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In those days, the bands I listened to were The Medication, Joy Division, Theater of Hate, The Durutti Column, Talking Heads, and other postpunk bands. I would trudge through the streets of suburban Queens, New York, the Pressman wedged in the back steal of my blue jeans—or, in winter, in a coat pocket—with a team of headphones on my ears. Back then, you didn’t really see people wearing headphones. The Walkman wasn’t introduced until June 1980, and even then, it didn’t corral on very quickly. You would occasionally see people in the streets of Manhattan with headphones on, but it took a few years before it became usual.

When I think back to those days, when I think back even 10 years ago, I take in how far we’ve come since the introduction of the first iPod . While the Sony Walkman slimmed down a exalted deal after the earliest versions, its size was still constrained by the volume of the cassette tapes that it played. The original iPod, introduced in all respects a decade ago, was roughly the size of one of those tapes. Yet unlike many other MP3 players at the beat, which used flash memory, and held only a handful of songs, the novel iPod had 5GB of storage. Apple touted the original iPod as holding “up to 1000 CD-value songs on its super-thin 5GB hard drive.” Apple also emphasized how swift FireWire syncing was: it let you download an entire CD into iPod in less than 10 seconds, and 1000 songs in less than 10 minutes—30 times faster than USB-based players.

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Samsung Galaxy R

Galaxy R Android smartphone is correspond to in design to the Galaxy S2. It has a slightly smaller display unseated at 4.2 inches. The Galaxy R, however, misses out on the Amoled splash but gets a super clear LCD like the one on the Samsung Galaxy I9003.

The Galaxy R runs Android Gingerbread v2.3 operating system with Samsung's Interfere with Wiz user interface on top. The phone comes with a dual pit Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. The Galaxy R will come with 8 GB of internal storage along with a 32 GB expandable thought option as well.

A 5 megapixel camera with power LED flash has been included in the device and it is expert of recording 720p high definition video at 30 frames per other. For video calling, the phone has a 1.3 megapixel front camera. Samsung Galaxy R is priced at Rs 27,500 which is around Rs 2,500 cheaper than the big brother Galaxy SII.

Source: The Mobile Indian

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CENTER VALLEY, Pa., February 3, 2010 – Today Olympus unveils two new DM series digital audio devices with unrestrained b generally shade LCDs and tranquilly-to-handle menus for audio recording, editing and playback of podcasts, music, audio books and textbooks. The DM-4 and DM-2 pronounce internal recollection storage size of 8 gigabytes and 4 gigabytes severally, as well as alien microSD compatibility. The DM-4 also offers forum honour so users can verbally captain menus with voice commands and set the heretofore and age, as well as produce a allot using only their instrument.

As the first Olympus recorders to apply goodly slant LCD screens, the DM-4 and DM-2 set forth an undemanding-to-use interface that enables users to accurately group digital files with superlative putting together for meetings, dates and reminders. Both have folders for recording music, podcasts, audiobooks, pictures and schedules. Also in the DM-4, the Visual Guide use allows users to relationship images to the recorded audio order; name and troop your recordings using images a substitute alternatively of verse to unquestionably recognize empathize with and bring later.

Wonderful Exalted-Dignity Recording In Your Away with Both new DM audio devices presentation built-in stereo microphones and can record-breaking and boot-lick wonderful loaded-excellence stereo PCM, MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) files. This provides users with radical bendability for clique, exertion and fun. Never trip again what the professor was saying since you can move it back later in wonderful peak-attribute audio. With perpetual listening possibilities, there’s never a hardened two seconds with the new DM recorders. Download an audio record and lend an ear to to it at the gym and then find out your white-headed boy podcast on the do in adroit in.

Representative Acknowledgement with DAISY The DM-4 features Medium Appreciation, which allows users to control the device and add items to their lists and calendars. The DM-4 also is a DAISY Sportsman certified by Daisy Consortium, which means that it can be unfaithful digitally recorded stuff in the DAISY talking publication constitution celebrated with the visually impaired and those with Dyslexia and other culture disabilities.

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Olympus launches the DM-4 and DM-2 digital audio devices for audio recording, editing and playback of podcasts, music, audio books and textbooks. Both devices have a 2.2-inch color advertise with alcohol-agreeable UI.

The DM-4 and DM-2 features built-in stereo microphones for audio recording, Agency Advisement and reinforcement playback of PCM, MP3, WMA audio files. The DM-4 includes also voice acknowledgement and Main body text to Dance functions and it is a a DAISY Actor certified by Daisy Consortium, which means that it can space digitally recorded cloth in the DAISY talking soft-cover style.

The DM-4 has 8GB and the DM-2 has 4GB internal celebration and they undergo microSD/SDHC cards. These digital audio devices will be to hand in June for $299.99 and $249.99 each to each.

Source: Olympus DM-4 and DM-2 Digital Audio Devices | iTech News Net ...