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- iHome iP1
- We don't associate the iHome brand with "premium" audio and cutting-edge design, but the folks there are giving it their best shot with the 100-watt iP1, which has a new look for the company known for its budget iPod audio systems.The first thing you notice about the iP1 is that...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, iHome iP1
- Product reviews 2009-09-15
- Klipsch Image S2m headphones with mic
- There's nothing like good, old competition to keep tech prices in check. Case in point: earphones. The headphone market is heavily saturated, and we can all thank that fact for the existence of many worthy earbud contenders in the sub-$100 price range. Klipsch is one company in particular that has...
- Tags: Bass, Klipsch Image S2m, Image S2m, Image S4, headphone, microphone
- Product reviews 2009-07-28
- Skullcandy iCon Soft series
- Some people prefer earphones that blend in so much that no one can tell they're even being used, while others like their gadgets to stand out from the crowd. If you fall into the latter crowd, the Skullcandy iCon Soft headphones might be right up your alley. This on-ear model...
- Tags: Bass, Skullcandy iCon Soft, headphone, earphone
- Product reviews 2009-07-09
- Phiaton PS 300 Primal Series Noise Canceling Headphones
- Phiaton edged its way into the headphone market last year with its MS 400 Moderna Series headphones, an eye-catching set that brought solid sound quality and comfortable construction to the table. Now, with the considerably more portable PS 300 Noise Canceling headphones, the company continues its tradition of sleek design...
- Tags: Depeche Mode, Bass, headphone, Bose, Phiaton PS 300 headphone, Phiaton PS 300
- Product reviews 2009-04-29
- Altec Lansing BackBeat Titanium 326 headphones
- Altec Lansing is a long-standing competitor in the iPod speaker market, so it makes sense that the company now produces a variety of headphones, as well. It currently makes three sets of BackBeat earphones: the Titanium 326, Plus 206, and Classic 106. About $10 separates each in price, and while...
- Tags: headphone, Altec Lansing, Titanium, bass
- Product reviews 2009-03-18
- 2009 Ford Flex LTD AWD
- Boxy is in, according to Ford, anyway, as the 2009 Ford Flex looks like an '80s Volvo that swallowed a 2005 Scion xB. Ford considers the Flex a crossover, although station wagon more immediately comes to mind. But unlike a station wagon, the Flex isn't a sedan that lacks a...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Moby, Ford Motor Co., bass, lossless track
- Product reviews 2008-11-18
- BASS 2.4.2.3 (Windows)
- BASS is an audio library for use in Windows software. It's purpose is to provide developers with the most powerful and efficient yet easy to use, sample, stream (MP3, MP2, MP1, OGG, WAV, custom generated, and more via add-ons), MOD music (XM, IT, S3M, MOD, MTM, UMX), MO3 music (MP3/OGG...
- Tags: Performance, Music, Un4seen Developments, BASS 2.4.2.3, BASS, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Programming Languages, C/C++, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-11-14
- Ultimate Ears metro.fi 2 - headphones
- Ultimate Ears has been a familiar name to musicians and other audio professionals for a decade, but the company has gained quite a following with its consumer line as well. Earphones in its Metro.fi, Super.fi, and Triple.fi lines range in affordability and scale nicely from discerning listeners to audiophiles. Falling...
- Tags: Bass, headphone, Ultimate Ears, Metro.fi 2
- Product reviews 2008-07-15
- Ultimate Ears super.fi 4 - headphones
- Ultimate Ears has been a familiar name to musicians and other audio professionals for a decade, but the company has gained quite a following with its consumer line as well. Earphones in its Metro.fi, Super.fi, and Triple.fi lines range in affordability and scale nicely from discerning listeners to audiophiles. Falling...
