Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Berklee College of Music, Digital audio player, MP3, MusicGremlin, One Laptop Per Child, SanDisk, SanDisk Sansa, Sansa
The computers being sent all over the world by Boston nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child contain a piece of music-producing software that has, somewhat unexpectedly, been bringing families and children from different countries together. The TamTam software program allows users of all ages to blend dozens of sounds and instruments from around the globe. (The Wall Street Journal 6/11)
SO cool. Dr. Boulanger, a Professor at the Berklee College of Music, describes this rich application as allowing children to “paint with sound, color with sound” and I wholeheartedly agree. What a wonderful creative learning tool this is.
MP3 manufacturer SanDisk has acquired MusicGremlin, which makes a Wi-Fi-enabled digital-audio player. Daniel Schreiber, general manager of SanDisk‘s Sansa unit, said that “MusicGremlin’s digital distribution platform and capabilities will provide SanDisk with adaptive and innovative technology that will play a key role in the development of future Sansa products for consumers.” (Digital Media Wire 6/10)
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