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Somebody's lying....
D looks to be correct -
take it out it's stinking up the board
lol
ya.. we did DP n PP does cell.
remember the qualcomm, nokia days...
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Heel Now Rael' lol
no it's exobiology, vondanican
emit...
You can keep saying that -
makes me smile ... hell TI knows it
Lu, IBM, b/o, Fu/ten sammy know it
lol
emit...
yep... the supreem-beings use hydrogen ion structure and nano inlayment - turning static objects into data-manipulators
no stacking etched bionary
ie., lay hands on to operate
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Does lend credability to branded Players and a definate requirement for expertise in existing firmware upgradability
- that's what MS could see in us IMO.
Also maybe that hasn't been emphisizeD in O1K via MicroOS 3.0
wait... only Eclipse doin it... right
treo,mxp odyssey = 2.0
but regardless - all are upgradable :)
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Well... that where Applied Materials comes into play.
And our indiviual needs . lol
emit...
Hmmmmm
Something like that - eventually
many will get to take advantage of this system
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IMO the reason we havn't already started it is because there's a few mechinsed units bout 40-60 M1A1 Abrams that havn't got to/thru Turkey yet... two more weeks
end thread lol
emit...
Chipping away... no absolute
limited not by form function n feature-set
needing creating new not chizzled in stone - but silicone
We are
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''In order for that to happen, Cometa will also have to find way to install its hot spots in "highly visible locations," such as retail chains, he said. ''
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"The Echo consortium was established to create a viable business strategy that combines physical and digital music distribution," said Dan Hart, CEO of Echo. Tower Records, for example, reportedly plans to go the in-store kiosk route.
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Can you believe that... and guess who carries Eclipse. I/my park-lot want far off - lol
WOW
BestBuy Tower Sears b doing it... remeber jc-penny/handelmaan w DP.
Eclipse probably uses WoW - i'l look
War hero's el want a PJB
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reread- Not only did the store shatter sales records from its opening day, but continues to do so. 1995 also heralded the opening of Tower’s first WOW! multimedia store in association with the Good Guys, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The superstore concept introduced an unparalleled combination of CDs, videos, books, magazines, computer software and consumer electronics hardware, providing customers with a unique shopping experience and further enhancing Tower Records as the ultimate one stop entertainment retailer. WOW stores have subsequently flourished in 5 west coast US markets.
"The Echo consortium was established to create a viable business strategy that combines physical and digital music distribution," said Dan Hart, CEO of Echo. Tower Records, for example, reportedly plans to go the in-store kiosk route.
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Q: Where will the Odyssey 1000 be sold?
A: In the U.S., we will sell the Odyssey 1000 through our online store (www.edigital-store.com). Additionally, we are negotiating with OEMs who are interested in branding the product for the U.S. retail market. Digitalway is marketing their version of our Odyssey 1000 worldwide to OEMs and plans to sell it under their MPIO brand name in Asia.
Licensing of the Odyssey 1000 to OEMs and/or private labelers will be done by e.Digital, and will generate licensing and royalties for us. We also expect to have our tagline (Powered by e.Digital TechnologyTM) or e.Digital logo on the product and/or in the marketing materials on variations of the Odyssey 1000 expected to be licensed and branded by OEMs.
OT Appropiate For Tonight -
MOSES:
Recently while going through an airport during one of his many trips, President Bush encountered a man with long hair, wearing a white robe and sandals, holding a staff. President Bush went up to the man and said, "Aren't you Moses?"
The man never answered but just kept staring ahead.
Again the President said, "Moses!" in a loud voice. The man just kept staring ahead, never answering the president. Soon a secret service agent came along and President Bush grabbed him and said, "Doesn't this man look like Moses to you?" The secret service agent agreed with the President.
"Well," said the President, "Every time I say his name, he just keeps staring ahead and refuses to speak. Watch!" Again, the President yelled, "Moses!" and again the man stared ahead.
The secret service man went up to the man in the white robe and whispered, "You look just like Moses. Are you Moses?"
The man leaned over and whispered, "Yes, I am Moses. But the last time I talked to a bush, I spent 40 years wandering in the desert"
Toshiba needs to add 15 gigs, a FM tuner, voicerecorder, data-file-ability and VoiceNav.
