Let the music play.Home stereo unit digitally stores up to 7,000 songs Ever wanted to play music that matched your mood, whether it was to wind down from a hard day of work or to get energized for a singles party? You would have to endure the time-consuming process of searching for the right discs and programming your CD mega-change] Now imagine having your entire music collection--CDs, cassettes and vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic records--in a unit the size of a VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. . With the touch of a remote control button, the unit would play any song,, album, artist, or genre--say, two hours of your favorite jazz selections. Lydstrom's SongBank SL CD Memory System puts a whole new spin on home listening. This home stereo system, or digital jukebox (1) Software for managing music files. Also called a "digital music manager," "music manager," or just "jukebox," it lets users organize MP3 and other audio files into playlists, play the songs, rip CD tracks to MP3 and other formats, burn CDs and download titles to portable , is a combination CD player, mega-changer and recorder in one. It has a hard drive that can store up to 7,000 songs, the equivalent of 350 hours of music, or 14.5 days' worth. The SongBank is simple to use. Pop in a CD and the software "rips" it, digitally recording its contents or a selected portion thereof. You can actually plug the unit into your home entertainment system. In addition, the SongBank is Internet-ready, with an internal modem A modem that plugs into an expansion slot within the computer. Unlike an external modem, an internal modem does not provide a series of display lights that inform the user of the changing modem states. The user must rely entirely on the communications program. Contrast with external modem. and Ethernet card See Ethernet adapter. , so you can download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. MP3 files and other digitized music from the Web. A high-end version of the unit, which will be coming this fall, can hold more than 10,000 songs. The SongBank is available from Boston-based Lydstrom for $799.95. But you might want to wait a month or two, when the company is expected to introduce a streamlined model that retails for $400. For now, you can order online at www.lydstrom.com or by calling 877-593-7876. |
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