- Tags: Bass, Super.fi 4, Ultimate Ears, headphone, earpiece
- Product reviews 2008-07-09
- Mint 220 - Wireless Digital Music Station
- The Mint 220 Wireless Digital Music Station offers us something that we haven't yet seen in an iPod speaker dock. Instead of combining iPod playback with a CD player or AM/FM alarm clock radio, the Mint 220 gives you the ability to wirelessly stream any audio from a PC or...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, wireless, Bass, Mint 220, dock
- Product reviews 2008-06-24
- Philips SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones
- Philips is no stranger to the headphone market, mostly turning out a line of inexpensive earbuds in the $5 to $25 range. Now, the company is stepping up its game with the SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, a $100 pair with a sleek and comfy design and good audio quality. We're hard-pressed...
- Tags: Bass, SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, Philips Electronics N.V., headphone
- Product reviews 2008-05-23
- Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin iPod speaker
- Let's face it: as a category iPod speakers are a pretty uninspired lot. Their plastic, boxy, and sometimes downright awful industrial design flies in the face of the iPod's masterful aesthetic and intuitive ergonomics. Until now, that is. Bowers & Wilkins' curvaceous Zeppelin iPod speaker is as every bit as...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, speaker, Bowers & Wilkins, Bass, Zeppelin iPod, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2007-10-22
- Gear4 StreetParty Size 0
- In the ever-burgeoning iPod speaker market, how is a company to set itself apart? One way is to give your product a catchy name, perhaps one that is not related to technology. This is the case with Gear 4's StreetParty Size 0, an ultrathin device with a fashion-oriented name. Sure,...
- Tags: One-way, Bass, StreetParty Size 0, speaker, Gear 4, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2007-10-05
- Sony MDR D777LP Altus - headphones
- When Sony introduced its Altus MDR-777LP headphones, the company touted the "80KHz frequency response" along with a couple of other unique features. First off, that number doesn't mean a single thing without some sort of qualifier like "plus or minus N decibels." But marketing speak aside, the Altus is a...
- Tags: Sony Corp., headphone, Altus MDR-777LP, TriPort
- Product reviews 2007-03-23
- Cambridge SoundWorks Newton Series P300HD Powered Subwoofer
- Cambridge SoundWorks' Newton Series HD Loudspeaker line was designed to not only visually complement flat-screen HDTVs, the sound is said to be as high-definition as the picture. The subject of this review, the P300HD powered subwoofer ($1,000), is the ideal mate for the company's HD MC600HD speaker ($500 each). As...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, Cambridge SoundWorks, HD P300HD, bass, sub
- Product reviews 2006-10-19
- Creative Xmod
- Creative's recently announced Xmod made it into my cube this week, and I have to say, I like what I hear. This palm-size, slick-looking device is designed to improve the quality of MP3s and other compressed audio, as well as audio CDs. Creative even goes as far as...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Creative Xmod, audio, CD, MP3, music
- Product reviews 2006-10-17
- NH representative caught on YouTube in rapid speech
- Rep. Charlie Bass of New Hampshire found himself in hot water a few weeks ago when his No.2 staffer resigned amid revelations that he had done some covert blogging. Tad Furtado had been pretending to be a Democratic reader of a number of New Hampshire blogs while posting comments...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube
- Blog posts 2006-10-12
- Turtle Beach ANR-10 Active Noise Reduction Headphones
- Turtle Beach is no newcomer to the headphone game, and its gaming headsets have generally shown that the company knows what it's doing. But portable headphones seem to be more of a challenge, and the ANR-10 Active Noise Reduction Headphones prove that point. Don't get me wrong: these 'phones aren't...
- Tags: ANR-10s, headphone, Turtle Beach
- Product reviews 2006-08-29
- GINI iTube
- Looking for a different kind of iPod speaker system? GINI's iTube not only looks different, it's got remarkably decent sound quality thanks in part to its vacuum tube amplifier system. It's true that this $349 system brings out the warmth often missing from digital music, but we must...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Gini Systems, GINI iTube, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2006-08-23
- Creative Zen Aurvana
- With in-ear headphones all the rage now, it didn't surprise us when audio-centric Creative Labs joined the fun with the launch of its own Zen Aurvana in-ear earphones. Already available in Asia a few weeks before their U.S. launch, the $99 "anti-iPod black" pair are extremely lightweight (0.46 ounces) and...
- Tags: Creative Zen, Aurvana
- Product reviews 2006-06-26
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