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Why Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy Marks The End Of An Era

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Bill Haley, Walt Disney Co, Wal-Mart, Ipod, Nirvana, Billboard Magazine, High School Musical, Lil Wayne, Rock Around the Clock, Chinese Democracy, Elvis Presley, Best Buy, The Beatles, Thriller, Music Industry, AC/DC Black Ice, Heartbreak Hotel, Sgt. Pepper, Guns N' Roses, Marvin Gaye, Nevermind, Soundscan, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

Would the Sixties be the sixties without the Beatles? Would teen culture as we know it exist without Elvis? And can any record, no matter how brilliant, have a similar impact today? Somehow, I don't think so.

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40,000 E-Books a Day

Hugh McGuire | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Iphone, Lexcycle, Literature, Ipod, Apple, Kindle, Ereader, Writing, Stanza, Digital, Ebook, Book, Reading, Ebooks, Media News
Hugh McGuire

That's how many e-books are getting downloaded through Stanza, the simple e-book platform for the iPhone/iPod.

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Tolstoy and the iPhone

Hugh McGuire | Posted 11.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Literature, Iphone, Ipod, Publishing, Books, Stanza, Digital, Ebook, Audiobooks, Librivox, Gutenberg, Media News
Hugh McGuire

Reading digital text on a small handheld device is nothing like reading text on a computer (desktop or laptop). A mobile device is much more comfortable, for plenty of reasons.

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Election Day iPod Shuffle

Tracy Lea Carnes | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Campaign Music, John McCain, Ted Stevens Corruption, Ipod, Election Day 2008, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Home News
Tracy Lea Carnes

I was standing in line at the polls today, ipod plugged in and rockin' of course, and realized that the music I was listening to was so appropriate for today's election, an election day mix, if you will.

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iPod Creator Tony Fadell Surprisingly Quits Apple

Silicon Alley Insider | Nicholas Carlson | Posted 11.04.2008 | Business

Read More: Tony Fadell, Possible Steve Jobs Successor, Ipod, Apple, Tony Fadell Quits, iPod Creator, Apple Executives, Business News

Apple SVP Tony Fadell will leave the company and be replaced by former IBM exec Mark Papermaster, sources tell the Wall Street Journal. Apple refused ...

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Obama Campaign Big Winner in Media Revolution

Steve Miller | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Technology, Obama, Campaign, Media, Ipod, Newark Star-Ledger, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Facebook, Orlando Sentinel, Obama Young People, Gannett, Obama New Technology, Newspaper Industry, Barack Obama, Landline Phones, Obama Youth, New Media, Barack Obama Technology, Newspaper Losses, Election 2008, Home News
Steve Miller

Now on the precipice of possibly winning the presidency, Barack Obama can rightfully say that newer technologies catapulted him into the White House.

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Want to Know the Carbon Emissions for Your Mac?

Kevin Grandia | Posted 10.23.2008 | Green

Read More: Ipod, Apple Iphone, Apple, Climate Change, Environment, Green, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Technology, Global Warming, Carbon Emissions Mac, Green News
Kevin Grandia

Apple has released its 2008 environmental report and here's a handy list I've pulled together from their report on the total greenhouse emissions for each model.

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As the Media Changes, So Does My El Commute

Greg Boose | Posted 10.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Reader, Mark Bazer, Ipod, Tv on the Radio, Nintendo DS, The New Yorker, Dan Savage, Eat Pray Love, Jimmy Greenfield, The Loop, Keith Olbermann, Redeye, Npr, El Train, Brown Line, Ira Glass, Blackberry, Time Out Chicago, This American Life, Podcast, The Believer, Chicago News
Greg Boose

My morning Brown Line commute has evolved over this past year, and it's not only because I'm now getting on at the Francisco stop rather than squeezing on at Southport.

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YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, iPods, Enough!

Judy Muller | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Ipod, John McCain, Culture Wars, Twitter, Economy, Media, Facebook, Barack Obama, Wall Street, Sarah Palin, Financial Crisis, Youtube, News Cycle, Election 2008, Home News
Judy Muller

Ah, for the good old days, before we were immersed in the free-floating anxiety of the nanosecond news cycle that follow us everywhere, telling us that the sky is falling.

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New iPod Nanos, New iTunes, But Investors Yawn It Off

Silicon Alley Insider | Vasanth Sridharan | Posted 09.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Apple, Ipod, Nike iPod, New iPod Nano, iTunes Store, Itunes, iPod Nano, Business News

As expected, Apple boss Steve Jobs announced new iPods today, as well as a new version of Apple's iTunes software. * The iPod nano is once again ...

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New iPods Greener, According To Steve Jobs

TreeHugger.com | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 09.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Steve Jobs, New iPod Nano, Apple, Ipod, Green News

Our friends at Gizmodo are covering Apple's media event today, and Jason Chen wrote on Gizmodo's Live Coverage Site: "He's now talking about the env...

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Are Apple's Problems Bad to the Core?

Shelly Palmer | Posted 08.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Ipod, Steve Jobs Health, Apple, Class Action Suit, Technology, Business News
Shelly Palmer

While Steve Jobs' operation is known for its quality products and devoted fan boys, it seems that the company has compromised quality for growth.

