Despite Numerous Legal Choices, Music Industry Still Blames Piracy For Its Woes
Years ago, the music industry could have blamed falling album sales on piracy. “Nobody’s buying the latest Chingy because they’re just downloading a 128CBR rip from Suprnova~!” What’s the excuse now when people have loads of legitimate digital options—iTunes, Zune, Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, etc.—at their fingertips? Oh, right: it’s still piracy. Please update your act.
The numbers are pretty dire for the music industry.
Album sales this past week were a paltry 4.95m units sold. That’s the lowest number on record.
Sales are down 12 percent for the year, too.
Digital album sales, while steadily increasing, haven’t made up the difference.
Perhaps that’s because: why should I buy an album when I can merely listen to the song I want, when I want with Spotify?
Of course, piracy is the boogie man here, with the IFPI claiming [PDF] that for every legal download there’s 20 illegal downloads. Seeing as though it’s nigh impossible to accurately track such numbers, well, I patently don’t believe it.
No matter: enjoy your legal digital music choices in 2010 while the record labels continue to use 2002 rhetoric.
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Roehr eSuperBike is World’s Fastest Electric Motorcycle
Priced from $16,995 - $34,495, these Roehr electric motorcycles are available in three different trims. Best of all, the lowest-end model comes equipped "with a 48hp motor, 395lb weight, dual 300mm brake discs up front, 41mm inverted forks, and 5.8Kw/h worth of batteries good for 80 miles of range and 100mph top speed." Click here for first picture in gallery. Here's more info on the fastest model:
Step it up to the eSuperBike and you get two of the same motors for a combined power of 96hp but a total weight of 500lbs. Also, the rear shock gets boosted to an Ohlins unit (surely to handle that extra girth) and 7.7Kw/h worth of batteries good for 100 miles of range and 135mph top speed.
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Today at the Steam Summer Sale: GTA IV for $5, every X-COM game for $4
Just an FYI to all the gamers out there. Some good deals over at Steam today; one of my favorite games of all time, X-COM, is available with all its sequels (including the sadly misunderstood Enforcer) for only $3.74. That’s a huge deal. Grand Theft Auto IV is also available right now (sans expansions) for only $5, which is the lowest I’ve seen it. Now, get thee to the Steamery!
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Dell Inspiron 14z dips to $399, for now
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Hitachi has a quartet of new projectors
Hitachi has four more projectors that are ready to hit the market, with the CP-X3011N, CP-X4011N, CP-2511N and CP-X2011N all being prepped for a general release. You will find it rather surprising that Hitachi uses the same design, features and connectivity options on all four - what is this, a case of quadtuplets? Of course, there will be minor variations between the models with its brightness level and contrast ratio being the main differing factors, but apart from that it is pretty hard to tell the difference from one to another. Shared features include XGA (1,024 x 768) resolution and 3LCD display technology, where the X4011N is the "high end" version at 4,000 ANSI lumens with the X2011N being the lowest at 2,200 ANSI lumens. Depending on the model you pick, they retail anywhere from $2,995 to $2,295.
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Luxurious Devialet D-Premier Amplifier
If you’re looking for a classy looking amplifier for your fancy home, the Devialet D-Premier might be up your street. The most notable feature from the outside is its aluminum body, which sports a removable cover to hide all the inputs, keeping your room design clean and tidy. It can be placed horizontally, or hung on the wall in a vertical position. This amplifier is compatible with a wide range of loudspeakers, and boasts a good signal-to-noise ratio, lowest intermodulation, and the lowest ouput impedance. Do you think it deserves a place in your home?
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Luxurious Devialet D-Premier Amplifier
If you’re looking for a classy looking amplifier for your fancy home, the Devialet D-Premier might be up your street. The most notable feature from the outside is its aluminum body, which sports a removable cover to hide all the inputs, keeping your room design clean and tidy. It can be placed horizontally, or hung on the wall in a vertical position. This amplifier is compatible with a wide range of loudspeakers, and boasts a good signal-to-noise ratio, lowest intermodulation, and the lowest ouput impedance. Do you think it deserves a place in your home?
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32GB Zune HD is down to $240 at Dell
The Zune HD’s price keeps dropping and dropping. No matter. It’s a killer media device and well worth your money if you don’t mind forgoing the App Store that’s available on the competing iPod touch. Dell Home currently has it up for $240, which is the lowest price we’ve seen from a reputable retailer yet. Who knows how long it will be that low, though, so you better direct your web browser over to the site and snatch up the deal while it’s still available. [Dell Home via DealCatcher]
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CrunchDeals: Buy two, get one free Xbox 360 Platinum hits
Oh, winter snowstorms. Your lion’s roar is but a cat’s meow provided you don’t knock out the power or prevent the UPS or FedEx trucks from completing their routes.
If you do knock out the power or render delivery services immobile, then you’re an asshole. An asshole of a storm.
If not, please feel free to continue canceling school and work for everyone (except bloggers and other work-from-home professionals) while we all play video games.
Long story short (too late) if you need Xbox 360 games to play, Amazon’s doing a buy-two-get-one-free deal on Platinum Hits titles. Just add three to your cart and the lowest priced one will carry the low, low price of nothing.
Deal ends next Saturday, February 13th.
Buy 2 Platinum Hits, Get 1 Free [Amazon via Joystiq]
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CrunchDeals: Buy two, get one free Xbox 360 Platinum hits
Oh, winter snowstorms. Your lion’s roar is but a cat’s meow provided you don’t knock out the power or prevent the UPS or FedEx trucks from completing their routes.
If you do knock out the power or render delivery services immobile, then you’re an asshole. An asshole of a storm.
If not, please feel free to continue canceling school and work for everyone (except bloggers and other work-from-home professionals) while we all play video games.
Long story short (too late) if you need Xbox 360 games to play, Amazon’s doing a buy-two-get-one-free deal on Platinum Hits titles. Just add three to your cart and the lowest priced one will carry the low, low price of nothing.
Deal ends next Saturday, February 13th.
Buy 2 Platinum Hits, Get 1 Free [Amazon via Joystiq]
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