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Go - Thnx for taking out the trash -
keep up the good work...
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''If only it didn't depend on a bunch of music men who've yet to wean themselves from shiny plastic discs.''
lo l good read
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Hats Off... to the edig visionaries
For in 1999 we forsaw pda's, ie., Samsung's
new picture phones and the advent of things to
come as apparent from todays retail download PR.
This is the beginnning of a miniHD/flash
revolution for the distribution of digital media.
We're difinity a part of it and I'm proud to
continue the innovative venture to apease www use
therin.
Good Luck to all, you know... we've lived it
Now many will - an Odyssey
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DGN player and varaition from their OEMs possible also.
emit...
Also this could cause a need/interest for branded players by individual retailers - hmmm
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IMHO I think we'll see how these model/systems emerge starting this summer they'll use that CD-burner kiosks and surely allow loads onto PJBs - 04, hey, ummm, could you route that purchase to this wireless-indexcode; my fujitsu Eclipse is expecting it in the parkin-lot. LOL
IMO special collections will be the grabbers, things that an average individual wouldn't take time to do... the app/possibilities are endless at what retail could do to sidestep kazza - that is what would made DP shine.
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I'll admite to downloading maybe few dozen songs off WinMX but have grown scared that the trailers/tracers are out there and don't anymore because I for one don't want a notice showing up in my mailbox.
Several of my friends have expressed the same - IMVHO the feds are up to something.
Verizon first AOL next
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IMO - With the Verizon decision and the Imminant crackdown tacticks coming via the feds and mp3-worms that this will cause the legits to gain ground rather quickly.
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January 27, 2003
Real-World Music Retailers Fight Back
By Beth Cox
The music business is being fundamentally and forever altered by the Internet, and the big real-world retailers are painfully aware of that fact as conventional music sales have steadily headed south.
But these companies are not going to slink off licking their wounds, and that accounts for today's launch of Echo, a retailer-driven digital music consortium that says it is "committed to bridging the gap between brick and mortar and digital music distribution."
What that means: They plan to license and then sell music digitally themselves, over the Internet and in stores, in direct competition to online music operations like PressPlay and MusicNet.
The music maneuvering has been fast and furious recently as all the players jockey for positions from which to compete on this new landscape.
This latest effort involves Best Buy (Quote, Company Info), Tower Records, Virgin Entertainment Group, Wherehouse Music, Trans World Entertainment (Quote, Company Info) operator of the FYE (For Your Entertainment) stores, and Hastings Entertainment (Quote, Company Info).
The consortium, created through an investment in Los Angeles-based Echo, said it "will seek competitive licenses to enable retail members to compete effectively in the digital music marketplace..."
"This the type of partnership that emerges when fundamental shifts in a long-prosperous business model happen," said Steven Vonder Haar, digital media analyst at Interactive Media Strategies.com "Essentially, every link in the music distribution chain has to flex its muscles to demonstrate the value that it brings to the table."
"With this Echo alliance, retailers are basically saying that they have the capability to bring paying consumers into the digital music sector. If they deliver those consumers, they will get their fair share of the benefits from new digital business models the primary challenge for Echo will be in crafting a consumer proposition that is more appealing to music buyers than (the online competition) the question remains whether they can garner content licenses that will enable them to forge an appealing consumer offering while still turning a profit."
All of those music operations have their own separate e-commerce Web sites, but this move allows them to team up to compete head-on with the pure-play music services.
Another question: Will anybody want to physically visit a music store any more when they can get virtually everything they want over the Internet, either pirated or for a fee, and then burn it to a CD?
Clearly these store operations are betting that the answer, at least for the short term, is yes.
"The Echo consortium was established to create a viable business strategy that combines physical and digital music distribution," said Dan Hart, CEO of Echo. Tower Records, for example, reportedly plans to go the in-store kiosk route.
But in an increasingly digital world, a viable business strategy is definitely needed. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has blamed online piracy and CD burning as the major culprits for a 10.3 percent slide in 2001 music sales. In 2002, sales were reportedly down 25 percent
"The CD still has some life, and like vinyl, will fade as the primary product for music distribution," said Lee Black, senior analyst at Jupiter Research. "But it is a transition that will happen over the next five years, because bands still need CDs to sell and promote themselves to radio and the majority of consumers still don't use file sharing or download music... as PC penetration grows and more digital products become available for retail, ownership of a CD will be more a novelty then a necessity."
