In addition to brand apps, Spotify offers a more traditional display and audio advertising model for brands.
Arbitron, likewise, is still figuring out how to fold streaming audio into its model.
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Yamaha designed the model with left-right symmetrical audio circuitry to provide the shortest circuit path for audio signal travel without loss of audio signal purity.
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The Model Two makes use of the latest audio technology, including front and rear RCA pre-outs, subwoofer output and a built-in 25 watts x 4 channel RMS power amplifier.
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Flip it around and you'll find the minute tweak that marks it as a US model: the shifting of the Beats Audio logo upwards and, in its former place, the presence of T-Mobile's logo above the speaker grille.
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Pick a model with sizable knobs and buttons for the audio and climate control systems along with power-operated mirrors to help reduce the amount of grip strength needed and reduce pain associated with turning or twisting motions.
In our demo, that meant pumping in images, opening times and an audio description of the boutiques on the main street of the model village.
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In an environment like the Web in which people are loathe to pay for anything, much less audio (witness the success of MP3), Audible's business model seems risky but not to Katz.
Among the laundry list of flaws reported are this model's small, dim screen, barely acceptable MP3 and call audio quality, lack of even EDGE-speed data, sub-four-hour battery life, limited filetype support, and flaky Bluetooth connection.
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The Slingbox PRO is their new flagship model, with additional inputs and outputs so you can control up to four audio or video sources (sadly, if you want to use high-def component inputs you need to drop an extra fifty bucks on a dongle they're calling the HD Connect -- there is no option for HDMI).
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In addition to great audio quality, additional information such as the artist and song title can be viewed on each model's touchscreen display.
It tailors audio according to a set of headphones' acoustic quirks, smoothing out harsh frequencies that one model might accentuate, boosting weak bass for another.
The latest attempt--a joint venture with Sony--produced a sleek model with a built-in camera and the ability to combine text, graphics, photos and audio clips, but Ericsson has lost market share.
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