About: Beatnik (company)

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Beatnik, Inc., founded as Headspace, Inc., was a company that specialized in interactive audio technology. It was founded by musician Thomas Dolby in 1993 along with co-founder Mary Coller. It is best known for its Beatnik technology, which was used to provide sound in small file sizes on websites and later in billions of phones during the 2000s to play polyphonic ringtones, most notably the Nokia tune. During its earlier years it also produced music for video games such as Cyberia and Obsidian.

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  • Beatnik, Inc., founded as Headspace, Inc., was a company that specialized in interactive audio technology. It was founded by musician Thomas Dolby in 1993 along with co-founder Mary Coller. It is best known for its Beatnik technology, which was used to provide sound in small file sizes on websites and later in billions of phones during the 2000s to play polyphonic ringtones, most notably the Nokia tune. During its earlier years it also produced music for video games such as Cyberia and Obsidian. (en)
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  • Dissolved (en)
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  • 1993-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • in California, United States (en)
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  • Web logo in 2000 (en)
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  • Beatnik (en)
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  • Beatnik (en)
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  • Beatnik, Inc., founded as Headspace, Inc., was a company that specialized in interactive audio technology. It was founded by musician Thomas Dolby in 1993 along with co-founder Mary Coller. It is best known for its Beatnik technology, which was used to provide sound in small file sizes on websites and later in billions of phones during the 2000s to play polyphonic ringtones, most notably the Nokia tune. During its earlier years it also produced music for video games such as Cyberia and Obsidian. (en)
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