Apple’s iTunes has long been the go-to standard for digital music distribution. In recent years, however, Amazon has been chasing Apple’s tail hot and heavy. And now, Google is set to enter the fray beginning with the (rumored) launch of the new Google Music Store later today. The Google Music Store will work similar to iTunes in that users can purchase and download music for $1. One nice addition that iTunes won’t feature: the ability to share 1-2 free...
Owners of BMW and MINI branded cars will soon have a much more enjoyable ride compliments of streaming audio from MOG. The German car company announced that iPhone owners who drive either a BMW or MINI vehicle will be able to get exclusive access to MOG’s 13-million strong library of high quality 320 Kbps songs. The integration is tied into both the “BMW Apps” option and “MINI Connected infotainment systems” specifically. Higher quality cars,...
We’ve stated a time or three before that we’re big audio junkies here at GS. And we’ll be honest with you right up front: “pretty” headphones that look stylish rarely sound good. Ok. For the general public they could be worth a listen. But we’re somewhere in between tone deaf and audiophile — emphasis on the latter. So when we were given the chance to test out V-MODA’s “stylish” Vibrato Remote headphones we...
Microsoft’s Zune is officially dead. But where we say good-bye to Microsoft’s in-house hardware we say hello to a new generation of PMP; a device whose soul purpose is no longer to simply entertain but communicate with the world around us too. Join us after the break as we take a walk back through time, admiring Microsoft’s Zune through the years… Launch Day: November 13th, 2006 On November 13th, 2006, Microsoft in conjunction with Toshiba...
It appears Spotify is finally caving to pressure from a growing wave of disgruntled users over the company’s new auto-share-to-Facebook feature. CEO Daniel Ek just tweeted that an update is rolling out that will enable a new “private listening mode” found directly within the Spotify > File menu. Currently there is an option to turn of the aforementioned feature, though it’s buried in the preferences menu and is labeled with “Get personal...
If you can’t get enough of the audible nirvana called music and also happen to own one of newer LG equipment, today is your lucky day. The two companies have announced a new partnership that will see the any of LG’s newer (2010 and on) SmartTVs and Blu-Ray players capable of streaming MOG’s full library of 320 kbps songs. The only added cost comes by way of the “Unlimited Subscription” priced at $4.99. Samsung and MOG also announced a...
