One of the MP3 experiments of Improv Everywhere. Agents are given an MP3 file to play (without listening to it in advance). The instructions on the recording lead them to self-organize into a bullseye, then play tag, then lay down in the grass.

This is a time lapse of the event.

Quoted: 826 people listening to headphones in a Manhattan park - more info www.improveverywhere.com

FAQ about Amazon's MP3 download service. No DRM, so you can put on any player, burn CD's, copy to multiple computers. License is for PERSONAL non-commercial use.

File are encoded at 256 kbps - excellent fidelity to the original CD recording (they use variable bit rate encoding for most songs so this is an average).

I also like that they support downloading via the browser with NO downloaded software needed (though they do have a downloader application that will help organize all your amazon purchases into an "Amazon MP3" folder).

You can now by Norah Jones and other artists songs for less than $1 per song, and NO DRM. Thank you Amazon!

Quoted: Amazon.com: Norah Jones: MP3 Downloads

Sony's new Video Walkman. 8GB internal flash memory, 2" display - $230

1GB MP3 player - waterproof - and with a built-in radio.

Saw an animated banner ad on Blue Dot for Media Monkey.

Quoted: Free media jukebox & music manager for serious music collectors. It has a CD Ripper supporting Freedb, mp3 player (plays CDs, WMA and OGG files), audio converter (for OGG, WMA, & MP3 conversion), tag editor, music playlist editor, file renamer, etc.

I got a Zune this Christmas - unfortunately, I couldn't get the Windows software to install! This is just on XP. Do I wait for MS to re-issue new software? I'm not seeing any on their web site.

This dot has a different set of problems from me - but seems like the Windows software is the weak point of this new product.

AllOfMP3.com - great site to steal music from Russia.

Quoted: The user bears sole responsibility for any use and distribution of all materials received from AllOFMP3.com. This responsibility is dependent on the national legislation in each user's country of residence. The Administration of AllOFMP3.com does not possess information on the laws of each particular country and is not responsible for the actions of foreign users.

Quoted: Ogg is a patent-free, fully open and standardised multimedia bitstream container format designed for efficient streaming and file compression (storage) by the Xiph.Org Foundation.