Popular Online Hangout!

One of the most popular online hangouts’s, MySpace is getting into the online download business. Their nearly 120 million users will be able to listen to free music, as much as they want. Now there’s a catch, you can only listen to the music through your computer using your MySpace account. And of course there will be ads you will be looking at. By offering this free to MySpace users will definitely hurt other online music sellers like iTunes. That’s because if you like the song you’re listening to you can buy it for as low as 79 cents from Amazon’s site. And the thing that will set this service apart from iTunes is that you can download the songs as many times as you want. Plus the song will work on any MP3 player. I think iTunes is going to be in a little bit in trouble here. The recording labels are loving this new service. They’re hoping this will bring their numbers back in line. I read that CD sales where a little over $12 billion in the late 1990’s. Today they almost reach $6 billion. That’s a huge drop in sales, which is why recording labels love this new service.

Google’s New Phone!

Yes the title say’s it all, Google Inc. is now in the phone business. The new phone, called G1 will only be sold by T-Mobile and will be coming out Oct. 22nd of this year. Google said it would be easier for you to search the internet and easy access to your gmail. The price tag on the new G1 will be $179 with a two-year contract through T-Mobile. You can get a data plan for the phone, which will cost you $25 per month on top of your service plan. I have no idea what the service plans price will be, but will most likely be the same price as the iPhone. And the launch date fits right in with Christmas, so make sure you get it on your list. And just in case you’re not a big fan of Google, wait about year and you can get a Yahoo Phone or even a phone from Microsoft Corp. Both are also getting ready to break into the phone business. Me personally will most likely never buy a G1 or phone from any advertising company. Bad enough we look at tons of ads online, now our phones, not me.

Used Product Pricing!

This post is for everyone that comes across it. I came across a site tonight called UsedPrice.com, which offers true used equipment value on your stuff. These guys can give pricing on just about any used products in the market today. That means no more wondering what your used items are worth. When you need some extra cash use their tool to see what your item is selling for in pawnshops. Now there is no reason for you to get taken advantage of ever again. Again, everyone needs to check this site out; it’s really for anyone. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for, you will find the most up to date prices on just about any of your used products.

Email Service Only!

I was just reading about a device being sold in Target stores. The device is called “Peek,” and only offers email service on the go. The idea behind this new device is a lot of people out there are just looking to receive emails. The company starting this a start up company looking to fill what the BlackBerry dropped. Yes, if you didn’t’ know this already, the BlackBerry once only offered email. Now the BlackBerry offers phone services and a whole lot of other bells and whistles. Anyway, if your looking for just email services you can pick a Peek up at Target for around $100 with a month fee of $20. The great thing about the monthly fee is no contract is required. I have no idea if this new device will take off, but who really knows, look what happened with the BlackBerry.