The decline in real-world music sales obviously has bricks and mortar retailers feeling the pain. Wherehouse filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, and Best Buy has said it will close more than 100 of its Musicland stores.
So the retailers very much want this new consortium to help. "The message of music retail is simple: we have always excelled at selling music to consumers, and we plan to extend our consumer relationships from the physical world into the digital world," said John Marmaduke, CEO of Hastings Entertainment.
The competition, of course, is just immense, as witness decisions like the one made last fall by Universal Music Group, which said it would make 43,000 music tracks available for consumers to download via a variety of retail outlets and music Web sites.
Echo's predecessor, Echo Networks Inc., called it quits last year when it decided it couldn't obtain music licenses on favorable enough terms to support its business model.
The new Echo says that once licenses are obtained, its retailers will be able to deliver digital music products and services either through individually branded or Echo co-branded offerings.
IMVHO Kiosks will proliforate -
''The consortium will build upon the in-store marketing capabilities of its retail partners to drive consumer awareness of digital music offerings, and will help drive adoption of new, advanced digital music services as they evolve.''
And the acceptance and need for PJBs will thrive.
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But Kevin Ertell, senior vice president of
Tower Records' online operations, says the store hopes to offer its
version of the Echo service through kiosks in retail locations. "I
think the in-store experience is going to be really important," Mr.
Ertell says.
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Me to
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Lets hope it's true...
The acquisition, which is expected to be announced on Friday, signals that recording companies, distributors and retailers are taking the first steps toward working together to come up with ways to combat declining compact disc sales, which have been hurt by free online music-swapping. Anderson, based in Knoxville, Tenn., hopes to distribute music downloads through the Web sites of retailers, including Wal-Mart, though no deal has been worked out yet, an Anderson executive said.
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Nov. 21, 2002 - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Music downloads to be available at retail outlets. Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, Wednesday announced it would make more than 43,000 song tracks available for download at retail outlets and music Web sites, opening a new front in the marketing of digital music. The digital downloads will be available through over 25 retailers and music sites, including Best Buy, Circuit City, MP3.com, Rolling Stone, Tower Records and others.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/onlineshopping/2002-11-21-music-downloads_x.htm
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LL - Who's Drudge...
link me
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AOL Tests MusicNet 2.0
By Craig Newell
Tuesday, January 07, 2003
Microsoft rival AOL is prepping a new subscription service, featuring DRM from another Redmond adversary, RealNetworks.
AOL and Microsoft are set to duel in yet another arena: music subscription services.
America Online is beta testing MusicNet 2.0, a service which will allow its members to pay an additional subscription fee to download music onto their computers legally, unlike online file-sharing services, such as KaZaA and the defunct Napster.
Sources said that the MusicNet service would most likely launch to the entire 35-million-strong AOL membership within the next few months.
Like Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series - which officially launched today -- MusicNet will include built-in digital rights management (DRM) technology from the get-go. MusicNet's client utilizes technology from RealNetworks' RealOne system, a competitor to Microsoft's Windows Media software suite. The DRM technology in MusicNet, Media Commerce Suite from RealNetworks, was released in the summer of 2001.
Originally, AOL had announced plans to launch the MusicNet service, which is independently managed by MusicNet Inc, in January 2002. AOL delayed the launch, however, because of alleged concerns over support for key features like the ability to burn music to CDs and copy songs to portable devices.
MusicNet already is available (albeit, the older, 1.0 version) to members of RealNetworks' RealOne MusicPass.
MusicNet Inc., which provides the service, is a joint venture between RealNetworks, AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann AG, EMI Recorded Music and Zomba.
AOL MusicNet 2.0 allows music to be played and managed in several ways, including streaming live from the service, or downloaded to the member's hard drive to allow playback when the member is offline.
While exact details for pricing have not been set, AOL members will likely see a tiered subscription model.
Members are likely to be allotted a number of "portable downloads" which can be burned to CD or moved onto portable digital audio players. These files remain playable even if members cancel their MusicNet subscriptions. Non-premium members can download and play songs, though if their memberships are cancelled, they lose their ability to play downloaded music.
