Stories about: Gracenote

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    Sony BDP-S780 3D Blu-ray player 23/11/2011 15:00:00

    On paper, the Sony BDP-S780 looks like a great Blu-ray player. It comes with a large and well-chosen selection of Internet apps, including a Web browser. You can convert 2D to 3D and adjust the 3D settings. It's the fastest Blu-ray player I've tested yet. But the gotchas are big ones: The browser won't play video, converted 3D video still looks like 2D, and the price tag hurts.
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    RealNetworks' purchase of TidySongs causes confusion 13/07/2011 04:05:33

    When RealNetworks purchased the music software TidySongs earlier this year, some customers who paid for TidySongs before the sale complained that their service was cut off.
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    Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray player 08/06/2010 13:00:00

    The new Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray player packs quite a punch in terms of performance and features. It's an ideal companion for an HDTV.
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    Reviewed: 5 USB turntables that convert LPs to MP3s 07/08/2009 20:12:00

    If you've got a collection of LPs (those pre-MP3, pre-CD, flat black platter-like things) or even 45s (like LPs, but smaller) sitting in boxes somewhere, there are probably some tunes on them, even entire albums, that you wouldn't mind having on your portable media player. Why not convert these old-fashioned LPs to MP3s yourself?
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    Panasonic DMR-EX79 DVD recorder 17/04/2009 09:20:00

    The Panasonic DMR-EX79 DVD-recorder has a 250GB hard drive and a HDMI 1.3 port for upscaling DVDs to 1080p. Despite its inability to decode HD signals, it offers a reasonable feature set for its $659 price point.
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    Sony to buy Gracenote music data company 23/04/2008 00:03:50

    Sony Corp. of America will buy Gracenote, which made its name with software that identifies digital music files, for about $US260 million.
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    Apple's most compelling new iPods 06/09/2007 17:34:40

    I knew today's Apple announcement would be big: After all, it's been about two years since Apple had performed a wholesale refresh of its iPod line. Plus, Apple was hosting today's event at San Francisco's Moscone Center - a sizable venue befitting a noteworthy announcement.
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    CD fingerprints 11/07/2007 21:09:09

    An avid PC world reader wrote: "I was particularly intrigued by the fact that after ripping my audio CD to the MP3 format in WinAmp, it would read the song info and fill in the headers."
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    Sony Ericsson phones to support new music service 15/06/2007 10:07:36

    In the days leading up to the availability of Apple's iPhone, potentially competitive mobile music services, including one from Gracenote, are hitting the market.
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    Sony Walkman NW-A805 14/06/2007 12:00:49

    The NW-A805 is Sony's first Walkman player that supports video playback. Offering a stunning, compact design, a bright and clear 2in screen and excellent sound quality, the NW-A805 is only let down by a reliance on SonicStage software to transfer content, as well as a hefty price tag.
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    Yahoo Music posts free song lyrics 26/04/2007 12:33:52

    Finally there's hope for the lyrically challenged: Yahoo Music.
 
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