Focuses on the popularity of the music recording device, the iPod. Features and capabilities of the device; Number of songs that can be recorded in the iPod; Impact of the technology on traditional music.

Reports that RealNetworks Inc. has announced plans to sell MP3 digital music at fifty percent off. Decision of the firm prompted by efforts to force Apple to open up access to its iPod player; Optimism by company executives over its long-term competitive outlook.

The article presents the author's comments on the growing popularity for MP3 music players and ipods. According to the author, these music players have reduced the popularity for audiophiles as they enable the users to store thousand of hours of their favorite music. Furthermore, he comments on the sound quality of these portable digital music players and states that they produce similar sounds like the household stereo systems.

The article reports that Apple has announced that it has reduced the price of its iPhone by $200 in an effort to reach a broader range of customers for the Christmas 2007 retail season. The stock price of Apple fell five percent in response to the announcement. Apple also announced it has introduced a new digital music player based on the iPhone design and the company has reached an agreement with Starbucks regarding wireless music distribution.

In this article the author describes technology innovations developed in 2006 that he admires. Included in the list are flash drive computer memory devices that indicate the amount of space left on their drives, Apple laptop computers equipped with magnetic power cords, the Zune digital music player and uncomplicated cellular telephones.

The article highlights the impending release of Microsoft's Zune, an electronic device designed to provide what the article refers to as connected entertainment. It plays digital music and videos, and though it is similar to Apple's iPod, it is asserted that the Zune has the unique ability to facilitate wireless file sharing between its users. Commentary from Zune development team leaders J. Allard and Bryan Lee is presented.

The article evaluates the Zune digital music player from Microsoft.

The article states that Microsoft will pay a percentage of the sales of its Zune digital music player and music purchased through its Internet service to Universal Music Group, a division of Vivendi. The author believes that this decision shows how the music industry is trying to benefit from Internet music businesses.

The author presents a product review of Samsung Co. Ltd.'s YP-K5 mp3 players. Details related to the design and performance of the device are reviewed. Cost information is also reviewed. The author looks at how the device is not compatible with Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes but does included built-in speakers.

The article remarks on the developments of Apple on its digital music player, the iPod. The company has reworked the Shuffle and Nano versions of the iPod, making them smaller, more durable and cheaper. The original iPod model will have a brighter screen and the capability to play video games. The iTunes software has been revamped to include a movie store among other changes. Apple plans to release the iTV in early 2007, which will connect to a TV and play media files stored on a computer.

The article looks at how record stores are fast becoming a temple of nostalgia for older music fans. According to the author, the customer base that still thinks of recorded music as a physical commodity or compact disc, as opposed to a digital file to be downloaded, is shrinking and aging. The author states that the popularity of iTunes and MySpace are imperiling records stores that are already under pressure from mass-market discounters like Best Buy Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

This article discusses the business strategy of Microsoft Inc. in competing with Apple Computer Inc's iPod digital media player. Microsoft had once only marketed products for personal computers, but is now exploring the possibility of making its own digital media player to compete with the iPod. Microsoft plans to release the digital media player during the Winter of 2006, and the player is rumored to have a wireless internet connection and an advanced display screen.

The article presents a product review of Samsung Co. Ltd.'s the Z5 digital music player. The author discusses the reasons he believes Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod digital music player has proven to be so popular. The design and performance of the Z5 is reviewed. The author compares the Z5 to the iPod.

This article reports on the author's experience with trying to get his Apple iPod fixed. On Apple's Web site, there is a form that you can fill out to send the iPod back to Apple and have it fixed. However, the price for such service is $250, plus tax. Buying a similar device made by a competitor means not being able to use Apple's proprietary iTunes software.

The article looks at how sales of iPod digital music players by Apple Computer Inc. have resulted in booming sales of iPod related accessories. The author reviews how Apple sold 32 million iPods in 2005. According to NDP Group analyst Steve Baker, consumers spend $1 for every $3 spent on an iPod. According to the author, the sale of accessories thrills retailers because they have a much profit margin on them than the iPod's themselves.

The article discusses the complications involved in purchasing consumer electronic goods and services as holiday presents. High-technology gifts require a different way of thinking about gifts and giving. Shoppers should be cautious about purchasing the newest version of a popular gadget. These often tend to be laden with the most feature, which could overwhelm some recipients. Brands may matter more with electronics than other types of gifts. Buyers would be wise to comparison-shop for such gifts. A Consumer Electronics Association consumer survey indicates that portable digital audio players like the iPod top the holiday wish list this year for technology products.