Microsoft's MSN Music partners with Pressplay, which uses a similar tiered payment structure for online music downloads.
Some AOL beta testers have been griping about paying for the service, as free music downloads easily available on the Internet. Others questioned the limited selection of music on MusicNet, considering that there are more titles played on Radio@Netscape, a free service. However, on Radio@Netscape, individual songs cannot be downloaded or played in a specific order.
MusicNet has obtained rights from BMG, EMI, Warner Music Group, Zomba, Sony and Universal to distribute music, which encompass the labels of Maverick, Reprise, Arista, RCA, Virgin, Capitol, Grand Royal, Priority, Blue Note, Jive, and others. Pressplay has a comparable lineup of labels, including BMG, EMI, Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music and Zomba.
Some audiophiles have balked at MusicNet's audio quality, which is delivered via RealAudio, incorporating the Sony ATRAC3 technology at 96 kbps. (Typically, MP3s are encoded at higher-fidelity 128kbps.)
Article Title: "Movies Unspool On Handheld Gear "
Author: DAVID NOACK
Section: Internet & Technology
Date: 10/1/2002
On a recent flight from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, Matt Coddington reclined in his
chair and settled in to watch a movie.
But he didn't have to pay for the in-flight film. Nor did he have a laptop or portable DVD
player.
Instead, Coddington watched the movie "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" on his Pocket PC,
a personal digital assistant that's equipped with the bells and whistles of a personal
computer.
PDAs now have greater processing power, colorful screens and lots of memory. That
allows them to handle movies or other forms of entertainment.
"I plugged in my headphones and thoroughly enjoyed myself," said Coddington, who
runs pocketpclouisville.com, a Web site for Pocket PC enthusiasts in Louisville, Ky. "It
was great. I also like downloading the latest movie trailers, as well as a variety of
animated short films."
Once viewed as portable tools for jotting notes, keeping addresses and phone numbers -
and maybe playing a few games - handheld devices have come a long way. They're now
challenging the traditional computer in many respects.
Handheld devices fall into two main categories, much like the PC world is divided
between Windows and Apple.
On one side is Palm Inc. It created and licenses an operating system that runs on Palm
devices as well as those from Handspring Inc. and others. A new version of the Palm
operating system, version 5, was recently released to developers.
Then there's the Pocket PC family of PDAs, which is based on Microsoft Corp.'s CE
software.
Hewlett-Packard Co. and others make Pocket PC devices.
Coddington sees Pocket PCs as well suited to video and animation. It helps that the
devices run Macromedia Inc.'s Flash software. Flash lets people create and play animated
programs.
"From entertainment to productivity and training, Flash on the Pocket PC is a gold mine,"
he said. "The especially nice thing is that someone can develop Flash content for the PC
and convert it to the Pocket PC environment with ease. Write the application once and
you're set."
While the growth of PDAs has soared in the last several years, sales of the devices
slowed in 2001. A more moderate level of growth is expected this year, says research
firm Gartner Dataquest Inc.
It projects shipments of 15.5 million PDAs in 2002. That's an 18% rise from last year's 13
million units. In 2001, the industry's growth rate was about the same - 18.3% - quite a
drop from 2000's rate of 114%.
The market is shifting toward devices with color displays, more powerful processors and
more storage capacity.
That's why you're seeing movies and videos pop up on PDAs. But the technology still
needs some tweaking, says Ram Chellappa, an assistant professor at the University of
Southern California.
"News and sports highlights clips are likely to be more successful," Chellappa said.
"However, for real-time delivery to be effective studios would need to create specialized
clips."
Web sites that display video already offer different kinds of clips, he notes. For instance,
MSNBC offers a video clip for low-speed Internet connections and another clip for highspeed
connections. Such sites could do the same thing for handheld video.
For now, watching movies and video on PDA devices is still a novelty, Chellappa says.
"People with video on their PDAs just have it there for fun and to show off to friends," he
said. He does cite some practical applications, however, such as medicine and real estate.
Many PDA owners say they're just looking for a little diversion. Frequent fliers often find
a lack of entertainment choices at 35,000 feet, says Brad Isaac, administrator of
pocketpcaddict.com. Having video on a PDA is a nice option.
