Portable Music Archive

  • Wirelessly sync your iTunes playlists to your Blackberry with Music WithMe

    Wirelessly sync your iTunes playlists to your Blackberry with Music WithMe

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Are you a Blackberry user? Do you have a healthy iTunes library full of music? Are you tired of lugging a dedicated media player along with your Blackberry? ParkVu's new Music WithMe app, available today at BlAppWorld for $15, is for you. It wirelessly synchronizes select iTunes playlists with your Blackberry, allowing you to enjoy your favorite mixes using the Blackberry's default media application.

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  • Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Murata develops world’s first waterproof, ultra-thin piezoelectric speakers

    Posted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments
    Kyoto-based Murata has developed the world's first piezoelectric speaker that not only is waterproof but also ultra-thin (0.9mm). The devices are meant to be mainly used with mobile phones, which makes sense, given that almost 25% of the 50 latest cell phones released (on the Japanese market, at least) are actually waterproof.

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  • Gadgets of days gone by: Sony MiniDisc recorder

    Gadgets of days gone by: Sony MiniDisc recorder

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    This week at CrunchGear, we’re looking back at some of our favorite gadgets from the not-so-distant past — old phones, computers, media players, toys… those devices that still stand out in our memories despite their obsolescence. Feel free to contribute some of your own nostalgia. Back in 2001, I got a surprise Christmas present from my [...]

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  • Video: How vinyl records are made

    Video: How vinyl records are made

    Posted on February 5, 2010 | No Comments
    Vinyl records are making a comeback. Yeah, in the world of instant music downloads and portable music, a lot of music fans are falling in love with vinyl - again. Make found a fantastic five minute video showing the process Gotta Groove Records employs. It really seems like a relatively simple process, requiring only a few machines. Click through to watch the video and gain a bit of respect for the music lovers whose passion brings us vinyl records.

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  • Hello Kitty MP3 player sparkles with Swarovski crystals

    Hello Kitty MP3 player sparkles with Swarovski crystals

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Hello Kitty, dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls and women around the world, gets another portable music player. We had a device fully covered with Swarovski cystals in October last year. We had another one, all in black, in December. And today, Japan-based Mouse Computer, in cooperation with iriver Japan, announced [JP] a player that's kind of the combination of the two previous ones.

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  • The Myinee Abbee will record FM radio to a portable player (too bad FM radio stinks)

    The Myinee Abbee will record FM radio to a portable player (too bad FM radio stinks)

    Posted on December 15, 2009 | No Comments
    So I just stumbled upon the Myinee Abbee. It's a combination FM radio+portable music player. The idea is simple enough: you tune the radio into a station, plug in the portable music player, then it records the audio directly to said player. Now you can walk around with a collection of songs that an overpaid, out-of-touch program director has put together based on his company's national playlist. Wonderful.

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  • With a little help from Apple, Sony’s Walkman finally outsells iPod in Japan

    With a little help from Apple, Sony’s Walkman finally outsells iPod in Japan

    Posted on September 3, 2009 | No Comments
    BraveheartGuess which portable music player finally outsold the iPod in Japan for the first time in four years? If you read the headline of this post and guessed "The Sony Walkman," then you, my friend, are correct.

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  • Sony revolutionizes portable music players by adding external speakers

    Sony revolutionizes portable music players by adding external speakers

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    SonyI don't envy the PR people who have to write press releases. They can never just call a spade a spade. Case in point, Sony's new S Series Walkman. Its main feature is built-in speakers. But instead of just saying it has built-in speakers, it's instead a "unique user experience" that adds "a new social element to the world of digital music and video."

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  • iTunes on your Blackberry: DoubleTwist seems to be popular so far, now enters Japan’s cell phone market

    iTunes on your Blackberry: DoubleTwist seems to be popular so far, now enters Japan’s cell phone market

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    DoubleTwist, a universal media management desktop application for Macs and PCs, not only has a clever marketing team behind it but also seems to be something a lot of people have been waiting for. The free software, which works like a multi-platform version of iTunes with a social networking component, has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times since it launched in February (exact number aren't disclosed for the time being). Users can share music files, photos or videos across (almost) any device via drag and drop and share the files with others. DoubleTwist's main selling point: It supports hundreds of devices, from cell phones or mobile gaming devices to portable music players. For example, the software can sync all music files you bought on iTunes with your Blackberry, Nokia phone, Kindle or Sony PSP without you having to worry about file format compatibility. Media files can then be uploaded to sites like Flickr, Facebook or YouTube from within doubleTwist.

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  • Multi-platform media sync software doubleTwist going strong, enters Japanese market

    Multi-platform media sync software doubleTwist going strong, enters Japanese market

    Posted on July 9, 2009 | No Comments
    DoubleTwist, a universal media management desktop application for Macs and PCs, not only has a clever marketing team behind it but also seems to be something a lot of people have been waiting for. The free software, which works like a multi-platform version of iTunes with a social networking component, has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times since it launched in February (exact number aren't disclosed for the time being). Users can share music files, photos or videos across (almost) any device via drag and drop and share the files with others. DoubleTwist's main selling point: It supports hundreds of devices, from cell phones or mobile gaming devices to portable music players. For example, the software can sync all music files you bought on iTunes with your Blackberry, Nokia phone, Kindle or Sony PSP without you having to worry about file format compatibility. Media files can then be uploaded to sites like Flickr, Facebook or YouTube from within doubleTwist.

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  • Sansa Sits Satisfied At Second

    Sansa Sits Satisfied At Second

    Posted on June 4, 2009 | No Comments
    It's officially official: the iPod is the number one media player in the known universe. The number two media player is the entire Sansa line from flash maker SanDisk. Eli Harari, CEO of SanDisk, admits that he's content to sit at the number two spot. And why shouldn't he?

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