The article reviews the Symphony by Olive Inc., a hi-fi stereo component that merges digital music technology, wireless networks, sound systems and personal computers. The author states that instead of creating a multiheaded digital Frankenstereo, the Olive Symphony manages to make all of those technologies and features fell natural together. The article discusses the stereo's design and performance.

Looks at how the popularity of digital music players and digital cameras is shrinking the toy market. Focus on "Bratz" line of dolls, which became a $2.5 billion global brand; Suggestion that young girls who were once interested in the dolls are now more interested in iPods or digital video cameras; Comments on the issue from Isaac Larian, chief executive of MGA Entertainment Inc.; Review of how toy businesses have developed new products that appeal to the increase interest in portable technologies among young people. INSET: Can I Have One, Please?.

Discusses Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes music store and the iPod nano digital music player. Comments regarding Apple's market share from Piper Jaffray & Co. analyst Gene Munster; Discussion of the iPod nano's design and performance; Data storage capability of the iPod nano; Comparison of the iPod nano to the iPod mini.

Reports on the introduction of the new iPod nano to the public by Steven P. Jobs, chairman of Apple Computer Inc. Highlights of Jobs' presentation, including when he pulled the new iPod from his change pocket at the end of the press event; Details of the music storage capacity of the new device; Comments from Jobs on how revolutionary this new product is; Discussion of the iPod's shift from using small-disk drive storage to using solid-state flash memory.

Reports that Apple Computer and Motorola plan to unveil a long-awaited mobile phone and music player that will incorporate Apple's iTunes software. How the development marks a melding of two of the digital era's most popular devices, the cellphone and the iPod; Views of analysts; Advantages of the software; Plan by Apple to hold a major news event in San Francisco, California; Why this latest development is in many ways a natural evolution for mobile phones; Outlook for wireless downloads of full songs; Reference to the mixed relations between Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, and major record labels.

Examines signs of conflict over pricing issues between the music industry and Apple Computer Inc. How the music business' allegiance to Apple's chief executive, Steven P. Jobs, has eroded sharply; Outlook for contracts that record companies have with Apple which are coming up for renewal; Financial information on Apple, including its market dominance of iPods; Criticism of Jobs' vision; Complaints of music executives; Views of analysts; Argument over whether the fast-expanding digital market is stable enough to bear a mix of prices; Why music companies are urging Jobs to abandon his strategy.

Focuses on music videos. History of MTV and music videos; The influence of music videos on popular culture; Announcement by MTV that it will switch to original programming; Role of videos on online music sites and in record stores; Possibility that music videos may be coming to iPods; Ways that their function has changed; Implications of the proliferation of videos on all kinds of new screens; Why music videos are well suited to the Internet; Observation that, as the outlets for videos have changed, so have the videos themselves; Outlook for the next frontier, including Apple's possible plan to sell videos through its online music store Itunes.

Discusses thefts of iPods, digital music players that retail for $99 to $449, on subways in New York City. Safety advertisements from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that may alter the habits of iPod users; Tips on how to protect the device; Most thefts which involve young people taking iPods from other young people; Problem that people walking around with iPods are totally oblivious to things going on around them.

The author discusses the disappearance of compact-discs (CDs) from stores and coffee megachains in the U.S. due to the emergence of digital music playing technology and its impact on music fans and CD collectors.

The article discusses the evolution of the digital music files and the iPod which replace the cassette and compact disc sound storage systems. It explores the digital streaming applications such as Pandora, Spotify, and TuneIn Radio Pro, that are wirelessly connected to smartphones and tablets and streamed from a cloud technology music service. It adds that just a tap at the icon can share the music over Facebook, Twitter, and email.

As audiophiles go mobile and take their music with them on their travels, device makers are trying to keep up by offering headphones and portable speakers to enhance the sound during playback on the go. Unfortunately, the music stored on a portable device is compressed, making it sound flat and dull. Leave it to a D.J. to come up with a way to enrich that experience. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Pandora Media, with more than 150 million users, is perhaps the biggest name in digital music, apart from Apple's iTunes. The question, as a clutch of new competitors arrives, is whether it can hold on to that dominance. The latest challengers to Pandora, a source of free, convenient Internet radio, are the playlist app Songza and the digital music service called Spotify, which recently made its radio feature available free on mobile devices. Both companies have made splashy changes in the last couple of weeks, bringing warnings from analysts about the possible effects these updates will have on Pandora. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

