Posts tagged: CES 2009

Gracenote and Omnifone Team Up to Move Unlimited Music across your Devices without Skipping a Beat

Companies to Give First Demo of Seamless Integration of Personal Music Collections with an Open Music Service Across PC, Mobile, Home and Automotive Products

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW (CES) – Jan. 8, 2009 — Heralding a new phase in unifying the consumer digital media experience, Gracenote® and Omnifone® today announced the first solution to provide easy integration of a consumer’s personal music collection with a unlimited music subscription service and seamless synchronization of both across a consumer’s personal devices – from mobile phones to desktop PCs, to home entertainment systems and in-car stereos.  A demonstration at the 2009 Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas will show music fans how they can synchronize their existing music library with Omnifone’s award winning unlimited music service of over five million tracks using embedded Gracenote technology.  The service works across multiple entertainment platforms instantly and effortlessly while optimizing the quality of the content without the worry about file formats or interoperability.

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Gracenote and Voxonic Team Up with Atlantic Records and Nissan to Demonstrate “CarStars”

Gracenote and Voxonic Team Up with Atlantic Records and Nissan to Demonstrate “CarStars” – First Prototype of Artist-Themed In-Car Entertainment System

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW — Jan. 7, 2009 —Life in the fast lane will never be the same once drivers experience the world’s first personalized automobile entertainment system – the result of a collaboration between Gracenote® and Voxonic with support from Atlantic Records and Nissan Motor Co.¬ ¬- being demonstrated this week at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  Designed to create a dynamic user interface tailored to a driver’s specific tastes, the system, dubbed CarStars, provides an entirely new in-car entertainment experience using celebrity images and voices.  For instance, coupe drivers can go hip hop with American King/Capital Records recording artist Mims calling out the tunes, while an SUV owner might opt for an R&B theme with Nick Ashford.  

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