Hey, Ya... Nice Ringtone!

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Ringtone Converter 4.4.3

Ringtone Converter 4.4.3 12/30/2003 04:01 PM
Easily create your own distinctive ringtone.

Ringtone Hype

Ringtone Hype 12/11/2003 01:13 PM
I've written before about the wireless carriers' current obsession with ringtones. It appears to be a booming business, to the point that others are muscling in on the carrier's turf by offering "non-authorized" ringtones or even the ability to make your own ringtones (for a fee, of course). While it may be good money in the short run, I still don't see how it's sustainable. As mobile phone platforms are increasingly open and standardized, ringtones will go through the same Napsterization process, where many will be available for free. Meanwhile, I still don't understand what's wrong with the good, old-fashioned vibrate mode that doesn't bother anyone around you. However, the article does mention the growing popularity of the silent ringtone that we wrote about last week. Apparently, it costs $2. Incredible. We've reached the point where people are willing to pay to have their mobile phone not ring. Maybe the next step is letting people pay to have someone else's mobile phone not ring. "My goodness is your ringtone annoying. Here's $2. Go buy yourself a silent ringtone."

Ringtone Tools 2.20

Ringtone Tools 2.20 06/22/2004 08:52 AM
Tools for creating ringtones on mobile phones.

The Ringtone Label?

The Ringtone Label? 12/24/2004 12:18 PM
With the rise of ringtones, it seems that some have really taken the idea and tried to run with it. So far, certainly, ringtones have done well for some companies, but it's still not clear if it's a sustainable market, or a faddish one. There's also the fact that the industry continues to deny that file sharing of ringtones could ever be a risk -- which suggests they're only asking for serious trouble down the road. Still, the latest move is that one company has set up a record label just for ringtones. Because, already, musicians have separate labels for CDs and videos and digital downloads and... wait a second... no they don't. Most musicians basically sign deals with a single recording label to handle all of their musical endeavors, so it seems sort of strange to have an entirely separate label for ringtones only. For recording labels that don't already include this in their standard contracts, they will soon -- and then this new "label" will be out of luck. Of course, the reality is that it's just a way for this company to get a little extra publicity for these "unique" ringtones. Considering that part of the reason ringtones are so popular, though, is that people recognize the songs they represent, it makes you wonder if people really are that interested in songs that are designed just to be ringtones. Seems sort of like a niche market within a niche market.

MP3-ringtone converter

MP3-ringtone converter 05/23/2004 06:25 AM
There's a new app that will convert your MP3 to ringtones and the music industry is freaking out (despite the fact that phones like the P800, which can play an MP3 without any conversion as a ringtone, have been around for at least a year)

``It's problematic, because it has the potential to eviscerate the business model early in its development,'' said Ted Cohen, EMI Music's senior vice president of digital development and distribution.

Link (Thanks, Tom!)

Ringtone Tools 2.11

Ringtone Tools 2.11 03/21/2003 07:01 AM
Tools for creating ringtones on mobile phones.

Block That Ringtone!

Block That Ringtone! 04/09/2004 04:03 PM
Ever wish you could silence all cellphones within earshot? That is the goal of a number of new products but wireless companies and regulators say it might not be legal.

Can I Give Them a Special Ringtone?

Can I Give Them a Special Ringtone? 06/29/2004 12:57 AM

Mobile Gas Price Alerts

"In partnership with GasPriceWatch.com, Bonus Mobile will be offering up to date gas price information on over 100,000 stations nationwide. Local price information can be sent automatically to any cell phone subscriber in the United States, according to a company press release.

'The mobile phone will change the way gas will be sold in this country' said Brad Procter, Founder of GasPriceWatch.com. Mobile Gas Price Alerts will end the guessing game of knowing the best price for gasoline in your town', according to William Volk, CTO/Business Development of BonusMobile." [textually.org]

Nice! At work, Kate had the brilliant idea to add the GasPriceWatch alerts to our intranet.  :-)

i need very much .please help me i can
not get able to download ringtone and
wallpapers

i need very much .please help me i can
not get able to download ringtone and
wallpapers 09/12/2004 05:49 PM
TechTree Sep 12 2004 8:51PM GMT

Album gets ringtone only release

Album gets ringtone only release 04/30/2004 04:52 AM
A German band have released their new album as polyphonic ringtones, rather than as a CD.

