The Echo Nest Lands $1.3 Million for Music Recommendations

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Somerville,
Mass. – The Echo Nest, the
provider of a music recommendation and search platform, has raised $1.3 million
in new funding from 14 unnamed investors, according to a regulatory filing.

Somerville, Mass.-based Echo Nest’s "machine
learning" platform was developed by MIT PhDs, and aims to improve the
relevance of music search and recommendations.

The company’s technology is
being used by streaming music service Spotify, and was recently integrated into
music blog network MOG’s new subscription-based streaming music service.

 

Related Links:
http://www.echonest.com

Skype Coming to Panasonic, LG Web-connected Televisions

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Las Vegas – Skype, the Internet telephone service, on
Tuesday announced partnerships with consumer electronics firms Panasonic and
LG, to integrate voice and video calling via Skype into the companies’
respective Internet-connected HDTV sets. Set to become available in the spring,
the setup will require a new TV-ready webcam with a microphone designed to
"easily pick up sound from couch-distance."


 

Related Links:
http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2010/01/skype_on_your_tv.html

Spring Design Adds Google Books Access to Alex eReader

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Fremont,
Calif. – Spring Design, maker of
the dual-screen Alex eReader e-book reader device, announced on Tuesday that it
has signed a deal with Google (NASD: GOOG), giving Alex users access to more than one
million public domain books from Google Books. The titles will be available via
the Alex’s integrated Android browser and search applications.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz41s

http://www.springdesign.com

MSNBC.com Buys BreakingNews.com Domain

By
Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– MSNBC.com, the network and website joint venture between Microsoft and NBC,
has purchased the domain BreakingNews.com, PaidContent reported. Last year, the
company took over a Twitter account called @BreakingNews from BNO News. The
BreakingNews.com website currently features the same scrolling feed of
headlines posted to the Twitter account.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz3sr
(PaidContent)

http://www.msnbc.com

http://breakingnews.com

Finnish Label to Halt New Signings Until P2P Sites Stopped

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – A Finland-based record label has announced that
it will cease signing new artists until "our politicians have stopped the
P2P sites," TorrentFreak reported. "We are NOT able to sign more
artists. No demos or masters you send us will be considered for release,"
reads a note on Lion Music’s website. "The illegal file sharing on the net
is killing independent music…Our demo policy will not change before our
politicians have stopped the P2P sites. Illegal file sharing is not just about
stealing from rich major companies. It is about killing independent music and
making it impossible for many great musicians to have a chance to release
albums and have a musical career even as a part time job."


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz3r8
(TorrentFreak)

http://www.lionmusic.com

Ray Kurzweil to Unveil Blio eReader Software at CES

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Las Vegas – Technologist and
inventor Ray Kurzweil plans to introduce the Blio, a free eReader application
from his knfb Reader Technology firm, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week.
Kurzweil bills Blio, set for release in late January, as "the first
eReader eReader to preserve the image-rich format of books and magazines,
including their layout, typesetting, images, color and graphics, while also
supporting full media functionality, including video, graphics, and web
links."


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz3vd

http://www.blioreader.com

Next3D to Debut Broadband 3D HD Video Service

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Atlanta
– Next3D, a developer of stereoscopic 3D technology, announced on Tuesday that
it will introduce a broadband-delivered 3D, HD home video service in the first
quarter of 2010. The Next3DTV service will offer content including theatrical
3D movies, films originally created for 3D IMAX theaters, trailers, sports, and
live 3D weather maps. The service will initially be available for PCs that
support 3D display technology.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz3wq

http://next3dtv.com

Brightcove Names Mendels as President, COO

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Cambridge,
Mass. – Brightcove, a provider of
Internet video delivery services, announced on Tuesday that it has named David
Mendels as its new president and COO. Mendels comes to Brightcove from Adobe,
where he worked on Flash, Flex, Acrobat and LiveCycle as executive vice president
and general manager of the company’s enterprise software and business productivity
division.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz43n

http://www.brightcove.com

Music Publishers Settle Suit Against Unlicensed Lyrics Site

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Washington
– The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) announced on Tuesday that it
has successfully settled its copyright infringement suit against Motive Force
and Sean Colombo, operators of the unlicensed LyricWiki database of song
lyrics.

Under the terms, Motive Force and Mr. Colombo are permanently enjoined
from further using unlicensed song lyrics on websites or applications, and will
"turn over funds associated with the exploitation of the unauthorized
content."

NMPA member companies Peermusic, Warner/Chappell and Bug Music
sued Motive Force and Mr. Colombo in August 2009.

They note that "the previously
unlicensed music content on the Motive Force website is now in the possession
of a licensed lyric website provider."

At the same time it sued Motive
Force, the NMPA also filed an unlicensed lyrics copyright suit against
LiveUniverse and owner Brad Greenspan, the co-founder of MySpace.

The NMPA said
that it continues to seek equitable relief and damages in those cases.

 

Related Links:
http://www.nmpa.org/media/showwhatsnew.asp?id=24

http://snipurl.com/tz3et
(DMW previous coverage)

http://www.motiveforcellc.com

http://www.liveuniverse.com

Best Buy Backs Wireless Chipmaker SiBeam

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Sunnyvale,
Calif. – SiBeam, a maker of high-speed
wireless communication platforms, said on Tuesday that it has landed an
unspecified equity investment from consumer electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).

SiBeam, which previously had received investments from consumer electronics
firms such as Panasonic and Samsung, has developed 60 GHz semiconductor
technology for the wireless transmission of high-definition (HD) video, audio
and data.

The move is a strategic one for Best Buy, which in addition to its
retail stores also manufactures its own technology products under the Insignia,
Rocketfish, Dynex, Init and Geek Squad brands.

John LeMoncheck, the president
and CEO of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based SiBeam, said that his company will use the
funding to help launch "several of our strategic initiatives for
2010."

 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/tz3db

http://www.bestbuy.com

http://www.sibeam.com

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