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"The new web app reportedly looks a lot like the desktop apps, with search, radio, playlists, and a "What's New" section all available. Almost certainly, the web app will provide some free usage as long as you listen to audio ads and see banner ads. The web app will roll out to all users over the next several months."

Kopin Golden-i Wireless Headset, a head-mounted computer that enables firefighters to analyze a situation and make smarter decisions. Much like Google's forthcoming Project Glass, the Golden-i headsets house a camera, microdisplay, GPS locator, speech recognition and gesture control. This allows users to benefit from computer technology while keeping their hands and concentration free on the task at hand, making it especially suitable to servicemen. Using data such as maps, heat profiles, oxygen levels and heart rate - as well as audio and visual connectivity to colleagues and staff - firefighters can gain a better overall view of the situation, helping to save lives as well as protect themselves.

"Zeebox does not sell any advertising itself; instead, its network partners work with agencies and advertisers to sell second-screen ads and Zeebox takes a cut. For now, the Zeebox app works only with live TV -- not DVR content. The app identifies live TV programming using a combination of video fingerprinting, audio content recognition and closed-captioning information."

Less audio removed on youtube! More opportunities for artists to make money! 

open source audio gaming platform that quantifies kids' outdoor play and gets them physically competing with friends

burberry's strategy: The flagship, by Burberry's description, has seamlessly integrated technology throughout. Full-length screens wrap the store, transitioning between audio-visual content displays, live-streaming hubs and and mirrors. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips have been attached to certain clothes and accessories so that when a customer approaches one of the screens in a fitting room, specific content - say, information about a bag's stitching and craftsmanship, or a video showing how a skirt was worn on the catwalk - will appear.

marc scarpa talks about making live streaming of concerts interactive, people donate to get rid of banners, download tickets or audio clips, merch

Not mentioned in the article, but maybe our video calls will be sponsored with ads. The phonecall is really a one-to-one form of communication that can't currently be touched by ads since no one wants their audio to be interrupted by audio. But an ad could easily be placed in a video chat without interfering with the communication experience.

"TV tagging" - audio barcodes, SyFy execution

daily 1.20

bad news: we missed this good news: everyone else did too Audio advertising!!!!!!!

spoken word audio api for apps

Overview of best semi-pro audio editing apps

Weekly - lowering barriers to entry for content creation, and distribution

This is like that audio snippets sharing service we saw last week. Seems much more effective for video