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Bragging rights to the world's first MP3 player

January 25, 2005 If you think you know what the first MP3 player was, think again, writes CNET MP3.com's Eliot Van Buskirk, who explains how tech lore was changed by a lawsuit. TAGS: Diamond Multimedia Inc., digital music, MP3 player, RIAA, MP3, Compaq Computer Corp., Apple iPod, laptop computer, hard drive

Disney's MP3 players for preteens

September 29, 2005 Designed for children as young as 6, the Disney Mix Sticks is a line of MP3 players that also accommodate prerecorded memory cards. Photos: Disney's MP3 player for kids TAGS: Disney Corp., The Walt Disney Co., digital music, MP3 player, memory card, digital audio, kid, MP3, CD

Rockin' growth seen for MP3 players

April 13, 2005 Report sees more than 56 million digital-music players in circulation by 2010, with flash players dominating the market. TAGS: digital music, Apple iPod Shuffle, flash memory, Apple Computer, MP3 player, Apple iPod, MP3, U.S., CD, hard drive

Napster offers subscribers MP3 player

June 30, 2006 Music service quietly begins offering customers a branded digital music player when they subscribe to the service. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital music player, music player, digital music, MP3 player, Apple iPod, MP3, Apple Computer

Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found

September 1, 2005 Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region. TAGS: digital music player, Asia-Pacific, Creative Technology Ltd., digital music, antivirus company, Creative Zen, music player, F-Secure Corp., Sophos Plc., antivirus software, MP3 player, virus, MP3, antivirus, PC, hard drive

The day Rio's music died

August 26, 2005 Parent company of iPod rival says portable digital-audio market is too competitive to warrant new investment. TAGS: Sonicblue, digital audio, Diamond Multimedia Inc., Apple iPod, digital music, brand, history, MP3, customer service, MP3 player, Apple Computer, hard drive

SanDisk unveils 8GB music player

August 21, 2006 Latest Sansa device costs $249; SanDisk also reduces prices across the board to compete with iPod. Photo: SanDisk's 8GB music player TAGS: SanDisk Corp., SanDisk Sansa, music player, flash memory, Apple iPod Nano, digital music player, digital music, Apple iPod, MicroSD, Apple Computer, MP3 player, MP3, song

MP3.com founder returns to music biz

February 3, 2005 Michael Robertson to launch new 88-cent music store, with no copying restrictions on songs. TAGS: MP3.com Inc., digital music, label, song, Linux, founder, music player, MP3, music, Apple iPod

eMusic sold; unlimited MP3 downloads nixed

October 10, 2003 VUNet sells the music subscription service to an obscure holding company, which will radically change subscriber policies. TAGS: EMusic, Vivendi Universal, subscriber, digital music, equity, copy protection, acquisition, MP3, download, Apple iTunes

RealNetworks offers free songs for new service

April 26, 2005 Multimedia company taps Microsoft tech for new iTunes rival, offers free basic music subscriptions. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., multimedia company, RealNetworks Rhapsody, digital music, online music, song, Napster Inc., Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, multimedia, MP3 player, MP3, Microsoft Corp.

MP3tunes.com shuns digital rights management

February 9, 2005 Michael Robertson, MP3.com's outspoken founder, turns on his latest creation: a music download service that focuses on unsigned artists. TAGS: MP3tunes, MP3.com Inc., Linspire, digital music, Linux software, digital-rights management, online music, artist, Linux, Apple iTunes, MP3 player, CEO, Apple Computer, MP3, music, Microsoft Corp.

Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

February 3, 2005 The company is putting $30 million in marketing behind a new Microsoft-backed portable subscription service. TAGS: Napster Inc., music subscription service, marketing campaign, Napster To Go, subscriber, RealNetworks Inc., subscription, digital music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, MP3 player, music, song, MP3, Microsoft Corp., idea

Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads

May 16, 2007 Music store coming later in the year is set to sell tunes unencumbered by copyright protections and ready to play on any device. TAGS: EMI Group Plc., Amazon.com Inc., music download, digital-rights management, song, digital music, download, music, Apple Computer, MP3

The iPod at 5

October 20, 2006 It was by no means the first MP3 player on the market when it was unveiled in 2001, but the iPod quickly emerged as the most famous--and by far the most successful. TAGS: margin, Apple iPod, consumer electronics, digital music, font, Apple Computer, electronics, music, MP3, photograph, Apple Macintosh, video

Creative wins patent for MP3 player interface

August 30, 2005 Patent covers an interface--also found on the iPod--that lets people navigate successive screens of artists, albums and songs. Images: Creative's user interface TAGS: Creative Labs Inc., patent, Creative Technology Ltd., digital music player, user interface, press release, music player, PMP, album, Apple Computer, artist, digital music, Apple iPod, MP3 player, MP3

A fuel cell to gas up your MP3 player

September 16, 2005 Toshiba uses methanol to keep a hard-drive-based audio player running for approximately 60 hours on a single charge. Photos: Fuel cells for music players TAGS: fuel cell, methanol, digital music player, Toshiba, Apple iPod, music player, MP3 player, Apple iPod Shuffle, disk drive, digital music, MP3, Apple Computer, battery, notebook computer, hard drive, photograph

RealNetworks readies new music service

April 26, 2005 Company's "groundbreaking" announcement expected to concern a new version of its Rhapsody subscription-based music program. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, Rob Glaser, announcement, Napster Inc., digital music, Apple Computer, multimedia, MP3 player, Apple iTunes, MP3, Microsoft Corp.

A Firefox for music?

December 22, 2005 The Pioneers of the Inevitable are taking aim at iTunes, with open-source music software called Songbird. TAGS: open source, Apple Computer, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Apple iTunes, digital music, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Yahoo! Inc., MP3, Microsoft Corp., hard drive

MP3 insider: iPod beats satellite radio any day

December 20, 2004 CNET's Eliot Van Buskirk tries out the world's first portable satellite radio receiver, and regrets it almost immediately. TAGS: Delphi MyFi, XM Satellite Radio, satellite radio, Borland Delphi, satellite, MP3 Insider, jukebox, radio, digital music, MP3, handheld, music, Apple iPod, MP3 player

RealNetworks moves Rhapsody to the Web

December 5, 2005 Along with first fruits of Microsoft deal, RealNetworks' core music subscription service gets an online makeover. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, music subscription service, song, digital music, music, MSN, MP3, Microsoft Corp., link
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