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PMPFlash Memory, MP3 Player Firm SanDisk to Cut 250 JobsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2007 - 10:07am.
Milpitas, Calif. - Needing to cut costs to combat falling prices for its components, SanDisk, a maker of flash storage card products, said on Friday that it will cut 250 jobs -- or about 10% of its workforce -- and reduce the salaries of its executives by as much as 20%. HandHeld Entertainment Receives Nasdaq NoticeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2007 - 9:54am.
San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of personal media players and operator of digital media content sites, said that it has received a letter from the Nasdaq Stock Market stating that it was out of compliance with a market rule for failing to file a required notice in timely fashion. Report: Digital Video Recorder Owners Watch Two-Thirds of TV AdsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2007 - 7:06am.
Orlando, Fla. - Contrary to previous beliefs, owners of digital video recorders (DVRs) watch about two-thirds of commercials during TV programming, according to audience data in a new report from the Nielsen Company. Portable Media Player Maker HandHeld Raises $3.83 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 18, 2007 - 11:21am.
tags: Deals | Mobile | Music | CE | PMP | Handhelds | Handheld | Private Placements | Placements | ZVUE |
HandHeld Entertainment Acquires YourDailyMedia.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 18, 2006 - 12:14pm.
San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players and owner of a network of entertainment sites, announced on Monday that it has acquired YourDaliyMedia.com for $1.06 million. The site, which attracts 1.8 million unique monthly visitors, features a library of more than 4,500 user-generated videos and other items, including photos, games and jokes. The acquisition grows San Francisco-based HandHeld's media library to nearly 11,000 videos.
Zune vs iPod - The Story in the DataAuthored by Hitwise on December 15, 2006 - 8:54am.
 The following is a blog entry from LeeAnn Prescott from Hitwise: Since the launch of the Zune less than a month ago, I've been curious to see how Microsoft's new mp3 player compares against the iPod. A chart of search volume for 'ipod' and 'zune' shows that the share of searches for 'ipod' was 3X greater than the share of searches for 'zune' for the week ending 12/9/06. Not bad for a product that's only been on shelves for three weeks.
Report: Apple iTunes Sales Down 65% in First Half of 2006Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 13, 2006 - 11:27am.
 Cambridge, Mass. - Sales at Apple's iTunes Store fell 65% in the first six months of 2006, according to a survey of U.S. iTunes debit and credit card purchases conducted by Forrester Research.
Buzz Watch: The iPod Vending MachineAuthored by Jay Baage on December 12, 2006 - 12:01pm.
 Vending machines are typically used to dispense drinks and perhaps candy. On a recent trip to San Francisco I came across a new kind of vending machine. This sucker dispenses iPods and all possible accessories and sits right inside the doors to Macy's on Union Square. There are all kinds of interesting conclusions you can draw from this.
Microsoft Expects to Sell 1 Million Zune Players by JuneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 7, 2006 - 2:54pm.
San Francisco - Microsoft announced that it expects to sell more than 1 million of its new Zune digital music players by the end of June. The device went on sale last month, and currently holds the number five spot on market research firm NPD's weekly sales rankings.
Sima Debuts $99 USB-Sharing Accessory for iPods, Other DevicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 3:12pm.
Pittsburgh, Penn. - Sima Products on Wednesday introduced the Hitch, a $99 USB sharing accessory that lets users share content directly between iPods, digital cameras, USB flash drives and other devices without the need of a PC. The company said the device is compliant with all digital rights management copy-protection, and can be used to transfer music, video, photos, documents and other digital media.
RealNetworks Debuts Rhapsody TV, Print Ad CampaignAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:14pm.
Seattle - RealNetworks on Tuesday launched a TV ad campaign for the SanDisk Sansa e200R Rhapsody MP3 player that features Eric Clapton. The player was released in the fall and is tightly integrated with the company's Rhapsody digital music service. Print ads are also slated to appear in publications such as Rolling Stone, SPIN and Blender.
tags: Marketing | Campaigns | Music | CE | MP3 | Promotions | RealNetworks | SanDisk | PMP | Rhapsody |
Report: MP3 Player Adoption Raising Awareness of Ripping, PlaylistsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 5, 2006 - 3:06pm.
New York - The explosion of MP3 players -- driven by Apple's iPod -- on the market has raised awareness and usage of digital music in general in 2006, according to a report from market research firm Jupiter Research.
HandHeld Entertainment Acquires FunMansion.com for $1.1 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 1, 2006 - 12:57pm.
Port St. Lucie, Fla. - User-generated video site FunMansion.com has been acquired by HandHeld Entertainment, a San Francisco-based maker of portable media players that also operates an online video store.
tags: Deals | Mobile | Video | CE | Acquisitions | PMP | Handheld | Video-Sharing | UGC | FunMansion |
Report: Beatles Songs Coming Soon to iTunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 27, 2006 - 1:47pm.
New York - Songs by the Beatles may soon be available for purchase on Apple's iTunes Store, according to Fortune magazine. Citing a music industry executive apprised of the talks, details of the deal are still being worked on -- such as the amount of an advance to be paid to the Beatles, and how long any iTunes exclusivity for the band's catalog would last.
Pew Internet Research: Adoption Rate and Popularity of Podcasts IncreasingAuthored by Jay Baage on November 22, 2006 - 1:04pm.
Some 12% of Internet users surveyed by Pew Internet & America Life Project now say that they have downloaded a podcast so that they can listen to it or view it at a later time. This is a big increase from the February-April study when the number was just 7%. The significant gain is attributable to the increase in the number of owners of MP3 players (iPods and the like) and the growing number of organizations that offer podcasts. However, only a few people listen to podcasts frequently, only 1% of the people in the survey say that they download and listen to podcasts every day.
MPAA Sues Firm That Rips CDs, DVDs to Portable Media PlayersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2006 - 6:09pm.
San Francisco - The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has sued Load 'N Go, a retailer of portable media players that offers to transfer users' CDs and DVDs to the devices, on copyright-related charges, CNET News.com reported.
Report: China's Foxconn to Manufacture Apple iPod PhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 3:40pm.
San Francisco - AppleInsider reported on Wednesday that Chinese manufacturer Foxconn has received an order from Apple to make 12 million units of a mobile phone that doubles as a music player.
Apple, Airlines Team on iPod Integration with In-Flight EntertainmentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2006 - 2:54pm.
Chicago - Apple announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United Airlines to allow passengers to plug their iPods into in-flight entertainment services, allowing for charging of the devices and viewing of iPod videos on seat-back displays.
HandHeld Entertainment Acquires Dorks.com for $1.5 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 14, 2006 - 2:34pm.
 San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of portable media players, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Seattle-based Dorks.com, an aggregator of user-generated content, for $1.5 million. The deal includes $500,000 in cash, and the remainder in the form of a five-year, $1 million note, convertible to Handheld's stock.
Buzz Watch: Microsoft Launches a Full Scale Attack on AppleAuthored by Jay Baage on November 7, 2006 - 8:27am.
 On Monday, Microsoft announced that it would rent movies and sell television shows through Internet downloads to its Xbox Live video game service. Moreover, I got a call yesterday from Microsoft confirming my delivery address of the new Zune music player, due to arrive for review later this week. In other words, Microsoft is getting ready to launch a full-scale attack on long-time rival Apple Computer Inc. and other competitors in the digital music and video entertainment space.
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