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Music in a Flash

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

The White Stripes are doing it. Barenaked Ladies were among the first to do it. Even the late Bob Marley is getting in on the action. Artists are releasing digital versions of albums on portable USB drives, the pocket-sized flash-memory "sticks" that replaced floppy disks. The limited edition items are collectible, sure, but are USB albums more than a novelty? We talk with CNET News.com Senior Writer Ina Fried.

Ina Fried's blog post on USB flash drives
CNET News.com site


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