Music

There are many excellent in ear buds and over ear headphones available on the market, such as the Sony WH-1000XM5 noise cancelling headphones which I use on noisy public transport and for listening to TV/movies at night while my family is asleep. However for innovative audio products that enable listening to music, podcasts, audio books and more in different ways without blocking ears like earbuds...

It's the end of 2023, and as we head into a new year, many of us are celebrating with friends and family. As part of those celebrations, we'll often throw on music, have some drinks and ease into the evening as the sun sets and the fireworks kick off. This year, Spotify has their NYE Party 2024 | New Years Eve Party Hits playlist....

Australian audio company BlueAnt, has done something different with it's new IP67 waterproof rating X-3D MAX Wireless Bluetooth speaker, with 4 active speaker drivers each driven by their own dedicated and optimised amplifier channel. With a weight of 959g and dimensions of 22cm high and 8cm across comparatively, X-3D MAX is a similar size and shape as the UE Megaboom 3 but is $50 cheaper. At...

One of Spotify's great successes has been their Daily and Weekly Mixes that are generated from your listening behaviour. Previously this was a human-crafted algorithm, but now, building on the new wave of AI, Spotify is introducing an AI-powered DJ to Australia. DJ is a personalised AI guide that knows you and your music taste so well that it can choose what to play...

Add music to your videos without fear of copyright claims.

It's officially December and that leads to many reflections on the year as we wrap up 2020, a year unlike any other. Spotify's 2020 Wrapped lists the top music, and podcasts the world listened to this year. With more than 320 Million listeners, Spotify is well placed to create charts that reflect what the world lent their ears to in 2020, so lets get...

If you're a content creator, one of the most difficult challenges is finding good royalty-free music to compliment your video. With the popularity of YouTube and video Podcasts, this need is increasing and everyone wants to avoid the YouTube ban hammer spoiling their revenue with a content ID strike. Shutterstock is famous for their stock photography, but if you haven't visited for a while,...

In the streaming music world, Spotify is kicking ass and taking names. Microsoft Groove is dead. Like in phones, Microsoft is getting good at admitting defeat and now, its getting out of music and will instead partner with Spotify. Microsoft will end Groove Music Pass at the end of 2017, but if you've made playlists there, we're told there will be a way to transition...