Ringtone chartshow to air on British TV
(FT.com)

Ringtone chartshow to air on British TV
(FT.com) 08/22/2004 03:50 PM
FT.com - A new weekly music television show that will showcase charts for mobile phone ringtones and music downloads is to be aired on ITV1 in a sign of the growing influence of both the mobile phone and the internet on music sales.

nice survey of a nice market....but can
u plz tell me of which city this survey
is?

nice survey of a nice market....but can
u plz tell me of which city this survey
is? 09/08/2004 11:26 PM
TechTree Sep 9 2004 3:48AM GMT

Ringtone Tools 2.24 (Default branch)

Ringtone Tools 2.24 (Default branch) 04/07/2005 10:27 AM
Ringtone Tools is a set of tools for creating ringtones and logos on mobile phones.

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Changes:
The ability to read and write OTT files was added.

Zingy, BMG in Ringtone Deal (Reuters)

Zingy, BMG in Ringtone Deal (Reuters) 02/17/2004 07:56 PM
Reuters - Zingy, a wireless media company, on Tuesday said it had reached a deal to license and distribute music from BMG's music catalog as ringtones.

Ringtone Tools Buffer Overflow

Ringtone Tools Buffer Overflow 12/22/2004 01:52 AM
Secunia Advisory: SA13547 Release Date: 2004-12-20 Critical: Moderately critical Impact: System access Where: From remote Solution Status: Unpatched Software: Ringtone Tools 2.x Qiao Zhang has reported a vulnerability in Ringtone Tools, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user’s system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the “parse_emelody()” function. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted eMelody…

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Album gets
ringtone only release

BBC NEWS | Technology | Album gets
ringtone only release 05/04/2004 03:51 AM
A German band called Supersmart have released an album only available on one format: ringtones .. Album Gets Ringtone OnlyRelease .. mobile phone ringtones .. BBC News 30 Apr 2004 .. BBC

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Boffin hits it big with breast-enlarging
ringtone

Boffin hits it big with breast-enlarging
ringtone 09/24/2004 11:45 AM
Dial M for mammaries

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales

Recording Industry's Next Trick?
Killing Ringtone Sales 05/25/2004 02:49 PM
It's like watching a bad movie over and over again, each time a somewhat promising market starts to open up for the recording industry, they all do their best to kill it. Earlier today we saw how they're looking to kill the promising market for immed iate live recordings of concerts, but now it looks like they may be killing off ringtones. For the last year or so, ringtones have been the surprising revenue generator for both mobile phone carriers and the recording industry, and despite plenty of warning and predictions that this market couldn't last, the recording industry isn't known for their ability to understand how technology changes will impact their business over time. Already we've seen applications like Xingtone take the industry by surprise by daring to let users make ringtones out of music they've legally purchased - and it won't be long until ringtones are easily downloadable directly to mobile phones via a Napster-like application (if it doesn't exist already). Still, the music industry sees money, and are increasing the royalty rates they charge for ringtones, making them more expensive. In fact, ringtones that are mere snippets of songs cost much more than actually downloading the full song from any of the various download music stores out there. Of course, all this will really do is drive more people to investigate alternatives like Xingtone, and make the "market" for selling ringtones disappear quite quickly. This was going to happen eventually no matter what, so maybe, by raising prices, the industry is just speeding up the process.

Rapper's New Single Features Ringtone
Innovation (Reuters)

Rapper's New Single Features Ringtone
Innovation (Reuters) 03/24/2005 08:32 AM
Reuters - The new CD single "Baby" from rapper Fabolous allows UK consumers to choose which part of the song they want to use as a mobile phone ringtone, a feature that Warner Music said on Thursday was a first for the industry.

The Most Popular Music Ringtone Remains
The Telephone Ring Itself

The Most Popular Music Ringtone Remains
The Telephone Ring Itself 04/15/2005 04:34 AM
MatrixM.com, a leading mobile entertainment website, announced that the sound of an old telephone ringing is still the most popular choice of music ringtone in the world. MatrixM.com is uniquely positioned to back the claim, because it has the most eclectic ringtones catalogue world wide. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2005]

MyQPU Announces Partnership with Leading
Ringtone and Mobile Services Site
Ringingphone.com

