Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young talking Pono @ SXSW (via @allisonleighwalter) Neil Young talked about his new Pono high-resolution music system yesterday (3/11) at SXSW and cleared up a few things. It uses FLAC files but the sample rate is 192 kHz. (CDs... more info

Stereogum — During the buildup to Pono, his new high-resolution digital music player, Neil Young and his bevy of rock star pals have presented his new product as an advancement for music fans who want real quality from their recordings. Yesterday, during a keyno... more info

The Independent — Neil Young has achieved his Kickstarter target to fund a new high resolution music player after just one day.     more info

The Independent — Neil Young has secured more than $1.5 million in Kickstarter pledges to launch PonoMusic, the singer’s new high-fidelity music store and player which promises to deliver studio-quality sound quality to audiophiles.     more info

ContactMusic — Nope, we promise we haven't formed a news story from a selection of random rock legends, and musical devices. Neil Young has launched his first... more info

ContactMusic — Rock legend Neil Young has teamed up with Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Tom Petty to launch a Kickstarter.com campaign to raise funds for his... more info

NME — The iconic musician launched his new digital player and music service yesterday in Austin, Texas more info

Mercury News, California — Rock legend Neil Young said Pono, his new music store and player, will offer better sound quality than typical MP3 players. more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we heard about the impending launch of Neil Young’s PonoMusic through Kickstarter. Now the Kickstarter is live with a promo video featuring a dumbfounding parade of musical luminaries singing Pono’s praises. Watch Arcade Fire, Jack Whit... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — One of Neil Young’s not-so-whimsical mottoes has long been “Quality — whether you want it or not,” but it appears there’s a population of music fans that does want it, judging by the early response to the Kickstarter campaign supporting his... more info