HiFi Blog: digital audio goodness

Why can’t digital music be sold in a mixable format?: “What I want is a file format that carries each track—unmixed. Then I want a ‘mix’ file, say in XML, that contains the artist’s preferred mix of the tracks. But then I want to be able to tweak it and mix my own version.”

Trent Reznor [...]

The story of Shufflicious—making an iPod case to sell: a fantastic behind-the-scenes look on what it takes to build a case for a portable audio player. You don’t have to be a case manufacturer wannabe. This is the case in question—I like the fact it costs $5 with shipping included, wherever you are. It’s a [...]