MyQPU Announces Partnership with Leading
Ringtone and Mobile Services Site
Ringingphone.com 08/27/2004 01:50 PM
MyQPU, the leading Internet site for camera phone users, announced today a partnership with leading mobile phone ring-tone provider Ringingphone.com. MyQPU will be providing an on-line gallery to host camera-phone images submitted by Ringingphone members and will provide cross-network image sharing services for members of the Ringingphone community. Ringingphone members will also be able to download gallery images for use as wallpaper and enter the numerous camera phone photo contests currently available on the MyQPU website. [PRWEB Aug 27, 2004]

Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say

Mercury News | 05/17/2004 |
Do-it-yourself ringtone software
encroaching on potential profits, some
record labels say 05/24/2004 04:32 AM
A indústria treme: já tem software pra converter mp3 em toque pro seu celular .. conversion of mp3 files to ringtones .. As seen here

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Electric Pocket Updates Ringo, Ringtone
Manager for Treo Smartphones, and
Announces New "Vocal" Caller ID

Electric Pocket Updates Ringo, Ringtone
Manager for Treo Smartphones, and
Announces New "Vocal" Caller ID 03/22/2005 03:16 PM
Electric Pocket's Ringo application, the best selling ringtone manager for palmOne's Treo-brand smartphones, has been updated with new features that allow users to more quickly identify incoming callers and customize their user experience with high-resolution icons that leverage the vibrant screens of Treo 650 smartphones. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]

HOTLINK FIRST TO LAUNCH CALLER RINGTONES
IN MALAYSIA Latest ringtone innovation
set to enhance mobile personalisation
and communication

HOTLINK FIRST TO LAUNCH CALLER RINGTONES
IN MALAYSIA Latest ringtone innovation
set to enhance mobile personalisation
and communication 07/23/2004 02:52 AM
Hotlink from Maxis Communications Berhad today unveiled Caller Ringtones, the industry’s first ‘ringback’ service that is set to capture a bigger slice of the thriving ringtone business. Caller Ringtones replaces the standard connecting tone callers conventionally hear on the phone with music and sound effects while they wait for their call to the Hotlink customer to be connected. With this service, callers can now be entertained as how call recipients have been kept amused via ringtones before the call gets picked up. The service, not unlike ringtones, is built on consumers’ increasing appetite for mobile personalisation and communication. [PRWEB Jul 23, 2004]

New choice for your VOIP ringtone:
Google Google!

New choice for your VOIP ringtone:
Google Google! 02/01/2005 09:09 PM
I missed this until I came across it a Susan Crawford's site, but apparently Google is starting up an Internet phone service. The TimesOnline article bases this on an employment ad looking for a “strategic negotiator” to help the company to provide a “global backbone network.” So, if Microsoft is trying to expand by getting Windows into our living rooms, perhaps Google is trying to get itself inserted wherever there's a telephone...including wifi phones, if bastards like Verizon let up their headlock on state legislatures. [Technorati tags: google voip]...

Am I too nice?

Am I too nice? 02/18/2004 07:33 AM
I've been "nice" my whole life, but I need to know when to draw the line.

Wouldn't It Be Nice?

Wouldn't It Be Nice? 02/13/2004 05:21 PM
One of the things collectors are always asking about are more playsets. Friend to Rebelscum and top notch customizer Steve Ceragioli gives us a glimpse of what 'could be' with his take on the vintage Dagobah playset from The Empire Strikes Back line. Considering how nice the upcoming Dagobah wave looks, we feel it's hightime Hasbro gives serious consideration to a few of these great playsets from the past.

Nice uses of CC

Nice uses of CC 04/06/2005 08:45 PM
A couple quick things: I thought it was cool that blogging software company Six Apart republished an essay by Adaptive Path on the failings of Content Management Systems, all about software of the type Six Apart develops. It's all in accordance with Adaptive Path's license, which allows commercial redistribution.

Another cool thing was seeing Blogcritics.org do a "featured content of the week" type feature we've done in the past here. Phillip Winn found eight amazing photos at Flickr, and posted links to check them out, all available under Creative Commons licenses.

Nice ice

Nice ice 12/24/2004 12:49 PM
Lab-made diamonds are as dazzling as those mined by third-world labor. This bling may be easier on your conscience -- and your wallet.

nice.

nice. 12/19/2004 03:09 PM
Lots has been up lately. As mentioned not too long ago, I have taken up a volunteer job at a...

