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iTunes sucks. There I said it.

There are two pieces of software out there that are more greedy and bloated than Apple's music-playing, music-downloading title: AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft Internet Explorer. I hate iTunes. I'm...
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Macworld 2009: Big changes for iTunes

With its customary flair for sexing up the art of gizmo glorification, Macworld 2009 didn't disappoint with some big reveals today. Topping all the charts was Apple's latest update to its iLife suite, toutin...
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Marantz SA8003

The music coming out of your iPod doesn't sound as good as it would coming from a CD. Period. [...]
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Altec Lansing iM237 Orbit MP3

When you get something like the Altec Lansing Orbit Mp3 and a crisp, clean sound with great bass and highs (read the back of the box, they quoted me) it's easy to realize why name is still the first thing audiophiles look at when they buy a toy.
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Kiddie MP3 player released

Calgary-based Peapod Toys has released a children's MP3 player called the SweetPea3. It's a fully-functional, yet remarkably simply music device that plays 256MB of MP3 or WMA audio. The SweetPea3 is battery...
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New iPhone and iPod touch models!

Apple announced Tuesday that they are adding new models of the iPhone and iPod touch with double the storage capacity. The iPod touch now comes in a 32GB model for $499, joining the 16GB model for $399 and t...
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A 21st century boombox, Altec Lansing iM9

An 80s child, I grew up during the last days of cassette tapes (the term mix-tape had to come from somewhere, it's not just the CD you burned from your iTunes downloads). With cassette tapes, we had boombox...
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Belkin’s RockStar

Belkin's new RockStar ($20) is out to make everyone feel like their own personal DJ. The device lets you mix your music on your iPod or other music player, and up to six people can listen to it on their own...
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Now it’s MP3 spam…

Internet security firms are reporting a new trend in the "pump-and-dump" spam world -- e-mails containing MP3 advertisements. McAfee Avert Labs reported the phenomenon yesterday. "The spammed MP3 attachments...