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Zune music subscription now includes 10 monthly downloads-to-keep

More news on the Zune front as the holiday season begins to heat warm up like mild baby bathwater. Earlier in the week, we saw price cuts on the Zune flash-based players, which left hard-drive shoppers out in the cold. Today, all current and potential Zune owners get another tidbit...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2008 10:44 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

Zune news: new firmware and lower pricing

Couple of bits on the Microsoft Zune Player front and I don't just mean that the device works with Celio's new REDFLY. Turns out that there's a minor firmware update ready and waiting for Zune owners according to Zune Thoughts: version 3.1 adds new games and feature enhancements. Once you...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 1:42 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

New Celio REDFLYs: one more mobile, one extends media devices

Normally, this time of year is what I call the "CES quiet period". Major product announcements are farther and fewer between than normal because the massive January show is right around the corner. Luckily, nobody told the folks at Celio because the company just announced two new REDFLY models, the...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 11:03 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: Smartphones, mobile tech, audio stuff

Blue Snowflake USB microphone sounds good

I've noticed a common denominator in some of the netbooks I've seen of late: the integrated microphone is sub-par. And while many folks don't use a netbook for audio recording or voice communications, I've found that the form factor makes for a great little Skype machine. If only the microphone...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 11:01 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff, jkOTR Reviews

Rebuild an iTunes library from an iPhone or iPod with Senuti

While James has been sharing his new MacBook trackpad experiences, I've actually been doing some maintenance on my MacBook Pro. Most of it was cleaning up stray files, removing applications I no longer use and wiping out local data that's stored in the cloud. I also moved my iTunes library...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 5:25 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: iPhone, mac, Freeware of the Moment, audio stuff

jkOnTheRun video- Plantronics Pulsar 590E Bluetooth headset

We are always getting asked what wireless headset we recommend for use with VoIP on notebooks and since we've been using the Pulsar 590E Bluetooth Headset for a good while decided to shoot a quick video. The Pulsar was used for the audio in headset mode so you can get...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 11:27 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: jkOnTheRun Mobile Media Edition, audio stuff

SanDisk's slotMusic gets physical, but why?

I'm not getting this concept at all from SanDisk. The latest and greatest idea appears to be combining their core competencies in flash memory and digital audio players to create: music on a microSD card. Yes... you buy a microSD card that has a complete album on it. I understand...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 10:41 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: you gotta be kidding me, audio stuff

Listen in on Mobilize through Lexy and win a Plantronics BT headset

Om just stopped by and asked me if I had listened to the conference. Say what? Turns out that Lexy, one of the conference sponsors offers a mobile service that allows you to do just that. They tell me that if you call 415-692-4918, you can hear what's happening at...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 10:46 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

Slacker Portable upgraded to smaller G2

Although I can't personally justify the purchase of a Slacker portable player, I do like the concept. If you're not familiar with it, it's a WiFi-enabled device that allows you to customize numerous music channels. Using the built-in WiFi radio, the device pulls down fresh content when it has a...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 11:07 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

Zune owners get free WiFi as Happy Meal prize

BK might have the King, but McDonald's has the Zune owners. Microsoft just announced a deal with Wayport, the Internet service provider at McDonald's, that will offers free wireless networking for Zune devices at over 9,800 locations. I don't think we'll see the fast food chain change their slogan to...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 9:31 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

FlyCast Mobile: listen to tunes and web browse simultaneously

I've previously enjoyed streaming audio from FlyTunes, but see that FlyCast Mobile is now available for free in the iTunes App Store. The company has recently changed their name from FlyTunes to FlyCast, but that's not all they changed. It's challenging for any music-based application or service to beat Pandora...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 1:12 PM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: iPhone, Freeware of the Moment, audio stuff

iTunes 8.0- Genius SideBar is very nice

I updated iTunes this morning to the brand spanking new version 8.0 which adds a number of features, most notably the Genius SideBar. While the Genius SideBar feature is no doubt intended to get Apple some additional music sales I am finding it very nice for augmenting my listening pleasure....

Published Wed, Sep 09 2008 9:52 AM by jkOnTheRun

Filed under: audio stuff

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Zune music subscription now includes 10 monthly downloads-to-keep

Zune news: new firmware and lower pricing

New Celio REDFLYs: one more mobile, one extends media devices

Blue Snowflake USB microphone sounds good

Rebuild an iTunes library from an iPhone or iPod with Senuti

jkOnTheRun video- Plantronics Pulsar 590E Bluetooth headset

SanDisk's slotMusic gets physical, but why?

Listen in on Mobilize through Lexy and win a Plantronics BT headset

Slacker Portable upgraded to smaller G2

Zune owners get free WiFi as Happy Meal prize

FlyCast Mobile: listen to tunes and web browse simultaneously

iTunes 8.0- Genius SideBar is very nice