Spotify introduces Road Trip playlists
Spotify just announced a new feature: Soundtrack your Ride, which will curate a road trip playlist for users. The playlist will be shaped by the user's history, and answers to a five-question quiz. The quiz includes two music-related questions, such as "What is your ultimate driving song?". Spotify will then generate a playlist to last the user their entire road trip.
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Sonos launches its own streaming radio service
“Complementing the 100-plus streaming options available on Sonos, the new service introduces a holistic and cohesive way to explore radio, bringing together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners alongside original programming from Sonos,” the company said in its press release.
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You can now make your own vinyl records at home
Designer Yuri Suzuki has created a small cheap machine that will allow users to create their own vinyl records at home. 'The Easy Record Maker' will be able to create 5-inch records that unfortunately will not be able to match the impeccable sound of standard vinyl records. He hopes to introduce a younger generation to the joys of vinyl.
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Spotify bringing back the Kid's App
Spotify bringing back the Kid's App
Spotify announced that it's bringing back the kid's app in the US, Canada, and France. The ad-free iOS / Android app is only available to Spotify Premium Family subscribers and features content appropriate for kids ages three and older. In the five months since launching, Spotify says the app now has more than 8,000 songs in its catalog, an increase of 30%, and 50% of that content is localized.
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SXSW cancels annual conference due to coronavirus fears
The iconic annual South by Southwest conference, also known as SXSW, which for many years has been a major event where tech companies, musicians and even social media startups gathered to share their stories, garnering an attendance of over 400,000 people, has been canceled by Steve Adler, the mayor of Austin, Texas, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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