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Friday, March 20th, 2009

iPod Music Downloads - Homework To Do Before You Download Another Song

By Davion Wong

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Many websites are giving away free iPod music downloads. So how true is it? Well, there are copies of songs you can technically download but I have to warn you first that the legality of most of these sites is highly questionable. If you have been visiting forums or reading news updates, there have been numerous reports of infringement of copyright laws when downloading from these illegal iPod music download sites.

Free sounds good but it is often tagged with a hefty price when you are caught doing so. Moreover, the song quality is often poor. Folks may argue that downloading at iTune is not cheap, with songs going for $0.99 per piece. Gone were the days when people would not even frown at paying for a 10-songs CD at $15 – 20.

It is pretty much a Catch-22 situation as iPod manufacturers keep packing in more memory and boosting the capacity of newer iPod models. They can hold more songs than the older generation ones, hundreds to thousands of them. iPod users, driven by their hungry urge to quickly build up a collection of songs, often then fall prey to these illegal music download sites.

Fortunately, there are now paid membership sites for legal iPod music downloads other than iTune. So iPod fanatics can still enjoy their music without limits – access to huge libraries of songs, both latest and oldies without compromising on the quality of the music and of course, not burning their pockets. This is indeed good news for us as we can have the best of both worlds.

Here is some handy information to help you do your homework when you look for an iPod music downloads site:

1. iPod Music Download Fees

This is the main reason why people are flocking to these membership sites. Most of these sites are charging for lifetime or yearly membership subscription for the cost of one nice dinner out. For that, you can have unlimited access to as many iPod music and music video downloads. There are no per download fees at all. But please do not quickly jump onto any site you come across, and be sure to look around for the best value for money.

2. Range of iPod Music Downloads

Whether you are a Pop music fan, or simply love soothing jazz music, there is a paid membership download site out there that can meet your needs. Read up on each site and find out the range and type of music they carry.

3. Wide Selection of Music Files

By this, I meant that the selection of music files must be huge enough, and they need to provide almost every song that has ever been composed. Find out if they constantly update their media library. You will be surprised that some of them even have the latest hits, and not some outdated, past hits only.

4. Easy-to-Navigate Membership Area

Is the membership area easy to navigate around? Is it easy to find the song you want? Do they provide step by step instructions on how to download the iPod music files to your iPod?

5. Downloading Speeds of iPod Music Files

Does it take forever to download a long list of songs?

6. Free Media Downloading Software Provided

Most sites provide free media downloading software so it can be considered as an industry norm. If they charge you for the software, it is time to look elsewhere. One thing you need to find out is whether their software is compatible with your system, ie what are the software system requirements?

7. Customers’ Feedback

Good customer feedback often means that the service level is excellent and should be able to meet your expectations.

8. Excellent Technical Assistance

Needless to say, you do not wish to face a situation where you are stuck and cannot find the technical support you need. Not every site is equal in this aspect even though almost everyone boasts of top-notch support service.

The above information I have shared should be sufficient for you to find a good iPod music downloads site. You may be wondering how you are going to assess and compare some of the qualities I mentioned without accessing the member’s area. Fret not, as I have done some of the legwork and would be revealing the top sites for iPod music downloads in my next article. Alternatively, you can always read up at music forums.

The content of this article is provided for the purpose of education and illustration only and is in no way associated with Apple, iTune, or any company or subsidiary of Apple. This article may be freely reprinted or distributed in its entirety in any ezine, newsletter, blog or website. The author’s name, bio and website links must remain intact and be included with every reproduction.

Davion is a successful webmaster and author. Find out how you can access to unlimited ipod music downloads - digital quality music and music videos legally and easily from home at ipod–music-download.blogspot.com

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Samsung YP-P3 MP3 Player

Friday, February 20th, 2009

Broadcom’s Complete Bluetooth® Combo Chip and Software Solution Enables Superior User Experience in Award-Winning Samsung MP3 Player

–Bluetooth Adoption in Personal Media Players, Digital TVs, Set-Top Boxes and Other Devices Provides a Richer Entertainment Experience and a Connection to a Growing Base of Consumer Products

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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb 17, 2009 — 2009 MWC — Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its combined Bluetooth® and FM radio single-chip solution is featured in the new award-winning YP-P3 MP3 player from Samsung Electronics. Equipped with the Broadcom® BCM2048 combo chip, the new P3 Media Player was a ‘Best of Show’ winner at the recent International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the music category and an honoree of that show’s “Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award.” Broadcom’s demonstrated leadership in Bluetooth combo chips and software makes it a natural partner for makers of innovative consumer electronics devices, where space and power consumption are critical and best-in-class technology is required.

Bluetooth is widely available in mobile handsets and hands-free wireless headsets, and is now featured in a variety of consumer electronics devices such as digital televisions, Blu-ray Disc® players and set-top boxes, expanding its ecosystem while shaping the user entertainment experience of these advanced devices. As multiple top-tier TV and Blu-ray player manufacturers bring new products to market that include Bluetooth, cutting-edge personal media players are also featuring Bluetooth in greater numbers. Bluetooth provides users with a richer, untethered entertainment experience and a growing base of products to connect with, enabling new features such as ‘picture push’ and remote control applications. Broadcom projects that the combined market for key consumer electronics devices incorporating Bluetooth will be as many as 454 million units in 2009.

“We see the award-winning P3 as part of the growing Bluetooth adoption trend and its expansion in the home now includes an ecosystem of new devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and set-top boxes,” said Craig Ochikubo, Vice President & General Manager of Broadcom’s Wireless Personal Area Networking line of business. “No other company can deliver a comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class software and advanced combo chip technology in support of these applications.”

“As a leading innovator, Samsung continues to redefine the user experience by incorporating features like haptic feedback and wireless audio streaming in its products to provide the ultimate personal entertainment experience for our consumers,” said Mr. Joo-Yong Lee, Principal Engineer of Samsung Electronics. “By continuing to adopt innovative technologies from partners like Broadcom, we are delivering on that commitment as seen with our new feature-rich P3 player.”

Samsung P3 Portable Media Player

The P3 widescreen portable media player was introduced at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show and recognized for its evolutionary EmoTure™ interface with true haptic feedback and forward-thinking design. Even at just 0.39 inches thin, the P3 squeezes a 16:9 widescreen video player, studio-quality audio player, ultra-portable photo album, personal voice recorder, FM radio, and even a portable storage drive into one compact device. The P3 can also be paired with a Bluetooth-enabled phone, allowing the use of the built-in microphone to answer calls directly through the player.

Broadcom’s Bluetooth Technology

The P3 features the BCM2048 Bluetooth combo chip, the industry’s most complete, turnkey Bluetooth design platform for embedded and multimedia applications. The BCM2048 integrates Bluetooth and FM radio on a single chip and utilizes Broadcom’s unique InConcert® collaborative co-existence technology that allows simultaneous operation of multiple radios in the same device, with minimal interference. Additionally, Broadcom offers the most complete Bluetooth software in the industry, maintaining end-to-end integration of its protocol stack, application profiles, and audio enhancement and processing algorithms.

Having shipped over one billion Bluetooth products, Broadcom offers the broadest family of Bluetooth silicon and software solutions for mobile phones, PCs, wireless headphones and headsets, peripherals, gaming and other applications. Broadcom’s Bluetooth solutions are widely recognized in the industry as the most broadly deployed and feature-rich solutions. The world’s largest manufacturers of consumer electronics, mobile phones and personal computer products rely on Broadcom Bluetooth technology to provide their customers with a unique, intuitive and rich user experience, increasingly free of wires and cables.

SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Mobile & Wireless

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