UPDATE This contest has been extended till tomorrow night, November 1st at 11:59PM. *

Another great accessory that allows you to listen to the music on your BlackBerry through another portal is the BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway. As part of the BBRocks! birthday celebration, I am giving away two of these.

The BlackBerry Music Gateway is designed to enable wireless transmission of music or other audio files from your device to your home or portable stereo.

The BlackBerry Music Gateway uses Bluetooth technology to establish a wireless connection with your device. After you pair the BlackBerry Music Gateway with your device, you can now connect to the BlackBerry Music Gateway when the device is within range of your device (a typical range is approximately 10 meters).

The BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway is available in the store for $49.95. Please note that the required Mini USB charger is not included.

CONTEST: For a chance to win 1 of 2 BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateaways leave a comment on this post using a valid email address. Only leave one comment, duplicates will be ignored and will not increase your chances of winning. This contest will end at 12AM EST on Sunday, November 1st. Comments left after this time will not be considered. *

7digital has launched a mobile application that allows BlackBerry users to wirelessly browse, search, discover and purchase tracks from their catalogue of over seven million MP3 tracks.

“We’re excited to be bringing high-quality MP3 over-the-air downloads to the BlackBerry platform. This application demonstrates exactly why we developed our API, to allow third-party developers to integrate digital music download functionality into their product offerings,” said Ben Drury, CEO of 7digital. “The ability to buy tracks and albums on the move, or on impulse, is what the consumer wants.”

Features:

• High quality, DRM-free MP3 music store
• Latest charts, new music and weekly features
• Flexible downloads via wireless carrier or WiFi with auto-replace
• Integrated advanced media player
• Headset, speaker and Bluetooth audio streaming support

The 7digital app is available for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8900, Bold, Storm and Tour. You can download it by visiting 7digital.com/bb from your BlackBerry Browser or check it out in the BlackBerry App World. More info in the press release after the jump.

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Fuze Box has just released a cool new app called Fuze Meeting, currently available for the BlackBerry Curve 8900, Bold and Storm.

Fuze Meeting for BlackBerry smartphones enables users to launch or participate in a web meeting from their mobile device – a must-have for salespeople, business owners, service providers and all mobile professionals. Fuze Meeting leverages the unique capabilities of the latest generation of BlackBerry smartphones, including 3G, Wi-Fi®, faster processors and elegant displays to allow users to view video content, images and documents. Fuze Meeting also lets users chat securely with co-workers and friends, send meeting invites, and even “fetch” participants from their BlackBerry contacts directly into a conference.

Features:

• Full-featured conference call management – start meetings, invite participants, fetch them into the session, mute and un-mute lines – all from a single interface.
• View meeting participants’ desktops, files and presentations on-the-go, in real-time, while synced with the meeting presenter.
• Watch and listen to high-quality video and audio – start, stop and pause as if you were in the room with the presenter.
• Consolidate multiple IM platforms into one application – login simultaneously to Yahoo, AOL, MSN, Jabber, Google Talk and others

Fuze Meeting is free with usage by up to 3 web users and/or 7 audio users. Just to clarify that, if 3 web users are in the meeting they also count as 3 audio users, leaving 4 audio spaces open, or just 7 audio users but the host has to be logged in through the web. For larger meetings you can check out Fuze Meeting’s pricing options, which include pay-as-you-go, monthly and annual plans.

I can see how this app would be useful with group projects and having small meetings. Even though the Fuze Meetings are limited to a certain number of attendees for the free version, the available features are great.

You can find this app in the BlackBerry App World or get it directly from FuzeMeeting.com. More info in the full press release after the jump.

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Didiom is now available as a free download for a bunch of BlackBerry devices through the BlackBerry App World.

From the App World description:

With Didiom, you can use your BlackBerry® to access music, podcasts and audiobooks stored on your computer, through wireless streaming. Just download Didiom Desktop and Didiom Mobile, choose the folders where you store your audio files and playlists on Didiom Desktop, and make sure your PC and phone are connected to the Internet. You’ll be surprised how quickly your library shows up on your phone. Then, when you add new audio files to your computer, Didiom Desktop automatically scans them and makes them available for wireless streaming on your phone.

With over 2 million tracks, the Didiom MP3 Store lets you shop for music and audiobooks whenever you want, directly from your phone. You can name your own price and download to your BlackBerry, PC or both. The mobile download will be available to your BlackBerry, and the PC download will be available online. There are never any membership or service fees. You only pay for the music and audiobooks you download through our secure, credit card service.

Didiom is compatible with the BlackBerry Pearl series, Curve series (including 8900), 8800 series, Bold and the Tour. New users will receive 25 free, pre-selected songs from up-and-coming artists.

You can find it in the BlackBerry App World by searching for “Didiom”. Check out the press release for more info after the jump.

