Showing posts with label itunes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label itunes. Show all posts
0 comments Wednesday, February 4, 2009

High-quality iTunes Plus is the new standard on iTunes. There are now millions of iTunes Plus songs. And they’re downloadable on both Wi-Fi and cellular.

As you probably already know, Phil Schiller announced at January's MacWorld that iTunes now had DRM-free licenses with the big four, and would roll out iTunes Plus to all content over the coming year. Well, at first, the upgrade option was very simple: you could upgrade your entire library for the total price. ($.30 per song) I would love to do that eventually, but with nearly 400 songs eligibile, the total was over $80.

Fortunately, you now have the option to upgrade by song and by album. I promptly initiated an updgrade for my Third Day albums, Trans-Siberian Orchestra albums, and of course, my Johnny Cash albums. They were the available ones that were most important to me. So go upgrade, with twice the bitrate and the freedom to copy, burn and play on any device anywhere, anytime forever, it's worth it.

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The news is a week or so old, but I've been remiss in pointing it out: NBC has returned to the iTunes store. The little spat didn't quite end on the day of the announcement though. Both parties were eager to claim the other had given in. Well, TV shows aren't more expensive (save for the new HD versions), and they now offer cheaper shows, too. I think Apple won this one. NBC doesn't storm out of Wal-Mart with their DVDs because Wal-Mart sets the price, do they? Well, iTunes is the new Wal-Mart when it comes to media content.


That's not really that important to you, what is important is that NBC is making some TV episodes FREE for you! Some premiere episodes, some good ones from previous seasons. Shows like 30 Rock, The Office, Psych and others in SD and HD. Just hit up iTunes and download them. Shows like 30 Rock and The Office are always good for a re-watch, so it's worth the lengthy HD download. They've also thrown in some special pricing for some seasons, and ABC is getting in on the action with HD TV shows and special pricing, too. Use caution, though. It's easy to blow a nice chunk of change (not to mention bandwidth) in the iTunes store. Impulse buying loves a comfy desk chair!

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If you're an NFL fan, which is another way of saying, if you're an American, and you haven't checked out America's Game on NFL Network - go to iTunes right now and buy the series. Or, if you don't have $30 lying around in some dusty internet account, put it in your Netflix queue, or just watch for it on NFL Network. America's Game chronicls the Super Bowl Champions in NFL history in a very pointed, dramatic fashion. Several members of each winning team share their experience face-to-face with the audience. No interviewers, no graphics, no sets. Just a white background and film clips. And, of course, the gold-standard game music NFL Networks always nails.


Now, with The Missing Rings, NFL Network has set out to serve justice to all the great teams that never won. I assume team is a rather loose term, referring to a franchise during a specific era or general roster makeup. This isn't necessarily focused on teams that showed up, but lost the big one. The first episode aired tonight. The late '70s to 1981 San Diego Chargers were the team of choice. This team, Dan Fouts and company, never made it to the dance, but they present their case in a very compelling manner. "We changed the way defense is played, " they claim. And I'm inclined to believe them. Check it out on re-airs throughout the week, and be sure to watch for new episodes. Any time NFL Network churns out new content is a happy time.