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SoundLoud.com announced Nov. 6 that they have launched the SoundStation Music store, a digital music player that includes a built-in shopping cart that allows for seamless purchasing of music downloads.

Created for both artists and managers/management in the music industry, SoundLoud.com music services will allow registered artists and labels to upload and manage their content, set pricing, track royalties and accept major credit card payments for MP3 music downloads through the SoundStation Music store.

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Music artists and bands will also be able to sell their music directly from their MySpace profile, their official artist Web site or any other traffic-driven Web page, giving the artist the opportunity to generate sales.

Sunil Wilkinson, co-founder and senior vice president of SoundLoud.com, told eWEEK that “the goal of the SoundStation Music store is to create a ubiquitous marketplace for digital music consumption.”

The list takes a decidedly softer stance on downloading than the RIAA does, aiming to educate consumers about legal downloading and give tips to retail outlets about how they can reverse the tide of plummeting profits.

The 7 Survival Tips the group announced are as follows:

1. Educate to Eradicate Piracy (If people know they are stealing money from musicians and laying off record industry employees by downloading illegally, they will think twice.)

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2. Make Music Retail Therapy (Retail outlets can foster a better album-buying experience through live interaction with other like-minded music lovers.)

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The Wireless DJ consists of three major parts: a USB transmitter that plugs into your PC, a receiver/charging cradle that plugs into your home stereo (via the included RCA cables) and is powered by an AC adapter, and a handheld remote with a built-in rechargeable battery. The system uses adaptive frequency-hopping to avoid interference, but Logitech recommends placing the receiver and transmitter as far as possible from potential sources of 2.4-GHz interference (including Wi-Fi components, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, and microwave ovens) to maximize the effective range.

After you install Logitech StreamPoint software from the included CD onto your Windows-based PC, a wizard software system walks you through the setup process. The wizard lets you choose which music libraries you want the software to access, and whether to update its index automatically or manually. You can also set up the system to work with content from Rhapsody and Yahoo! Music Unlimited (support for more services is planned), as well as the iTunes Music Store—as long as you’ve actually downloaded the tracks to your machine and added them to your music library. No, Apple didn’t license its FairPlay technology; the Wireless DJ simply acts as a sound card to stream music, so it doesn’t need to have the appropriate codecs installed. Setup is fairly quick, although if you have a lot of music files, it can take several minutes for the software to index them all.

Next, the wizard walks you through the process of plugging in and setting up the hardware components, a simple, clear process. Once everything is hooked up and installed, you’re ready to start streaming music. The remote doesn’t require line-of-sight operation and is rated for a range of 165 feet. I did my testing in a New York City apartment, so the system had more than enough range to cover the entire flat. You can have up to four wireless receivers paired with the system and control each one via the remote. But you can stream music to only one receiver at a time, which is a significant drawback compared with the Sonos ZonePlayer system.— Next: How the DJ spins

The goal of Cingular Music right now is to bring together Napster, Yahoo! , Windows Media Player and MP3 subscription music support, streaming music services including MobiRadio, Melodeo Mobilcast for podcasts, and streaming XM Radio channels and other music functions on an easy-to-use, dedicated music menu, said Gregg Brown, Cingular’s strategic marketing and business development manager for music.

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“The whole concept of portable music is becoming more mainstream … this brings that convergence even more to the forefront, by us offering the widest selection of content,” he said.

The service officially lets you sync Yahoo! and Napster purchased or subscription music to your phone, at no charge. (You can also, unoffically, sync other MP3 or WMA music from Windows Media Player, including songs bought at stores like Rhapsody.) This is an ability that Windows Mobile 5 devices on all carriers, including the T-Mobile SDA, Cingular 2125, and Palm Treo 700w have had for a while, but Cingular enhances the experience with an exclusive handheld Web page that lets you browse the companies’ catalogs, Brown said.

Cingular is also adding an $8.99/month streaming XM Radio client to the existing MobiRadio and Melodeo Mobilcast podcast offerings, and enhancing its Music ID service with a button that allows you to buy songs you overhear in the street on Napster.

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