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The  Audible audio book application for BlackBerry has been updated to version 1.4.2 with the following changes:

• All screens have been optimized for faster loading.
• No more waiting to get back to your audio. You are immediately taken to the player screen upon loading the application, if your last action within the app was listening to audio.
• Performance of user-interface elements has been improved. (scrolling through lists, audio playback buttons, etc.)
• My Library is now stored directly on your device for faster loading of your purchased titles.
• Support for the Curve 8900
• Audio playback bug while Audible for BlackBerry is minimized has been fixed
• Improved support for BlackBerry Enterprise Servers
• Landscape typing for the BlackBerry Storm now supported

Recap on Audible’s features:

• Includes a FREE download of Thomas Friedman’s best-seller Hot, Flat, and Crowded.
• Sample, purchase, stream, and download over 60,000 titles directly to your handset.
• Explore the Free channel, featuring premium content hand-picked by Audible editors.
• All purchases are processed through Audible’s secure servers.

Audible is available for the BlackBerry Pearl series, Curve series, 8800 series, Curve 8900, Bold,and Storm and can be downloaded OTA by visiting audible.com/bb from your BlackBerry Browser.

via GearDiary

Stitcher let me know that their free streaming audio application is now available for the BlackBerry 8800 and 8820!

“We’ve long wanted to make Stitcher accessible to Curve 8800 and 8820 users, giving them digital content wherever they are, whenever they want it,” said Stitcher CEO and co-founder Noah Shanok. “We received so many requests for Stitcher on the 8800 and 8820 that we gladly made these models a priority.”

Features:

• Listen – Stream the best podcasts, radio shows and other great audio to your mobile phone.
• Customize – Stitch your favorite programs into personalized, on-demand stations.
• Discover – Find new shows you’ll love in Stitcher’s stations, or let Stitcher recommend shows to you based on your preferences.

Altogether Stitcher is available for the BlackBerry Storm, Curve 8300, 8310, 8320, 8800, 8820, 8900 and Bold 9000 and will continue to roll out for other BlackBerry models.

You can download it OTA by going to Stitcher.com/dl from your BlackBerry Browser, or visit Stitcher.com for more info. Full press release after the jump.

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Viigo has partnered up with Treedia Labs to bring tens of thousands of Podcast.com audio podcasts to BlackBerry users!

“Treedia Labs is excited to be adding Viigo as a way for our mobile device audience to access our aggregated podcast content,” said, Duncan Perry, CEO of Treedia Labs. “Viigo provides us with a large audience and reach, making it an ideal new channel in our growing list of device and application partnerships.”

The Viigo application for BlackBerry offers News & RSS, Weather, Sports, Business & Finance, Podcasts, Local Interest, Shopping, Social Networks, Entertainment, Flights & Travel and Politics. Best of all, it’s FREE!

In my opinion, Viigo is a must have application for every BlackBerry user, no matter what you use it for.

You can download it now at getviigo.com from your BlackBerry Browser or visit Viigo.com for more info.

Full press release after the jump.

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Nobex let me know that their free Nobex Radio Companion BlackBerry application has gone global!

Nobex has  added over 1000 playable stations across the globe making the total amount 2000 radio stations with a playlist of over 2700 radio stations, in addition to adding  17 countries including Italy, France, Spain, Brazil,  Mexico and Argentina. All local content is free depending on where you live, but international content is premium.

You can now also request your favorite stations and see if their streams work at nobexrc.com/StationWiki.aspx.

To download it visit nobexrc.com from your BlackBerry Browser, or visit the same link from your desktop computer for more info. You can find the premium version and information in the store.

FlyCast let me know that they have released v2.0 for BlackBerry with some great new features!

FlyCast 2.0’s caching technology features:

• 3 Plays/30Days –Cached content is maintained in the context of the station and can be kept for a maximum of 30 days or three plays, whichever occurs first;
• In-Application Purchasing – Users can purchase tracks with the click of a button from within the application, even after the song has been broadcast;
• Twitter integration — Users can Tweet or “recommend” songs they like from FlyCast. Links are then posted to their Twitter account and followers can click on the link from any Twitter reader and be immediately taken to that station and hear the entire song.

The great thing about FlyCast’s station caching is that you don’t have to be connected via Wi-Fi for it to work, you can do it with your regular network connection too! I also like the option to post a Twitter update with the songs you like, allowing your Tweeps to click on the link to hear the song.

FlyCast is available for the BlackBerry Curve, Bold and Storm. You can download it for free by going to flycast.fm from your BlackBerry Browser or from your desktop computer for more info.

Full press release after the jump.

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Nobex let me know that they have added over 250 NPR stations from across the US to their free Nobex Radio Companion BlackBerry application. You can listen to your favorite commercial-free stations in almost all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

With Nobex Radio Companion on your BlackBerry you can:

• Listen to over 1000 radio stations around the world and see the playlist of over 2700 radio stations.
• Get Songs or Ringtones with a single click, right from your mobile device. Or, receive an email with links to buy the song on your PC, so you can always keep your music collection fresh!
• See Lyrics of any song. Ever heard a song on the radio and wished you knew what the words were? Now you can see the lyrics of the song that is playing or was recently played. The lyrics can even scroll in sync with the song!
• Read Song and Artist Info about the artist who sings your favorite song. Using the “Lyrics and More” screen, you can now see Artist and Song info too.
• Hear Song Snippets if you’re not sure if the song you just missed is the one you have been wanting to download.

For more info or to download visit www.nobexrc.com from your BlackBerry Browser or from your desktop computer.