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Schools Give iPods To Freshmen

New York Times | Jonathan D. Glater | Posted 08.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Free Ipod, Ipod, Apple, iPod Touch, Back to School, Business News

Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to studen...

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This Just In

Cathy Ladman | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sky Mall, Gratitudes, Cnn, American Airlines Evacuation, Entertainment, Ipod, Chin Ho, Tv, Media, Steve McGarrett, American Airlines, Dvr, 236.Com, Entertainment News
Cathy Ladman

I still don't know why that jet was being evacuated. I'm sure it will be in the paper tomorrow, along with some other old news. I don't know if I'll even bother to read that. I mean, it's old news, and there's an episode of Mannix on.

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Life Cycle: E-Wasted

Simran Sethi | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Recycling, Tech, Ipod, Desktop, Dell, E-Waste, Internet Porn, Computers, Environment, Jane Fonda, Email, Iphone, New, Electronic Waste, Green News
Simran Sethi

Be aware, it takes even more energy and resources, pound for pound, to produce a Dell than a Dodge. A computer's energy usage has just begun once it leaves the factory, though.

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An Underrated Green Consideration: Longevity

Collin Dunn | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Porsche, Ipod, Environmentalism, Longevity, Apple, Durable Goods, Green News
Collin Dunn

There are tons of ways to embrace green these days; one of the often overlooked considerations is the longevity of our stuff. "Going green" or "being ...

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Goodnight, CDs, Goodnight: the Return of Vinyl

Marissa Moss | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media

Read More: mp3, Ipod, Cd, Music Business, Vinyl, Entertainment News, Merge Records, Insound, Vinyl Is Back, Lp, Sub Pop, Music Sales, Music, Ep, Media News
Marissa Moss

The once antiquated method of listening to music has been making a welcome comeback among both young and old music fans, especially in the indie-music realm. So why now?

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Brokaw Asks Bill Gates: Do You Have An iPod? (VIDEO)

MSNBC | Posted 06.27.2008 | Business

Read More: Microsoft, Bill Gates, Bill Gates Retirement, Ipod, Tom Brokaw, Bill Gates Retires, Video, Bill Gates Last Day, Billionaires, Business News

As Bill Gates retires from his day-to-day work at Microsoft, he talks to Tom Brokaw about his career, his famous temper, computer games and kids and.....

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Consumer Demand is the Answer

Brian Keane | Posted 06.24.2008 | Green

Read More: Ipod, Tax Policy 2008 Presidential Campaign, Blueprint for a Green Economy, Green Economy, Green Economics, Clean Energy Production Tax Credits, Green Products, Consumer Demand, Green News
Brian Keane

We should insist that our politicians help create a business climate in which an alternative energy industry will flourish by renewing the clean energy production tax credits.

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My Hyperbole Was Wrong

Charles Warner | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Sirius, Xm, Ipod, Mel Karmazin, Media News
Charles Warner

My recent criticism of Sirius Satellite Radio CEO Mel Karmazin was a bit over the top and wrong. I am guilty of sloppy blogging and even sloppier hyperbole.

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Aloha, Mr. Hand

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Ipod, Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death, Myspace, The Dumbest Generation, E.D. Hirsch, Tweens, Facebook, Robert Lowell, Teenagers, The Digital Age, Internet, Youtube, American Youth, Mark Bauerlein, Democraticization, Allan Bloom, Harry Potter, Google, Media News
Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

For all his reliance on social science research, in The Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein doesn't present any evidence to justify his assertion that this generation is the dumbest in American history.

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The Writers Workbench: Power to the People

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Energy, Iphone, Ipod, Ipod Charger, Battery Life, iPod Touch, Powerbook, Battery Charge, Technology, Business News
Robert J. Elisberg

The pleasure of using portable electronic devices wherever you wander lends itself to one of the downsides -- the drain of battery power. Here are six on-the-go solutions.

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The Writers Workbench: Reach Out and iTouch Someone

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 05.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Ipod, Apple, Entertainment News
Robert J. Elisberg

Apple releases new iPods almost faster than rabbits turn out offspring. New and improved tech is always good, but it risks leaving what customers bought a year ago in the dust.

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Steve's Job

Giles Slade | Posted 05.06.2008 | Business

Read More: Steve Jobs, Iphone, Ipod, Itunes, Kobe Bryant, Apple, Hdtv, Peter Cundill, Shaquille O'Neill, Apple TV, Blockbuster, Warren Buffet, Blu-Ray, Business News
Giles Slade

Notice that Blu-Ray DVD has won the video format war, but that nobody really gives a damn? At $400 a whack, people are going to stay with their old ...

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If R.E.M. Makes A Comeback Album And Nobody Hears It, Does It Still Rock?

Tony Sachs | Posted 03.26.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Van Halen, Ipod, Music Business, Music Blogs, Mike Mills, '80s Rock, Satellite Radio, Bill Berry, Pop Music, Alternative Rock, U2, Rock Blog, Peter Buck, Internet Radio, Mtv, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., Rolling Stones, Accelerate, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

For the remaining faithful, a listen to their 14th and latest album, Accelerate, will feel like a vindication of sorts. The question is, who still cares?

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