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- Alpine CDE-9874
- The Alpine CDE-9874 is a simple single-DIN in-dash car stereo that goes head-to-head with the entry-level Sony CDX-GT420U we reviewed last week. With a clean, easy-to-use interface and built-in capability to play MP3, WMA, and AAC-encoded discs, a front-mounted auxiliary input jack, and expandability options including iPod and Bluetooth...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Alpine CDE-9874, Alpine, disc, dial
- Product reviews 2008-04-17
- Alpine CDA-9885
- The trickle of HD Radio-capable aftermarket car stereos is starting to turn into a stream. Following the launch of JVC's KD-HDR1and Sony's CDX-GT520,Alpine brings us the CDA-9885, a single-DIN sized in-dash CD player with the ability to act as an HD Radio tuner. Like the Sony HD stereos we've seen...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Alpine CDA-9885, HD radio, radio, Alpine
- Product reviews 2007-11-30
- Alpine PMD-B200 Blackbird II
- About a month ago, we reviewed the Alpine IVA-W205, an innovative aftermarket in-dash unit that works as a multimedia player and a navigation system. The latter function is provided by docking the Alpine PMD-B200 aka Alpine BlackBird II portable navigation system into the IVA-W205, but the cool thing is that...
- Tags: GPS, Keyboards, display, Alpine, Alpine PMD-B200
- Product reviews 2007-10-31
- Alpine IVA-W205
- Note: We will be producing a separate, complete review for the Blackbird PMD-B200. With the launch of the IVA-W205, Alpine becomes the second aftermarket manufacturer to combine mobile- and in-dash navigation. Unlike the Eclipse AVN2210p, which uses a similar combination of in-dash dock connected to a portable TomTom GPS device,...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Blackbird PMD-B200, Alpine IVA-W205, Alpine, disc
- Product reviews 2007-10-02
- Alpine IVA-W200 multimedia player
- The Alpine IVA-W200 mobile multimedia station offers a wealth of options for in-car entertainment and communications. Some of the system's functions look a little dated, and its Bluetooth interface is clumsily integrated. Nevertheless, it is simple to set up and generally straightforward to use for those who want to watch...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, multimedia, DVD, double-DIN-sized IVA-W200, video, brake, Alpine, foot brake
- Product reviews 2006-12-11
- Alpine KCA-100BT
- Alpine's KCT-100BT Bluetooth module, when combined with an Alpine car stereo head unit and a Bluetooth-capable phone, offers hands-free calling. The KCT-100BT works with any Alpine car stereo head unit equipped with AI-Net. The module consists of a square plastic unit, plus a separate microphone and wired remote. Although somewhat...
- Tags: Bluetooth, Alpine, telephone
- Product reviews 2006-09-25
- Alpine CDA-9857
- Although not particularly fancy, the Alpine CDA-9857 stereo head unit provides a solid foundation for adding a multitude of other Alpine components with its Alpine AI-Net interface. In our test setup, we installed the CDA-9857 and added on the Alpine KCT-100BT Bluetooth module and the Alpine KCE-422i Full Speed cable,...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Alpine CDA-9857, Alpine, knob, telephone, Bluetooth, Apple iPod, cell phone
- Product reviews 2006-09-25
- iPod your car, the right way
- There are several ways to connect your iPod to your car's stereo ranging from simple and poor sounding to complex and high fidelity. Sometimes you don't have much of a choice because your car stereo limits your options, but there's an option for every configuration and budget.The easiest method to...
- Tags: Apple iPod
- Blog posts 2005-10-31
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- Blaupunkt Brisbane SD48
- With the Brisbane SD48 digital media receiver, Blaupunkt--a name synonymous with car stereos of old--is proving that it can make products for the digital age. It may look like a regular single-DIN head unit, but like the Alpine iDA-X001, the Brisbane SD48 is a "mechless" device designed to support digital...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Brisbane SD48
- Product reviews 2008-05-07
- Sony CDX GT620IP - radio / CD / MP3 player
- Standing on the shoulders of the entry-level Sony CDX-GT420IP, the CDX-GT620IP delivers as-standard iPod connectivity with some stylish and useful faceplate controls, including a dedicated browser interface for digital media libraries. With the ability to play a range of digital-audio discs, an aux-input jack, and some advanced audio tweaking capabilities,...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, MP3 player, MP3, CD, radio, CDX-GT620IP, Apple iPod, Sony Corp., Sony CDX-GT420IP, digital audio
- Product reviews 2008-05-02
- One constant in the Earth's climate: change
- A scientific conference in Europe has brought out some recent research findings on the polar regions. Much is being learned for the first time about Antarctic's prehistoric climate. One thing's certain: there's been a lot of change. Over the eons. The ice sheets on...
- Tags: Climate, Antarctic, Productivity, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-04-25
- Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programs
- Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programsThanks for the clarificationI would certainly expect better service from anyone expecting to actually have customers. I can only guess that they get so few calls that they help desk is out of practice. :-)SkypeNot sure about your customer service...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, IrfanView, favorite Windows program, Windows Program, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-21
- Solutions Consultant Heightens Productivity and Improves Server Performance by 20%
- Alpine ultimately needed a server solution that would integrate with its existing technology, increase its business flexibility, and reduce network management costs. This solution would form a solid foundation for its business workloads without adding to the workload of running the business. Alpine saw that Windows Server 2008 would answer...
- Tags: Network Management, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Case studies 2008-03-06
- Attack journalism: an iPhone example
- Here's a comment from cnet contributor ripragged in response to a Macalope blog entry responding to an article about DRM - but entirely applicable in a different context: the essentially unanimous rejection of the iPhone by the paid IT analyst community: I'm trying...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Attack, Gruber, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Digital Music, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutions
- Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutionsResolutions?I thought resolutions were supposed to be challenging...At least they shouldn't all be fun ones. lolBe careful Adrian. The RIAA is now suing people who rip their legally purchased CDs.Why MP3? AAC is open, standard, smaller files, & sounds betterWhy...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, RIAA, USB 1, MP3, AAC, CD
- Discussion threads 2008-01-01
- Italy 3 Screensaver (zip)
- Italy's located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. Enjoy Italy 3 Screensaver with super large high resolution photos. This version is the first release...
- Tags: Italy
- Software downloads 2007-11-29
- 11 Steps to iPhone screencaps from WITHIN the iPhone, not of it
- Erica Sudan of the Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a freely downloadable utility that when installed on your iPhone, will let you take screen captures not just of your iPhone screen but directly from it. And then the iClarified Web site has posted...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Construction, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- 2008 Scion xD
- Scion's marketing people like to refer to the new 2008 Scion xD as a "Little Deviant," portraying it as car for those who refuse to follow the crowd. The xD's exterior styling does break the mold of the rounder Scion xA that it replaces. Its large, facemask-like front end gives...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Scion, dial, jog dial
- Product reviews 2007-10-26
- Alpine Landscapes Screensaver (zip)
- Feel the snow and ice and immerse yourself in everything alpine. Featuring hi-resolution images and superb photography of mountain scenery. Click on download and have this gorgeous screensaver on your desktop within minutes.
- Tags: Screensaver
- Software downloads 2007-10-12
- Global warming: is it over so soon?
- That white-fringed arrow-shaped land mass is Greenland. A research paper is about to be published, and it's already causing an ice storm in the climate change world. Details of the paper are being combed over by science geeks, and the conclusion seems to be: this paper...
- Tags: Ice, Global Warming, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-09-17
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