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I want to buy that Beatles USB apple when it comes out. http://www.thebeatles.com/#/news/APPLE_AND_EMI_TO_RELEASE/ 43 hours ago |
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i want one of these! http://bit.ly/f4zZK 4 days ago |
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Apple and EMI To Release Limited Edition Stereo USB http://bit.ly/f4zZK 6 days ago |
The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick
Engadget —
... You know what's kind of like online digital distribution, and yet not at all like that? Selling the entire re-mastered Beatles catalog on a USB drive that slots into a fake apple. The fine folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have teamed up to build a limited ...
Les Beatles finalement avec la pomme
Le Journal du Geek —
... Vous attendiez un méga-partenariat entre Apple et les Beatles et bien ça ne sera toujours pas pour aujourd’hui. Par contre, je peux vous proposer ces clés USB à l’effigie du groupe En effet, EMI mettra en vente ICI le 7 décembre prochain ces clés USB en forme de pomme, contenant 14 titres des Beatles (au format FLAC 44,1Khz 24bit et MP3 320Kbps), 13 mini documentaires, des photos et des annotations. Bref, un joli petit cadeau pour les fans du groupe mythique. Par contre, il va falloir aller vite parce ...
The Beatles come to Apple (or, why does this story keep turning around, fruitlessly...)
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Following the 9.9.09 debut of the digitally re-mastered catalogue on CD, Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced the worldwide release of a limited edition of only 30,000 Beatles Stereo USB 'apples' on December 7 (December 8 in North America). ...
The Beatles' Catalog, Now on Limited Edition USB Stick [Digital Music]
Gizmodo —
... FLAC quality is 44.1Khz 24 bit, and MP3 is 320 Kbps. Only 30,000 will be made, and it goes on sale November 8 for $280 (pre-orders are now live). The stick is $60 more than the CD set, but die-hard fans get "all of the re-mastered CDs' visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes." [TheBeatles.com] ...
Beatles catalogue coming on Apple-shaped USB. iTunes next?
Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's fastest-growing tech news site —
... Itching to update your Beatles collection with their 14 remastered albums but not keen on losing all that space on your shelves. Apple Corps has a solution – purchase one of 30,000 limited edition Beatles Stereo USB apples. ...
Holiday Gift Idea: The Beatles USB Discography
I4U News —
... that's only $60 more than you pay for the new CD set. For you audiophiles out there, the FLAC quality is listed as 44.1Khz 24 bit, and the MP3s are 320 Kbps. Now, the bad news. 'Only' 30,000 of these special edition sets are being made. They go on sale November 8, but you can pre-order now at TheBeatles.com. I know what I'm getting my parents for Christmas. Anyone else planning on dropping close to $300 on this set? Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:16:17 CST | by Robert Evans
Sink Your Teeth Into The New Beatles Catalog On A Limited Edition Apple Shaped USB Drive
GadgetReview —
... the Beatles Catalog. FLAC quality runs at 44.1Khz 24 bit, whereas the MP3’s are at 320 Kbps. Priced at $60 more than the normal CD set, only 30.000 of these will be produced.
On sale starting December 8th, the drive will also include a 13 minute documentary about all of the studio albums as well as original UK album art, rare photos, and expanded liner notes.
I think Anvil needs one of these.
[via TechTree]
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The Beatles and (an) Apple: Together at Last!
Technologizer —
... This is…odd. The Beatles are finally releasing their remastered catalog in digital form–both high-quality FLAC files and 320-Kbps MP3s. But they’re not selling it on iTunes or any other online music merchant. They’re releasing it as a limited edition of 30,000 16GB USB drives that fit into an “exquisitely crafted” commemorative apple. ...
Beatles catalog packed into a green USB apple
DVICE Atom Feed —
... On board this collectible green apple are all 14 of the Beatles remastered albums in both high-quality 24-bit FLAC files and 320 kbps MP3s.
Just pull up the stem and you have a USB drive full of music, the original UK album art, rare photos, 13 mini-documentaries, and expanded liner notes. Collectible, indeed — Apple Corps LTD and EMI Music are only harvesting 30,000 of these pieces of rare fruit, on sale December 7th and now available for preorder.
Via The Beatles
Prepare for digital music from the Beatles -- but not on iTunes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... What does all of this mean? The Beatles' record company basically created a massive iTunes LP without iTunes. According to The Beatles' website, there's a special Flash interface for consumer interaction with the extra content. Some would say that this is just another stepping stone in the road to online distribution... while that may be true, I'm getting tired of all the back-and-forth. I own a good majority of the Beatles albums on CD and have already ripped them into iTunes. I expect that most anyone who really wants these in their iTunes library has already gone through the ...
Beatles Stereo USB Apple » FAN-tastic Fruit
Gadgets @ GadgetHeat —
... Beatles Stereo USB Apple
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Every Beatles album in the world will now fit on Carmen Miranda's head
Core77 —
... In one of the more bizarre USB products we've ever seen, The Beatles' Apple Corps corporation, in conjunction with record label EMI, are releasing the entire Beatles catalogue...in a USB flash drive shaped like a Granny Smith apple. The data contained on the drive will include 14 albums, 13 mini-documentaries, liner notes, album art, and rare photographs. ...
The Beatles catalog to be available on limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women —
... The Gods need no longer be dependent on your whimsical bio-logical memory alone for their existence. For folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have collaborated on this wonderful, wonderful limited edition run of 30,000 USB apples that contain the whole of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for the benefit of fans in the UK and USA. ...
Beatles Catalog Goes Digital, Inside a Plastic Apple
Gadget Lab —
... audio that will play on an iPod). The whole lot fits on a 16GB USB stick, inside the aforementioned apple.
I was cynical to begin with, but this actually looks great, and the fact that there are “only” 30,000 of them, along with the December release date, should mean they sell out in hours. I’m starting to think that The Beatles shouldn’t even bother moving in to the iTunes Store. After all, anyone who likes the music surely has it all already.
Product page [The Beatles] ...
The Beatles Stick It to Us
Gadgetwise —
... only weeks ago, Paramount has aligned with Kingston to put full-length movies on USB stick drives. Now, Apple Corps—the Beatles’ organization, not the one affiliated with Steve Jobs—has announced that it will place the band’s entire musical catalog on a single USB stick, compatible with Mac or PC hardware. It’s to be available in Britain and in the States in early December; the retail price in the U.K. is 200 pounds, about $335. Repackaged Beatles? Let me count the ways: vinyl, tapes, cassettes, compact discs, remastered compact discs, super -remastered compact discs. ...
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