Pubs to get broadband digital jukebox

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Thousands of pubs in the UK will soon be offering customers the chance to use the latest device to fuse high-speed Internet access and digital music - the broadband-enabled jukebox, according to ZDNet.

Inspired Broadcast Networks, the company behind Wi-Fi network operator The Cloud, has released details of the digital music player. Designed to replace the traditional pub jukebox, it uses a broadband connection to give customers access to an online database of two million songs.

It also embraces e- and m-commerce, through a partnership with Entertainment UK, part of high street chain Woolworths. After selecting a track to play, users will be able to order a CD of the relevant album. By next year, they should also get the option of getting it emailed to them as MP3 files. If a ringtone version of their chosen song exists they can also buy that. Payment can be by cash or Visa.