To install, iPhone users can simply load the DVD, audition ringtones and then move selected ringtones into iTunes for synchronization with their iPhone. The DVD includes a tutorial video that demonstrates these simple steps.
“iPhone devices are one of the most popular cell phones on the market. We invite users to add a personal touch to their device with 1,000 Ringtones,” said Dave Chaimson, Sony Creative Software vice president of global marketing, in the press release. “Easy to install, 1,000 Ringtones has the perfect sound for every personality, at a cost of just pennies per tone. Instant access to all 1,000 ringtones on DVD without any hidden costs or time consuming downloads makes selecting and using ringtones much more fun and economical.”
1,000 Ringtones is now available for purchase at retailers nationwide and online at www.sonycreativesoftware.com/1000ringtones for US$19.95.
Source: Sony Creative Software
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
Riiiight, except you can’t add your own custom alert sounds for text messages and emails.
“Users can select tones for incoming calls, emails and text messages.”
Since when have we been able to choose different sounds for incoming mail messages? All I can do on my 3GS is turn sound on or off for new mail. Is there some sort of upgrade software on this DVD?
“Users can select tones for incoming calls, emails and text messages.”
Maybe Sony knows something about the next upgrade to iPhone OS.
Oops. That blows the NDA!
It is kind of annoying you can’t customize SMS/mms and email sounds without jailbreaking.
I miss hearing “mail motherf*cker!” from my samsung blackjack.
I have only wanted one ringtone for my iPhone: the ringtone used in the Austin Powers (and Our Man Flint) movies. If anyone knows where this can be found, I will gladly reward you!
Please do share!
Sony? No thanks! What, rooting your computer wasn’t enough, now they want the iPhone too!
Ah, it’s *that* Sony — the Creative Software division, which is their Sonic Foundry acquisition, and from what I can tell still acts independently.
If this is your bag, the audio quality and selection will be outstanding.
Sonic Foundry (now Sony Creative Software) has produced really nice audio editing and mastering tools for the PC… Sound Forge, ACID (the original leader in loop software… oh, the remixes I’ve done). I’ve used the Sonic Foundry stuff for years and actually prefer them to tools available on Mac.
I heard this ringtone on iTunes the other day and it cracked me up. I played it over the speakers and recorded it with the audio app and assigned it to a friend of mine who, say shall we say, smokes like it’s 1999.
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Search iTunes for: stoner phone ringtone
It’s the first one on the list.
My bad on the .69 piracy.
Um, despite inaccuracies about the email notification, many are missing a not-so-subtle message:
SONY is acknowledging the iPhone’s market leadership. Remember they have this little SONY-ERICSSON relationship for phones.
Not often that a company gives a competitor props:
“iPhone devices are one of the most popular cell phones on the market.
heh, on their site to listen to streaming samples, Sony only uses Windows Media & Real Media…no QuickTime. And they are trying to sell this to iPhone/Mac users? Idiotic.
New message tones at last Hoooooray
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Unless they have the trumpet solo from the opening of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, they can stuff it!!!!
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I know it’s fun to get all spun up about this big message “from Sony,” but I wouldn’t consider this Sony. I work at a huge company and can tell you we don’t speak for other divisions. And when we speak for our own stuff, there’s still “coopetition” and reality; so, big companies partner and offer things for competitor’s platforms.
These audio files will not be WMA. Sonic Foundry (Sony Creative Software) uses standard audio files.
And yes, you’ve found a Sonic Foundry and Mac “fanboy” in one. The only reason why I’ll keep a PC around … except for work. 🙁
Knowing Sony this DVD has some kind of Root Kit on it. You have been warned!
Mr. Reese: I’m the same way about the horns at the end of Mahler 1. Oh, and it’d have to be Bernstein or Solti conducting
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iPhoner – You cheap fuck!
If this is like most ringtone ‘collections’ I’ve seen/heard, it will be 98% cRap “music” bits of which I can’t even understand the words. How about a Loony Tunes collection like I use to have on my Mac Si with Sound Master (I think that’s what it was). I also want Talking Moose on my iPhone! (yes, I’m old)
Sony is so clueless – can’t listen to samples on the website without using Real or WMP.
Idiots.
Sony can’t even make a decent phone what makes you think they can make decent ring tones?
Another demonstration that Sony is stuck in the 20th century. You can only get this on a disk, you cannot download it.
Jesus Sony, why didn’t you just put it on a series of 5-1/4″ floppies if you are staying so retro.
@Dave
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here’s that ringtone from the movie In Like Flint that I think you’re looking for. You’re welcome
http://es.audiko.net/ringtone/In+Like+Flint/ringtone?ring=271376
p.s. anybody can use http://es.audiko.net/ to create ringtones, give it a try to make the one or two you need. why pay $20? it’s not like anyone needs all 1000 ringtones
@Dave and Derek Flint
Man, I was all ready to geek out and tell you that I ripped the Austin Powers DVD and grabbed the best sounding ringtone of the three times it’s used in the movie and installed it on my iPhone.
And now that I listen to the one posted above, it’s a different melody than the one in the Austin Powers movie (and the one I have).
Soo, if you want the one that I made, here it is:
http://www.hazmatt.net/downloads/iphone/ringtones/Austin Powers Phone.m4r
-HazMatt
Umm, just copy / paste that link I guess… MDN screwed up the URL.
-HazMatt
For one dollar you can catch me in NYC and copy any of the ringtones from the sony cd
MW: trade
Did I read that correctly?
Ring tones on a DVD?
DVD.
My, how quaint.