After more than a decade, the royalties for Internet radio and other digital music streams are finally starting to add up. On Monday, SoundExchange, a nonprofit group that processes payments for online streams, will announce that it has paid $1 billion to artists and record companies since its founding in 2000, and that this year its quarterly payments exceeded $100 million. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

PARIS -- The European Commission intends to file an antitrust complaint against Universal Music Group's proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of the E.M.I. music recording business, a top commissioner said Friday, citing concerns that the deal would reduce competition. During a speech in Switzerland, Joaquin Almunia, the European competition regulator, said the commission would ''need to make sure that, in this already concentrated market, the company that would emerge from the deal would not be in a position to shape the future landscape in the digital music market to the detriment of users and artists.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a deal that could signal the arrival of a prominent new player in digital music, Beats Electronics, the company that has transformed the high-end headphone market with its Beats by Dr. Dre line, is in the process of buying MOG, an online music service. The deal has not closed, but negotiations are in their final stages, according to three people briefed on the deal who were not authorized to speak about it publicly. The price was not known. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

PARIS -- The curtain has risen on the third act of one of the most ambitious French musical productions, one whose goal is to end digital piracy. More than two years after France approved a tough crackdown on copyright cheats, the agency that oversees it sent its first cases to the courts last week. Some repeat offenders may temporarily be cut off from the Internet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sonos should have been roadkill beneath Apple's tires. The Santa Barbara, Calif., start-up was formed by a software entrepreneur, John MacFarlane, in 2002 with a plan to reinvent the home stereo for the digital age, not long after Apple came out with a steamroller of a product, the iPod, that did the same thing for portable music. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The trouble with compact music systems is their compact sound. JBL has taken a shot at the laws of physics by packing quality sound into a relatively small package, the JBL OnBeat Extreme. The player takes up modest desktop real estate, but it has high wattage for its size, with 30 watts to each bass speaker and 15 watts to each high-range speaker. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

School is starting again, which means many people will reluctantly have to start paying closer attention to the time. As some music lovers have discovered, the small, square iPod Nano model can also pull double-duty as a wristwatch with one of the optional watchband accessories available for it. Getting to the clock function is easy -- just tap the Clock icon on the Nano's home screen -- but there are other time-related functions built into the Nano that are not as obvious. For example, you can set it so that the clock is always the first screen you see when you wake the Nano from sleep. Tap the Settings icon on the Home screen, then tap General, then Date & Time and turn on the ''Time on Wake'' option. And when you have the clock on screen, swipe your finger from right to left once to see the Nano's built-in stopwatch program, and swipe twice from right to left to see the player's programmable timer feature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Can you call the JBL On Air Wireless AirPlay Speaker Dock a dock if you can listen to your iPod on it without physically docking it? The trick is that the so-called dock is compatible with Apple's AirPlay system, which means that your Apple devices can connect to it over your Wi-Fi network (if they are running iOS 4.3.1 or later). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The announcement over the plane's speaker seems as much a part of the routine before takeoff as the demonstration of how to buckle a seat belt: Please turn off all electronic devices. But some passengers invariably ignore the request, perhaps thinking that their iPods or e-books do not count. And really, does it matter if the devices are left on? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Most iPod docks make an effort at speaker separation for true stereo sound but, truth is, you're not going to get much physical separation of speakers in a 12-inch-wide chassis. Audyssey doesn't even try. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When the iPad arrived, I considered it a great tool for nonworking hours, mostly because my job revolves around Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF files. Apple's iWork software for the iPad did not work seamlessly enough with those files, and nothing else had yet reached the App Store. That changed last week, with the arrival of two worthy programs: Documents To Go ($10 for standard edition, $15 for premium), a program for Office files that will be familiar to BlackBerry users, and Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad ($10), a new edition of a favorite for many iPhone users. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT'S June, and you want to give the gift of audio to the father in your life, or the new graduate or your neighbor who has a fondness for Flag Day. The thing is, you're Appled out. Between the iPod crunch and iPad craze, you feel as if everybody you know already has an iProduct with which to listen to Lady Gaga as they deadhead the geraniums. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

YEARS ago I bought a slender volume of stories by W. Somerset Maugham at a church book fair in the Poconos. The book, which cost me $1, has four fine tales. It also has the following inscription, written in pen and dated Feb. 6, 1973: Dear Joe -- [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amended, 5/24/2010, to clarify the number of music channels offered by iheartradio As I've written before, Sonos makes a compelling audio product. With Sonos players in different locations in your home, you can easily stream your PC-based music throughout every room. Using a single remote to control the entire system, you can send the same music to each room, or different music to each. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]