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Bang & Olufsen Joins AirPlay Party With BeoLit 12 Wireless Speaker

5:15AM January 11, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Inspired by their transistor radios of old, the BeoLit12 wireless speaker packs the latest technology, including a 120W amp and Apple’s AirPlay standard, into a compact, portable box. More »


Entertainment

Altec Lansing’s Live 5000 Streams Audio From Virtually Any Wi-Fi Device

1:00AM January 10, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Altec Lansing isn’t just content to make a wireless AirPlay speaker for OS X and iOS users, so they opted for a different strategy: a universal Wi-Fi speaker controlled via a proprietary app on iOS, Android, Windows and OS X devices. More »


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200 Indie Record Labels Just Bailed On Spotify

1:00AM November 20, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Music distributor STHoldings just pulled its collection of more than 200 record labels off subscription music services. Like, all of them. Quoting one label, “Let’s keep the music special, f**k Spotify.” What do those fighting words mean for us? More »


Online

iTunes Match Doesn’t Actually Stream Music

3:18AM August 31, 2011 | Adrian Covert

A video hit the internet last night, making it look like Apple’s upcoming iTunes Match/iTunes in the Cloud service could actually stream music directly from the server. AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka says that’s not the case. It’s download only. More »


Software

AirServer Lets You Push Airplay Audio To Your Apple Computer

7:00AM May 7, 2011 | Adrian Covert

AirServer allows your computer to show itself as an Airplay speaker to compatible devices, which might seem silly or unnecessary to some, but its actually pretty neat, especially if you think of iOS music apps. More »


Software

Now You Can Stream Adam Carolla On Your Smartphone

11:04AM July 21, 2010 | Jason Chen

Downloading his podcasts every morning and loading them onto your phone is one way to listen to Adam Carolla on the way to work, but it’s such a 2005 way of doing things. More »


Entertainment

Streaming Audiobooks Incoming For Macs, PCs, Phones

7:25PM May 10, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Enjoying an audiobook may traditionally be a sign that you’re past your prime, but if you’ve got enough technical nous to stream audiobooks on a PC, Mac or phone then it’s not time to start buying incontinence pads just yet. More »


Gadgets

Tokyoflash Escape C Bluetooth Power Core

6:40AM February 3, 2010 | Mark Wilson

OK, so it’s not really a power core. The Escape C is really just a necklace with some LEDs and Bluetooth controls, but this Tokyoflash product is still neat in its own right. More »


Stream Audio From Your Bluetooth Phone With Belkin’s Receiver

3:37AM December 17, 2009 | Kat Hannaford

Other Bluetooth music receivers exist, but they’re not nearly as small and glamorous as Belkin’s model here. More »


Sonos ZonePlayer S5 Hands-On: Sonos For The Masses

12:00AM October 21, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Sonos, best known for their premium-priced (but adored) wireless audio systems, announced an all-in-one receiver and speaker recently, and after seeing and hearing it, I’m impressed—but not blown away. More »