Skip to main content

Napster Rolls Out Portable Music Service

“Until recently, music subscription services have been restricted in their ability to transfer songs they provide to portable players, while Apple has sold millions on the portable iPods by allowing users to buy songs from iTunes and store them on iPods. “

The Napster music service only costs $15 a month and gives you access to millions of songs from their catalog. Compared to iTunes pay-per-download model, the Napster subscription service sounds like a steal.

Recommended Videos

The new Napster service uses Microsoft technology named “Janus” to allow users to take music with them instead of only being able to keep it on their PC at home.

According to CNN, Napster will spend $30 million on a Super Bowl campaign comparing their service to Apple’s iTunes.

Source: CNN/Money

Ian Bell
I work with the best people in the world and get paid to play with gadgets. What's not to like?
Aptera’s 3-wheel solar EV hits milestone on way toward 2025 commercialization
Aptera 2e

EV drivers may relish that charging networks are climbing over each other to provide needed juice alongside roads and highways.

But they may relish even more not having to make many recharging stops along the way as their EV soaks up the bountiful energy coming straight from the sun.

Read more
Ford ships new NACS adapters to EV customers
Ford EVs at a Tesla Supercharger station.

Thanks to a Tesla-provided adapter, owners of Ford electric vehicles were among the first non-Tesla drivers to get access to the SuperCharger network in the U.S.

Yet, amid slowing supply from Tesla, Ford is now turning to Lectron, an EV accessories supplier, to provide these North American Charging Standard (NACS) adapters, according to InsideEVs.

Read more
Yamaha offers sales of 60% on e-bikes as it pulls out of U.S. market
Yamaha Pedal Assist ebikes

If you were looking for clues that the post-pandemic e-bike market reshuffle remains in full swing in the U.S., look no further than the latest move by Yamaha.

In a letter to its dealers, the giant Japanese conglomerate announced it will pull out of the e-bike business in the U.S. by the end of the year, according to Electrek.

Read more