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Grooveshark Updates Interface, Boasts Speedier Loading Time
5:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Grooveshark, the music-streaming service we shared with you to last year, has an updated user interface and some new tricks under the hood. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | For regular pedestrians, an iPod can be a useful tedium-buster. However, Victorian police have tied an increasing number of road deaths to walkers being distracted by MP3 players and text messaging. More »
When iPods Are A Traffic Risk
4:00PM Angus Kidman | For regular pedestrians, an iPod can be a useful tedium-buster. However, Victorian police have tied an increasing number of road deaths to walkers being distracted by MP3 players and text messaging. More »
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TheRadio Brings Radio Stations To Your Web Browser
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | TheRadio is a web-based radio station aggregator which pulls stations from all over the world into a simple to use interface. You can play music instantly with no fussing or you can build a finely-tuned playlist. More »
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PulpTunes Offers Dead Simple iTunes Streaming
1:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac/Linux: Streaming your iTunes collection doesn’t sound like an easy task, but PulpTunes makes putting your music library on the web a two-click affair. More »
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Find New Music On Twitter
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | We’ve already taken the bold (for us) stance that Twitter can be actually useful. Now Wired comes along and suggests it can actually do something else—serve as a fresh searching pool for new music. More »
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Sockso Streams Your Tunes Anywhere Via The Web
5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac/Linux: Access your music from afar with Sockso, the open-source music server. The simple, no-install-need setup can make your music available for the next trip you take out your door. More »
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11:00AM Angus Kidman | We’re pretty keen on apps for enhancing Last.fm here at Lifehacker, but the service just became a lot less relevant for Australians. Nick over at Gizmodo reports that Australian users will now have to pay 3 Euros a month to listen to Last.fm music. While you can still access the other services Last.fm offers, as Nick correctly points out most of those are a lot less interesting if you don’t use the main player. The service is still free for the big three music markets (the US, UK and Germany), so it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that (as ever) Australia is just not a priority for new digital entertainment options.
Farewell Last.FM, We Hardly Knew Thee… [Gizmodo AU]
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Last.fm No Longer Free For Aussies
11:00AM Angus Kidman | We’re pretty keen on apps for enhancing Last.fm here at Lifehacker, but the service just became a lot less relevant for Australians. Nick over at Gizmodo reports that Australian users will now have to pay 3 Euros a month to listen to Last.fm music. While you can still access the other services Last.fm offers, as Nick correctly points out most of those are a lot less interesting if you don’t use the main player. The service is still free for the big three music markets (the US, UK and Germany), so it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that (as ever) Australia is just not a priority for new digital entertainment options.
Farewell Last.FM, We Hardly Knew Thee… [Gizmodo AU]
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Fizy Finds And Plays MP3s On The Web Quickly
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Free music search engine and player Fizy doesn’t do playlists, offer downloads, or fancy looks. What it does have is more than 75 billion MP3s in its index (supposedly), and a really fast search function. For those moments when you’re just looking to dig up a certain song and play it for friends or your nagging memory, Fizy is just about perfect. If there’s a video to be found on YouTube or other sites, you can pop it open to play alongside the song, or close it down without skipping a beat. It’s small, simple, fast, and it covers a lot of MP3s floating around on the web. For a more robust interface to queue up and play the web’s MP3s, try Adam’s own Mixtape.me. Fizy is free to use, no sign-up required. fizy More »
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1:30PM Angus Kidman | Looking for a wider range of current music than what’s on your iPod but can’t muster the time or energy to leave your house and go clubbing? Awdio offers live music streams from a selection of global nightclubs (including lots from Australia, albeit with a distinct Melbourne bias), played directly into your browser. Just click on the club name to get started. Since the broadcasts are live, your favourite club might well be silent if you log in during working hours, but there’s enough coverage to ensure you’ll find something. Awdio is free to use, requires registration.
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Awdio Lets You Go Clubbing From Your Browser
1:30PM Angus Kidman | Looking for a wider range of current music than what’s on your iPod but can’t muster the time or energy to leave your house and go clubbing? Awdio offers live music streams from a selection of global nightclubs (including lots from Australia, albeit with a distinct Melbourne bias), played directly into your browser. Just click on the club name to get started. Since the broadcasts are live, your favourite club might well be silent if you log in during working hours, but there’s enough coverage to ensure you’ll find something. Awdio is free to use, requires registration.
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