The quality of video on a Pocket PC is good, he says, depending on the amount of storage
available.
If someone has a storage card with 256 megabytes or more, it's possible to
watch a 2-hour movie with high resolution and sound.
Already, companies are bringing feature films, video and original content to handheld
screens.
One firm providing content is Mazingo Network Inc., which is based in San Francisco.
Subscribers to Mazingo's service can choose from up to 1,500 channels of content,
including dozens of full-length movies.
"Mazingo is currently negotiating with major movie studios to create a new 'window' of
distribution that can take place after theatrical release," said Chief Executive Brooks
Haden.
Mazingo offers free and subscription-based services. The starting price - $7.91 a month -
provides access to electronic books, news, weather, movies and TV shows.
"As PDAs get better and more robust, there's no question that consumers are considering
PDAs as mobile entertainment devices," said Haden.
Mazingo's content includes promotional spots for a handful of new NBC TV shows.
The company also has agreements with the newspaper USA Today to provide text
headlines and daily video newscasts. The Weather Channel provides weather forecasting
services.
Earlier this year, Lions Gate Home Entertainment inked a multiyear pact with Pocket PC
Films to distribute videos on handhelds.
The independent studio will provide Pocket PC Films more than 1,300 titles to be
distributed on a CD-ROM. The films are designed to be downloaded from PCs onto
Pocket PCs or Palm computers.
Some of the titles include "Eve's Bayou," "Leprechaun," "The Best of Times" and "The
Big Easy." Pocket PC Films is a subsidiary of TuneIn Entertainment.
Speaking of battery issues -
Pocket PC Films provides filmed content, including full length feature films, to Pocket PC and Palm OS users. Use on these devices is possible through their innovative patent pending file system manager, called the "Smart Transfer Technology,"
http://www.pocketpcfilms.com/
No major picture backers that i see - but decent content 'Coming Soon'
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This so called 'dog' bagged big game for me a 9.
And with current endevors underway I expect it to do it again within a favorable market, but if it doesn't anyway soon I for one won't bitsh about it... so I'm buying more and a lil lu, erth, 3m, even sblu ifn it gets close to .3 again.... lol
IMO DIE termed it pretty good per her pjb mkt presumptions -
Entertainment systems and infotainment modes are an emerging field - IBMs shareholders report termed e.Digital as on the 'cutting edge' think if anyone would know, they would.
Even tough we havn't garnerd an equity investment yet - the co has a good foundation to to bank on - and it's innovations will continue to open doors and competitors eyes - as evident via mp3.com/vivindi, MS promotions, top quality co's like B/O and Fujitsu and DGN.
IMO PJBs/PVP/HD-STBs are to replace DVD/CDs and the best to utilize flash, wireless feature-sets and battery issues will prevail.
Actually it has only just begun - when lookin at class A broadband multimobility.
emit...
So, who's gona buy NetVan... lol
think i'll dig lil more
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FixTag/ This is good - note bold excerpts
Liquid Audio Gets a Buyer for Its Assets
By LAURA M. HOLSON
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 — In a move that could make it easier for record companies to sell and promote songs online, the music distributor for Wal-Mart has agreed to buy some of the assets of Liquid Audio, the troubled digital music pioneer.
Anderson Merchandisers, a privately owned company that is also the largest magazine wholesaler in the United States, is buying Liquid Audio's technology as well as other assets, including computers, for an 'undisclosed sum, according to company executives. Liquid Audio was at the forefront in developing technology to deliver music securely online but has been in financial straits recently and has suffered through a nasty boardroom fight. The new company, which has not been named, will be run by a Liquid Audio founder, Gerry Kearby, who said the company had licenses to distribute over 350,000 songs.
[A new more embedded co. to be named]
The acquisition, which is expected to be announced on Friday, signals that recording companies, distributors and retailers are taking the first steps toward working together to come up with ways to combat declining compact disc sales, which have been hurt by free online music-swapping. Anderson, based in Knoxville, Tenn., hopes to distribute music downloads through the Web sites of retailers, including Wal-Mart, though no deal has been worked out yet, an Anderson executive said.