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down 04/22/2004 10:44 AM
There are many reasons I love the Internet, but the fact that weblogs like Louise Garston's exist would have to be one of them. "Nice cup of tea and a sit down" is the Internet hub for cake, tea, and biscuits. That's it. Period. Simple. It's totally sincere and sweet, and full of breaking news about which flavor of jam is most popular for discriminating toast aficionados, newly resurrected teas, and so on. Sometimes, Louise posts tea-and-biscuit related art, like a portrait of "Two little old space-alien ladies having a nice sit down." At present, Louise is pretty worked up about the fact that the "iconic" biscuit known as Tim Tams have recently become available to UK consumers, after a long and ardurous struggle. "Tescos sell them now," says Louise. "Hooray, you have to tell everyone, they're fantastic! Enjoy!"
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Let's be nice...

Let's be nice... 11/19/2003 05:48 PM
Tsk, tsk, America. It seems that we may be collectively having a problem with being nice.

What a Nice Day

What a Nice Day 12/16/2002 12:12 PM
It is really snowing hard outside. But it's not quite cold enough for it to accumulate to anything significant. I only wish I had a camera to capture it, this one, specifically. With U2 playing in the background, and no real plans for today, it's really a nice morning. If you've come here from Stonefishspine, welcome. If you haven't, you're okay too. Over the weekend I spent a lot of time collaborating (coblogerating?) with G.K. Nelson of Stonefishspine on a new kind of commenting system to integrate with pMachine, a blogging (Content Management) system. I'm very happy with the end result. If you'd like to see it, head over to Stonefishspine and click on one of the "Comments" link under any entry. The system uses one part PHP, and two parts DOM-compatible Javascript. The whole thing only required about four lines of additional code added to pMachine, on top of its own files, which aren't too large. If it doesn't work for you, its likely because your web browser has lack-luster (I've never actually typed that phrase before) support for the Javascript DOM. So far, GK and I have confirmed that IE6/Win, Mozilla Win/Mac, and Opera 7 handle the system just fine. IE/Mac doesn't seem to like it, though; I'm working on it. From my coding perspective, two things were crucial in designing the sytem. One, if the user's browser didn't support the Javascript DOM, they would still be able to comment, via a popup window. For example, try to comment in Opera 6 and you'll get the standard commenting popup window which can see the same comments the dynamic version does. This brings me to the second important point, pMachine compatibility. I determined early on that if I was going to make the system work fluidly with pMachine, I would a.) have to do a lot of coding, or b.) figure out a way to make it work with pMachines existing infrastructure. In the case of the former, compatibility may have been lost in the next pMachine release. However, because of how pMachine is designed, I was able to use the latter approach. Because of this we were able to complete the project in just over a day and a half, instead of a week I think it would of taken if I had to make it interact is pMachines database system, which would of involved talking to three different tables. Because of this simple interaction with pMachine, the whole system would be easily ported to other people's installations of pMachine. Likely, at some point in the future when all the bugs are worked out, the entire system will be available to anyone who wants it. I may even have to enable commenting on my installation of pMachine to take advantage of the system. :)

Nice

Nice 07/27/2004 09:31 PM

Whoa, Bob Burnquist, pro skateboarder, has his own organic food company, selling herbs and reportedly refuses any and all junk food product endorsements. Pretty cool to see a pro doing something besides his own skateboard company.

Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter

Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter 05/24/2004 11:26 PM
already phones on the market that can play MP3s .. Boing Boing: MP3-ringtone converter

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Beyond3D - Which was nice.

Beyond3D - Which was nice. 05/05/2004 01:09 AM
Beyond 3D .. Beyond3D

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Gump is nice

Gump is nice 03/16/2003 11:07 AM

Steven Noels: Welcome Gump

LOL!  What Steven doesn't mention is that gump is nice.

Senator Has a Nice Ass

Senator Has a Nice Ass 05/20/2004 02:18 PM
When the office of Sen. Mike DeWine read Washingtonienne , a weblog by one of their entry-level staffers, I bet they totally reamed her.

Nice shoes

Nice shoes 01/03/2004 02:06 PM

Medium Footwear's collection of new shoe designs look pretty cool. They seem right about midway between skate shoe and hipster shoe to me (tending towards hip for the sake of being hip), which is what I'm currently liking in my shoes.

I'd point to my favorite shoe designs, but their assy flash interface doesn't let me link directly to them.

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