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Slacker iPhone app adds special Lollapalooza interviews

Friday, August 20, 2010

Slacker created a Lollapalooza channel for the Slacker Radio app (free) that includes artist interviews and special song introductions recorded at Lollapalooza. Also: video of Lady Gaga with Semi Precious Weapons.

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Going to Lollapalooza? Don’t forget the iPhone

Friday, August 6, 2010

If you’re going to the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago this weekend, here some handy tools for your iPhone.

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Father’s Day gift ideas for the geeky dad

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Father’s Day is near and you’re probably still searching for a great gift. Not sure what to get him? Well, here are some ideas for the gadget-loving dad in your life.

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The Sonos S5 is a fine player for (almost) every music option

Thursday, May 27, 2010

This story first appeared in Vegas Seven I’ve been testing a new speaker that is just shy of the perfect music-playing device for the digital age. It lacks one teeny, tiny feature (that I will get to shortly), but before I explain that minor whine, let me tell you what makes the Sonos ZonePlayer S5 [...]

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Software updates are the Apple iPad’s best advertising

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Each time I pick up my iPhone these days, the App Store icon informs me there are apps that need updating. And each update description includes the following phrase: “Optimized for the iPad.” Pandora, Acid Solitaire and IMDb are just a few of the apps I use often that have included that description. The Pandora [...]

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Web-connected Chumby much more than an alarm clock

Thursday, March 25, 2010

This column was first published in Vegas Seven The Internet has spawned plenty of innovation in a relatively short period of time. One of the more interesting developments—at least from a gadget perspective—is the ongoing push for an Internet that doesn’t need a computer to connect. We’ve seen this trend blossom primarily through mobile phones, [...]

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For Pandora Web radio and founder Westergren, success is hear

Monday, March 8, 2010

I was very pleased this morning when I opened the New York Times to see a story about Pandora — the Web radio service, not the fictional planet — on the front page of the Business section. Better, it was a story about Pandora turning a major corner in its development, not a plea for [...]

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Why do we have Hannah Montana? Because kids buy stuff

Friday, March 5, 2010

I had an interesting conversation with Jim Donio after I posted a blog about children’s music mom and dad would like. Donio is the president of NARM, the National Association of Recording Merchandisers, a group made of of music industry executives and retailers. NARM occasionally holds its annual conference in Chicago, an event I’ve covered [...]

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13 stocking stuffers for gadget lovers

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Useful tech gifts that provide great function don’t necessarily have to come at a high price. Most people would be pleased with their home theater after splurging for a 60-inch HDTV — that’s money well spent! — but they may also be tickled by a $6 stand for watching video on an iPhone (see below). [...]

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