Of course any new online music venture, like many that have preceded it, seems more like a gamble than a sure bet these days. Bertelsmann, the parent of one of the major record companies, invested in Napster several years ago with the hope that it might be a paid service one day. That effort failed. And the music companies' own online efforts have gotten less than rave reviews so far.
Still, Charlie Anderson, the company's chief executive, said, "This will strategically position retailers to participate in the industry's legitimate downloading future."
The company has relationships with all the major record companies largely because its job is to make sure that Wal-Mart shelves are stocked with music. The new venture is supported by the Universal Music Group, the world's No. 1 music company, which is aggressively trying to sell more of its music online through major retailers, like Best Buy and Circuit City. So far, 60,000 Universal songs are available.
[Remember 'At retail Outlets' PR befor xmas]
It is a drastic shift in attitude from two years ago, when music companies saw themselves as at odds with retailers regarding online music. But now retailers, distributors and music companies realize that they need one another more than ever, both in stores and online. "Anderson's announcement is similar to the first flicker of an electric light bulb," said Doug Morris, the chief executive of the Universal Music Group. "The music business has always been a packaged goods business, and now it will be complemented by electronic distribution."
In the past, music was sold in several forms: vinyl albums, cassette tapes and compact discs. But albums and cassettes have all but disappeared, leaving only one option — CD's.
[NO - Personal-Juke-Boxes]
Not surprisingly, the fallout from declining CD sales has forced record companies to cut costs and is starting to affect almost every aspect of the music industry. Wherehouse Entertainment, a large music retailer, said this week that it was filing for bankruptcy protection in part because free online music swapping had cut deeply into its sales.
Some retailers are already offering music online but with little fanfare. Best Buy sells music that can be downloaded from its Web site through Liquid Audio. But Best Buy executives say it is a developing business that they have not marketed aggressively. Scott Young, vice president for entertainment at Best Buy, said, "Everyone is trying to figure out how to make the business work."
[note my CNN post.. ]
Mr. Kearby said he planned to expand the digital downloading business in several ways. Universal already has several projects in the works, including one to persuade consumers to download more music by entering them in a contest each time they do.
Companies could better use downloaded music as a promotion, Mr. Kearby said. For example, he said, in any of the magazines distributed by Anderson, companies could include a card for a "buy one, get one free" downloading offer. Or they could find a partner, a company like Coca-Cola or Pepsi, to include stickers on their cans for free downloading.
[To portables at any retail]
Mr. Kearby said that one day such promotions might be as ubiquitous as the toys given away at franchise restaurants to market blockbuster movies. "It's like, `Do you want a digital download with that?' " he said, laughing. "I'll have Doug Morris call McDonald's right away."
[We do lqid sp3, n rio-p,d2d, wma, could be toshibas new distribution system by 05...
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Copyright 2003 The New York Times Company
Don Henley... good luck
Clear Channel = iBiquity
''hearing on radio consolidation''
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O boy
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We gota large enough float.... lol
''The companies also said they will consider whether to extend similar copyright-protected music downloading services to automobile-use audio equipment.''
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Mini HDs will rule -
Toshiba, Matsushita Kobobuki Tie Up for Production of Small HDDs
January 23, 2003 (TOKYO) -- Toshiba Corp and Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd on Jan. 21 announced cooperation in the production of 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch HDDs.
Toshiba will make available specifications of these small HDDs to Matsushita Kotobuki, and Matsushita Kotobuki plans to manufacture HDDs for Toshiba at its Indonesian subsidiary, PT Matsushita Kotobuki Electronics Peripherals Indonesia, in April this year.
The production of 2.5-inch HDDs is scheduled to start in the second half of 2003.
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Sony, Others To Start Co For Net-Based Music Distribution
Thursday January 23, 3:05 am ET
TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Four Japanese consumer electronics makers said Thursday they have agreed to establish a music distribution company that will focus on services that allow consumers to download music from the Internet directly to home audio equipment.
Sony Corp. (SNE or 6758), Sharp Corp. (J.SRP or 6753), Kenwood Corp. (J.KNW or 6765) and Pioneer Corp. (PIO or 6773) said they will each invest 25% in a new joint business planning company to be capitalized at Y100 million.
The company will be named Any Music Planning Inc.
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