The playbutton is a digital music album in the form of a badge which provides wearable album artwork as well as being able to play itself.
Users are able to pin the playbutton to their clothes, plug in their headphones and listen to their latest album purchase instantly.
New York based, the playbutton company also boasts two offices in Tokyo, two in Barcelona and one in London.
The official launch of playbutton is scheduled for February 2011, with eight initial releases scheduled to follow shortly after.
The launch will publicise both new and cult bands in order to establish this new format of music.
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