How to Make the Most of MP3 Downloads - Entering the World of Digital Audio by Carol Finch
Some industry experts claim that the increasingly wide availability of MP3 downloads is showing signs of taking over the way that we buy and listen to the music that we love. The days of the CD may not be over as such but it's certainly true that many more consumers nowadays are using one or... These sites allow individuals to basically share their own music collections from their own computers at no/minimal cost - when you sign up to the service you can search for the music you want and download it from a fellow user that has it.

Finding MP3 Files Online - What Is Legal? by Mike Singh
Very few people have not heard of "Napster", originating with a teenager's idea that basically changed how the Internet, the music industry, and how we as consumers think of online music. The words "intellectual property" has taken on a whole new meaning due to a young man's innovative ideas. ... But the music industry nor the music artists, or even the song writers, were able to get paid for their music. ... MSN Music- Another leading name in the internet and the name in computers, Microsoft offers one million songs that are available for $0.99 per download.

First We Had Portable Music, Now Thanks To The iPod We Can Take Videos With Us by Gregg Hall
The newest iPod models are video capable. Talk about never leaving a good thing alone. Apple decided to add video to the device's many features. You can now watch your favorite movie on your iPod video. However, you'll have to convert it to a form your iPod can understand. ... For this you'll need an AV cable, then go to your iPod video's options screen from Video then Video Settings and choose how you want your iPod to play back your movies. ... You can take the whole iPod video thing to another level by watching it on your standard TV.

4 Reasons Why Portable Mp3 Players Take Content to The Next Level by Richard Martin
With the recent advent of the Ipod, a lot of people are using portable Mp3 players to carry their entire music collection around with them. What just a few years ago would have required you to lug a suitcase full of CDs around, now can fit in the palm of your hand. ... Download and go. ... The Ipod even looks cool and lights up like a magical glowing device. ... You can download it to your portable Mp3 player and start it whenever you want. ... Overall, the ubiquity of portable Mp3 players is a cultural revolution as far as information transfer goes.

PSP Downloads by Eddie Baker
Having been a big fan of my own psp for quite some time I felt it would be a good idea for some of the newer PSP owners to be introduced to an awesome website that the rest of us know and love. You see, I remember when I first got my psp. I was sooo excited. ... That day, my psp was restored to chief gadget as I filled it up with the latest psp videos, music and games. ... A new digital camera, a digital camcorder, an ipod (at last!) and my poor little psp sat quietly in my cupboard dreaming of its day in the sun.

What's In An iPod - And Why Is It So Popular? by Mike Singh
Not only is the iPod popular because of its reception from the public, but also because it was Apple's first and successful attempt at branching out from its iMac products and a reputation of being strictly "computer". Unlike the iPod nano and the iPod shuffle which use flash memory, the iPod is... As of now there are four basic iPod models that you can find on major shopping websites: the iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod photo, and the brand new iPod video. ... The iPod photo plays all the songs you wish to download to it, but also displays color photos (album cover art, etc.) on the...

What Apple Could Learn from Sony by Daniel Dwase
Playing video isn’t the strong suit of either Apple’s new iPod or Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP). The iPod is primarily a music player, and the PSP is primarily a video-game system. But both play video as well, so it may be beneficial to compare the two, to see what (if anything) Apple can... While the easiest way to get video onto your iPod is to buy and download music videos and short movies from the iTunes Music Store, you can also move your own video content, either with QuickTime Pro or with a utility such as the open-source Handbrake (handbrake.m0k.org) or Splasm Software’s...

Cool iPod Features You May Not Know About by Mia LeCron
Here are some iPod features that you may not know about: --> Parental Supports The iTunes Music Store also now offers parental controls, so that parents can disable access to Podcasts, shared music, or the iTunes Music Store as a whole. Parents can also restrict music with explicit language. ... Here are the convenient ways that you can organize your tunes:  Song Name  Time  Artist  Album  Genre  My Rating  Play Count  Last Played Christopher Breen also mentions the web site of Doug Adams (www.malcolmadams.com/itunes)...

iTunes Fails In Motorola Rokr Cell Phone Bid by Damian Julien
Marrying iTunes capability with Motorola Rokr cell phones was theoretically quite sound. MacNewsWorld has reported, however, that the new Rokr phones by Motorola are proving to be virtual hot potatos. The mobile phone return rate is roughly six times the usual for these new iTunes phones,... If PPCTunes really does halve the storage space that iTunes music files occupy on your device like it claims (I've admittedly haven't tried this download yet-- too busy gaming), this completes this sorry picture of mobile Motorola emasculation.

An Art With A New Life Form: With Digital Music And MP3s! by Lopa Bhattacharya
“Music that gentlier on the spirit lies than tired eyelids upon tired eyes” The act of finding a recluse with your inner-self listening away to the tunes of your favorite maestro has evolved from the archaic vinyl record album to the compact disc and finally the ubiquitous iPods and mp3 players... The introduction of iPod and similar mp3 players in November 2001 revolutionized the archetypal distribution of digital music for the millions of music lovers. ... The advent of online music has been the music lover’s boon, but has caused a serious disruption of art-form in the creation of cover...