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Store brands aren’t just for socks, imitation mac and cheese and soda anymore. On Wednesday, Best Buy announced the creation of Blue Label, a new line of in-store consumer electronics products that the retailer will have some hand in developing using feedback from its customers. Unlike true “store brands” that imitate name brands and attempt to cut down on cost, Blue Label products will be developed hand-in-hand… Read More

Think of Amsterdam-based Sellaband as record label 2.0. Artists can put tracks up on their site for fans to hear. Those listeners eager enough can pledge moneyto the musicians, and once they’ve reached $50,000 in pledges, the label will help them record and release an album. So far there have been three releases and a total of 11 bands have reachedthe magic money milestone.   But in a new move, Sellaband will now be working with… Read More

A technology dubbed LightScribe enables drives to burn a silk screen-like, high-contrast label on the upper side of CD or DVD media bearing a special coating. After completing a data burn, users will be prompted to flip the disc over to burn a label onto the other side.   The first LightScribe drives and media are expected to hit the market about six months from now, from leading manufacturers such as Hitachi-LG, MicroVision,… Read More