Bongiovi DPS (Digital Power Station) app

Just stumbled across this review for an app from Bongiovi Acoustics, whose managing director is Tony Bongiovi (aka Jon Bon Jovi's second cousin who ran the Power Station Studios).

The purpose behind DPS lies in the contradiction between convenience and quality. The advent of the MP3 may have miniaturized music to a level that made entire collections portable, but it did so at the expense of audio quality. This is why you’d be hard-pressed to find a true audiophile even consider listening to a compressed digital file.

DPS acts as a replacement to the iPod app on your iOS device in that you can access all your songs, playlists, podcasts and even videos. The only caveat is that you can’t play any songs you bought off iTunes that are still DRM-protected. When playing a song, you’ll notice the button right below the playback bar.

When blue, the DPS goes to work in analyzing the signal to optimize the bass and highs and create a fuller sound. Even the mids get some treatment, and what you feel is music that “pops out” more at you. Press the blue button, turning it white, and the DPS enhancer turns off.

Read the full review here.

Inboxed updates...

Until yesterday, I've been pretty crazily busy. At the time of writing this post, I have 106 unread e-mails. No joke. Granted, only a handful of these are actually e-mails from people... the others being e-newsletters and things like that. But here are some bits that Blame It On The Love readers and marketers have sent me, as well as a couple of Google Alerts.

• Bon Jovi is of course playing North America again in 2011, including a return to Madison Square Garden for two shows on February 24 and 25. Tickets go on sale Monday, November 15, 2010.
• Daniele Fruzzetti who developed the Bon Jovi Tour Guide app for the iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad has released an update with the 2011 North American and European legs added. You can also now post comments and reviews of concerts.
• A woman who sued when a Bon Jovi roadie ran over her with a golf buggy has been awarded £33,000 in compensation.
• Keyboards and pro guitar parts have been added to Rock Band 3, and the Bon Jovi tracks that were already available in Rock Band have been upgraded (but you'll have to pay $2 per song).
• There are currently no plans to release a DVD of The Circle Tour movie that screened in the US on November 8. Oh come on, Jon, since when did you pass up the chance to make some extra money? (Hmm, maybe that's not the best way to get the Jovi camp to change its mind. How about...) Jonny, darling, you're wonderful and perfect and a true gift to humanity... now make the DVD happen, pretty please? :P

Oh, and the YouTube webcast is on tonight/tomorrow (depending on your timezone). If I'm not mistaken, it begins at 1am GMT on November 11. If I am mistaken, I'm sorry; I haven't really done any maths in five years and I sucked at it then, so I asked someone else. ;) Bon Jovi really ought to give GMT times, especially for global events, since that's kind of the world standard, and it would be easier to work out your own time from there instead of figuring out which American timezone to convert from.

Bon Jovi app - available in the iTunes store now

Daniele Fruzzetti has developed the Bon Jovi Tour Guide app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad:

With Bon Jovi Tour Guide you can get all the info about the Bon Jovi Circle Tour 2010 with DAILY UPDATES of CONCERTS SETLIST! Search within the App for YOUTUBE VIDEOS of concerts, just tap on a song title in the setlist! Search within the App for PHOTOS of concerts on Flickr! Bon Jovi Tour Guide provides also info about tickets availability and links to buy them.

Check out the app here.
I only have an iPod nano so I haven't tried this app myself, but if anyone else does, feel free to post a review. :)