digital music

12 March, 2008

Sumajin SportPocket - for people on the move

Was your New Years resolution “to get fit”?

Then - Get a Sumajin SportPocket and Get Exercising

Always wishing you had your iPod to listen to music when jogging?
Do you miss calls by leaving your mobile phone in your gym locker?

If these are your complaints - or you’re just an active person looking for a new way to wear your digital music - then Sumajin helps out with their SportPocket.

It’s a universally sized pocket, with adjustable armband and inner pocket for your earbuds and small items. It suits many sized MP3s, iPods, mobile phones and PDAs.

Being Sumajin, you can also rely on great quality!

17 January, 2008

Radiohead & the Changing Music Industry

A New Beginning?

In early October when Radiohead made their latest offering “In Rainbows” available for download for “whatever price you want to pay”, the music industry did quite a spin.

The hype preceded the release, everyone was abuzz with the news, thousands began downloading the very minute it was released.

Amongst a throng of supporters and perhaps even some opportunists, there was also the usual naysayers and doubting Thomas’. The big companies were hoping it would be a complete flop - that Radiohead would make no money, or better still (in their minds, not ours), owe far far more for the product than they would make.

And how much did everyone pay?

Well, some admit little, some admit none (as they were going to buy the box set anyway)… We’ll never know the full facts about how much was made or how many times it was downloaded (and why should we?). Of course, there’s plenty of sites guesstimating, but we know internet stats aren’t all that good.

Do you think it worked?

On 5 December, Radiohead posted a blog entry on their site. Quote: “A big thank you to everyone who came and downloaded the music. It’s been the most positive thing we’ve done and we hope you shared the experience with others.”

Sounds encouraging, doesn’t it?