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Rob Reid: How I Came Up With the $8 Billion iPod

spinner.com Years ago, I founded the company that built the Rhapsody music service. I recently gave a brief talk about certain music and movie industry claims that really bug me (see video, here). Some say that I might have … view details ,

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Listening to loud music linked with pot use, unsafe sex, study says

latimes.com It’s not just your hearing that’s at risk, according to a study out Monday in the June issue of the journal Pediatrics. Teens and young adults who listen to digital music players with ear buds are almost twice as … view details ,

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How Vinyl & iPods Ganged Up to Kill the Audio CD

hypebot.com On Music Think Tank, Tom Dennehy posts about the book, Trade-off, by Kevin Maney which states that a truly successful product provides either the richest user experience or the greatest convenience. Less successful … view details ,

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Digital archivists: technological custodians of human history

arstechnica.com Game creator Jordan Mechner wanted to teach the next generation. So the man behind the groundbreaking 1989 Apple II game Prince of Persia recently posted his original 6052 assembly source code to Github. But getting … view details ,

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Music Tech Startup News: StoryAmp, Thefuture.fm, StageBloc, FANtastic4bands...

hypebot.com Several of the music tech startups we've covered here at Hypebot have recently launched new intiatives or upgraded their services. StoryAmp is doing a bit of promotion with a music tech trading card series while … view details ,

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