Archive for July, 2009

Dart Exits anyone ?

Great iPhone app idea HERE

I used it and I got out quicker !

A moment in history…

Spotify on the iPhone (works over 3G apparently !)

Shaken or Stirred

Apple to add interactive albums to iTunes… more HERE (Appleinsider)

They are calling it ‘Cocktail’.

Smells like a RickRoll ?

Overheard in DV4…

More ICSCness

In today’s Irish Times HERE

Don’t throw out that SCSI cable !

Jaffa Cakes anyone…

Nice interactive eclipse gadget (Guardian) HERE

A bigger step for Neil…

The International Content Services Centre (ICSC) on
RTE NEWS
not bad for an idea that started as a chat over coffee
in the DV4 office 6 months ago !

I’m not a greedy rock pig !

but i killed Napster dead…
Click on the stickester for more (The Register)

do ya like dawgs ?

Garage Camoflage

Garage door covers.
More HERE (Telegraph)

Loads of fun…

try iiq

…till your daddy takes the T-Bird away !

One small step for Neil…

“We are also considering the establishment of an international content services centre which would allow Irish and international content owners in film, video, music and multimedia to distribute their content in a fair and equitable manner.”
- Minister of State at the Department of Communications,
Energy and Natural Resources (Deputy Conor Lenihan)
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 – Seanad [...]

Is it just me or …

is modern life rubbish ?

try another !

A lesson for the TV and film industry

Interesting research from the UK (The Leading Question) suggests that file sharing (or illegal downloading) of music is on the decline as legal services become more prevalent and offer what people want at a price they’re willing to pay. Taking a sample of 1,000 people across the 14-64 age group, the amount admitting to file [...]

Is it a boat or a fish ?

Or an insect ?

Everything you trusted is corrupt ?

Charlie Brooker’s rant and faf…
Click on CB (Guardian) for more…

nice vexed face there charlie.

Moving music forward (mxp4)

Some innovation on the digital front (sort of).
more here…

watch out for the .dv4 in the future !

Starfish or Spider ?

Jonathan MacDonald (ex Blyk) said…

“Record labels have too much baggage they are trying to preserve.
They are ’spider’ organisations, which die when you remove their legs.
They should be ’starfish’ organisations – de-centralised entities that can
survive and adapt no matter how many limbs you take away.”

Another nail in the vinyl coffin.

Music downloaded for games such as Rock Band, Guitar Hero and SingStar could feature in the UK charts before the year is out.
Games industry magazine MCV reports that the Official Charts Company wants to see sales of music via these interactive games count towards the download and official singles charts, provided a deal can be [...]

iPhone recording studio !

apparently…
4 track with bounces can produce 7 tracks only!
3 to 1
2 to 2
1 to 3
1? is left so total is 7
Guys…. a baby cot and toys in the background doesn’t rock !

Doctor doctor i see purple spots…

Secret 3G coverage map OFCOM doesn’t want the UK public to see
(especially if you live in Enniskillen !)

Comreg anyone ?

First we take Manhattan…

Mark (in DV4) has his single released in the USA… yeeha

expensive looking artwork there Marko !

Are the Olympics on ?

More Saxamafone Please…

All the (cheesy) 80’s sax solo’s here…

Ted hearts Spotify

Ted Cohen (music heavy hitter) likes it.
click pic more tedness (from Midem)

“It didn’t come from Apple!” he said.

Joost Struggling !

click for more (CNN)

“In these tough economic times, it’s been increasingly
challenging to operate as an independent,
ad-supported online video platform,”