With the rise in retro vinyl and record players, Crosley is hoping it can spark the same comeback with cassette players. You’ve probably seen the company’s record players littering the shelves at Target and Urban Outfitters. Now, Crosley is launching …
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Tidal Is Now Available on Amazon Echo Devices Thanks to the ‘Music Skill’ API
Amazon announced several new Echo devices back in September, but a hidden gem was buried in that presentation. The company announced a Music Skill API to allow any music streaming service to stream songs to Alexa-enabled devices. The new API wasn’t mad…
YouTube Rolls Out Its Merchandise Feature to Creators in Europe
Merch Spring’s coming to Europe. Over the summer, in an effort to keep its agitated content creator community away from Patreon, Twitch, and Instagram/Snapchat, YouTube unveiled several ‘new’ (i.e., outright copied) features. Twitch’s Channel Membershi…
Spotify Officially Launches Its Apple Watch App — But It’s Pretty Bare-bones
The official Spotify app for the Apple Watch is now available. A beta test of the app earlier this month hinted at its existence. Now, it’s a reality, though this is very ‘version 1’: the app is pretty barebones, with features like offline playback mi…
The Optoma Nuforce HEM8s: Lots of Packaging, But Overall a Good Purchase
A review of the HEM8s and their plastic waste. Pros: Good quality for the price! Cons: Somewhat bottom heavy and lacking some of the detail I prefer on highs, somewhat narrow soundstage, SO MUCH PACKAGING! Rating and overall thoughts: 6/10 If you are l…
Tidal Is Now Integrated Into Samsung Wearables — And the Apple Watch Is Next
Tidal has announced its app is now available on a wide variety of Samsung wearable devices. Those devices include the Samsung Galaxy Watch, Gear Sport, Gear S2 & S3, and its fitness-oriented products the Gear Fit2 & Pro versions. The new suppor…
Roku Re-Integrates Spotify and Enables Voice Controls for iHeartRadio, Pandora, and TuneIn
Spotify support was included on Roku devices in 2012 before being removed last year after technical issues. Now the streaming service is making a comeback to the world’s most popular TV streaming box. Roku promised that Spotify would make an appearanc…
Introducing Lasso, Facebook’s Latest TikTok/Musical.ly Killer
Facebook wants to deal the final blow to Musical.ly TikTok. But will Zuckerberg’s empire end up the real loser here? In an effort to turn its disastrous 2018 around, Facebook has introduced several ‘new’ features. You’ve probably seen them before on …
Spotify Fixes Its Wear OS for Google App for Smartwatches + Announces a Deal With Fossil
Spotify has announced an overhaul of its Spotify app for Android Wear OS, bringing new features that fans have been wanting for ages. The update now allows users to access Recently Played playlists, artists, albums and more. The app now supports Spotif…
SoundCloud Unveils Partnerships with DJ Software Makers to Launch Real-Time Streaming and Mixing for Creators
With its new partnerships, SoundCloud wants to make it easier for indie artists and producers to make it big. SoundCloud remains an independent streaming music powerhouse. Through the music service, Chance the Rapper, Avicii, Lil Uzi Vert, Post Malone,…