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The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick
Engadget —
... You know what's kind of like online digital distribution, and yet not at all like that? Selling the entire re-mastered Beatles catalog on a USB drive that slots into a fake apple. The fine folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have teamed up to build a limited ...
Quoted: Baby you can buy my drive
GMSV —
... “The exquisitely crafted, apple-shaped USB drive is loaded with the critically acclaimed re-mastered audio for the Beatles’ 14 stereo titles, as well as all of the re-mastered CDs’ visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes.” Apple Corps and EMI give you the opportunity to buy the Beatles albums yet again in a new format (only 30,000 available starting Dec. 8 in the U.S., priced at $279.99). ...
The Beatles come to Apple (or, why does this story keep turning around, fruitlessly...)
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Following the 9.9.09 debut of the digitally re-mastered catalogue on CD, Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced the worldwide release of a limited edition of only 30,000 Beatles Stereo USB 'apples' on December 7 (December 8 in North America). ...
Apple and EMI Team Up to Bring an apple USB Loaded with Beatles Songs
901am —
... Apple in collaboration with is releasing an Apple-shaped USB loaded with 14 Beatles stereo titles. Included in the USB are all the remastered visual elements of the CD’s originally containing the 14 Beatles songs. In addition, the USB will also be loaded with 13 mini-documentary films about the Beatles’ studio albums, replicated UK album art rate photos and other notes. ...
The Beatles' Catalog, Now on Limited Edition USB Stick [Digital Music]
Gizmodo —
... FLAC quality is 44.1Khz 24 bit, and MP3 is 320 Kbps. Only 30,000 will be made, and it goes on sale November 8 for $280 (pre-orders are now live). The stick is $60 more than the CD set, but die-hard fans get "all of the re-mastered CDs' visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes." [TheBeatles.com] ...
Holiday Gift Idea: The Beatles USB Discography
I4U News —
... that's only $60 more than you pay for the new CD set. For you audiophiles out there, the FLAC quality is listed as 44.1Khz 24 bit, and the MP3s are 320 Kbps. Now, the bad news. 'Only' 30,000 of these special edition sets are being made. They go on sale November 8, but you can pre-order now at TheBeatles.com. I know what I'm getting my parents for Christmas. Anyone else planning on dropping close to $300 on this set? Posted on Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:16:17 CST | by Robert Evans
Sink Your Teeth Into The New Beatles Catalog On A Limited Edition Apple Shaped USB Drive
GadgetReview —
... the Beatles Catalog. FLAC quality runs at 44.1Khz 24 bit, whereas the MP3’s are at 320 Kbps. Priced at $60 more than the normal CD set, only 30.000 of these will be produced.
On sale starting December 8th, the drive will also include a 13 minute documentary about all of the studio albums as well as original UK album art, rare photos, and expanded liner notes.
I think Anvil needs one of these.
[via TechTree]
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The Beatles and (an) Apple: Together at Last!
Technologizer —
... This is…odd. The Beatles are finally releasing their remastered catalog in digital form–both high-quality FLAC files and 320-Kbps MP3s. But they’re not selling it on iTunes or any other online music merchant. They’re releasing it as a limited edition of 30,000 16GB USB drives that fit into an “exquisitely crafted” commemorative apple. ...
The Beatles releasing full catalog digitally... via USB
Macworld —
... ) and EMI Music announced Wednesday an upcoming release of the entire Beatles' catalog digitally , in MP3 and FLAC formats. The tracks won't be available in iTunes, or any other online store in fact. You can only snag them if you buy one of 30,000 limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks. It's the same remastered Beatles tracks that were released on CD back in September, but the new USB stick offers these, uh, exciting features: 1. You only get the stereo option, not the original mono versions 2. You get to pay $280, while the The Beatles Stereo Box Set costs just $180. Of ...
Beatles catalog packed into a green USB apple
DVICE Atom Feed —
... On board this collectible green apple are all 14 of the Beatles remastered albums in both high-quality 24-bit FLAC files and 320 kbps MP3s.
Just pull up the stem and you have a USB drive full of music, the original UK album art, rare photos, 13 mini-documentaries, and expanded liner notes. Collectible, indeed — Apple Corps LTD and EMI Music are only harvesting 30,000 of these pieces of rare fruit, on sale December 7th and now available for preorder.
Via The Beatles
Prepare for digital music from the Beatles -- but not on iTunes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... What does all of this mean? The Beatles' record company basically created a massive iTunes LP without iTunes. According to The Beatles' website, there's a special Flash interface for consumer interaction with the extra content. Some would say that this is just another stepping stone in the road to online distribution... while that may be true, I'm getting tired of all the back-and-forth. I own a good majority of the Beatles albums on CD and have already ripped them into iTunes. I expect that most anyone who really wants these in their iTunes library has already gone through the ...
Beatles Stereo USB Apple » FAN-tastic Fruit
Gadgets @ GadgetHeat —
... Beatles Stereo USB Apple
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Every Beatles album in the world will now fit on Carmen Miranda's head
Core77 —
... In one of the more bizarre USB products we've ever seen, The Beatles' Apple Corps corporation, in conjunction with record label EMI, are releasing the entire Beatles catalogue...in a USB flash drive shaped like a Granny Smith apple. The data contained on the drive will include 14 albums, 13 mini-documentaries, liner notes, album art, and rare photographs. ...
The Beatles catalog to be available on limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women —
... The Gods need no longer be dependent on your whimsical bio-logical memory alone for their existence. For folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have collaborated on this wonderful, wonderful limited edition run of 30,000 USB apples that contain the whole of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for the benefit of fans in the UK and USA. ...
Beatles Catalog Goes Digital, Inside a Plastic Apple
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... audio that will play on an iPod). The whole lot fits on a 16GB USB stick, inside the aforementioned apple.
I was cynical to begin with, but this actually looks great, and the fact that there are “only” 30,000 of them, along with the December release date, should mean they sell out in hours. I’m starting to think that The Beatles shouldn’t even bother moving in to the iTunes Store. After all, anyone who likes the music surely has it all already.
Product page [The Beatles] ...
Entire Beatles catalogue to sell on one USB drive
Techradar - All the latest technology news —
... The apple-shaped USB drive will be priced at an eye-watering £200, for which purchasers of the 30,000 limited-edition units will get just 16GB of flash memory. ...
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