BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech » record label http://www.bgr.com Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:40:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Google Music service being tested internally http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/26/google-music-service-being-tested-internally/ http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/26/google-music-service-being-tested-internally/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 06:01:09 +0000 Todd Haselton http://www.bgr.com/?p=82702

Google is said to be testing its new Google Music service internally, according to sources speaking to CNET. Google had originally planned to make an announcement during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas earlier this month, but it apparently still needs to iron out some of the details with the four major record labels. It is expected that Google Music will be a cloud-based system where users can stream, buy, and store music online for access from their Android smartphones or tablets, as well as from their computers. It’s still unclear what the pricing structure will be like, but we’re definitely hyped for this to launch.

[Via Gizmodo]

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]]> http://www.bgr.com/2011/03/26/google-music-service-being-tested-internally/feed/ 49 http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/googlemusic110325121745-80x80.jpg slotMusic announced; uses microSD for audio distribution http://www.bgr.com/2008/09/22/slotmusic-announced-uses-microsd-instead-of-cd-for-audio-distribution/ http://www.bgr.com/2008/09/22/slotmusic-announced-uses-microsd-instead-of-cd-for-audio-distribution/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:54:41 +0000 Kelly Hodgkins http://www.bgr.com/?p=5443 Say goodbye to those jewel-cased CDs and say hello to music-filled microSDs. Universal Music Group, SONY BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music in conjunction with Sandisk, have announced a new audio distribution platform called “slotMusic”. With slotMusic, you will be able to buy a microSD card filled with DRM-free, 320Kbps MP3 files. No DRM means that the music can be played on any system that has a microSD slot. They are even bundle with a USB reader so you can use it on your desktop, laptop or any other device that has a USB port. So far Best Buy and Walmart have agreed to sell the new slotMusic cards which are expected to arrive in time for the upcoming holiday season. It almost seems too easy to have been put together by the record labels. Nonetheless, we applaud their move to a distribution platform that removes DRM and lets us listen to our music where we want, when we want and on whichever device we want. We only wish they would use something a bit bigger than those “easy-to-lose” microSD cards. We bet that many phones on eBay will accidentally come with an unexpected bonus slotMusic card installed. Chime in and let us know what you think of this new audio format. Any chance it might keep you away from Pirate Bay?

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