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The Master & Dynamic Greene Street Collection takes on the concrete jungle

Master & Dynamic is a respected maker of many premium headphones, earphones and one concrete Bluetooth speaker. For the 2017 holiday season, they’ve released new colorways for their headphones dubbed The Greene Street Collection. This collection pays homage to streetwear culture inside the concrete jungle. Released on November 8th—in time for holiday gift giving—the collection […]

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Anki Cozmo robot review

By Bill Henderson / November 13, 2017 / Reviews / Educational, Robots, Toys / Leave a Comment

Let me state up front that the Anki Cozmo robot is a difficult review to write. It’s not because I don’t like it (frankly, negative reviews are easy to write); it’s because I really like this robot and it does so many things—most of them silly—that I’m having a hard time deciding what to leave

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Braven (finally) makes a headphone

By Bill Henderson / October 30, 2017 / News / Bluetooth headphones / 1 Comment

Ever since I began reviewing Braven’s Bluetooth speakers, I’ve always told my friends that because Braven knows Bluetooth so well, they should make a headphone. Well, now they have—the Braven Signature Wireless Headphone.

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E’NOD Mini Ring wireless earphone review

By Bill Henderson / October 24, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth earbuds / 4 Comments

With all the wireless headphones and earphones coming out, it really is becoming a wireless world—finally. However, what really excites me about the near future is the advent of what are known as True Wireless Earphones. You may be asking, “Aren’t all wireless earphones wireless?” Well, yes—and no. While wireless earphones are (usually) Bluetooth and

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Jackery Explorer is a “Jack of all Trades” generator

By Bill Henderson / October 20, 2017 / News / Batteries and Chargers / 5 Comments

During the recent Florida hurricane, I spent a lot of money on a gas generator to run our fridge and a couple of fans. I had charged up our small chargers to help keep our iPhones and iPads going. but they didn’t last long. During our week without any power, we could have used something

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V-Moda Remix Speaker review: V-Moda goes from inside your head to an out-of-body experience

By Bill Henderson / October 13, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth speaker / Leave a Comment

One reason I enjoy reviewing portable Bluetooth speakers is that it’s fun to watch how companies try to one-up the competition with materials, innovative features or just plain ole’ audio quality. And sometimes, a company will come along and introduce all three elements into a single speaker. The V-Moda Remix Wireless Speaker contains more like

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Nuraphone: A headphone customized for your individual hearing

By Bill Henderson / October 11, 2017 / News / Headphones / 1 Comment

In reviewing headphones over the years, I’ve learned one important lesson: No single headphone will sound good to all people. But what if you could customize a headphone to how you hear music? Now you can with the nuraphone—a headphone that will automatically tune to your unique hearing bringing your music into focus. At nuraphone’s

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Focal Clears things up with a new high-end headphone

By Bill Henderson / October 9, 2017 / News / Headphones / Leave a Comment

A year ago, I said the “The Focal Elear headphone may be the best headphone available for the money today.” However, it was (and still is) 1000 bucks—no small amount for headphones regardless of budget. But that—as they say—was then. Today, Focal has swapped the E in Elear for a C and has released the

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Bowers & Wilkins PX headphones cut the cord—and the noise

By Bill Henderson / October 6, 2017 / News / Bluetooth headphones / Leave a Comment

Bowers & Wilkins are known by their extremely accurate speakers and comfortable and warm sounding headphones. Recently, they’ve ventured into the wireless world with the excellent P5 Wireless headphone. Now, B&W has upped the ante with their first noise canceling headphone, the PX with aptX HD Bluetooth.

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McIntosh Audio goes small with the MHA50 Portable Decoding Amplifier

By Bill Henderson / October 5, 2017 / News / Amplifier, Audio gear / Leave a Comment

Anyone who knows audio is aware of McIntosh—no, not Apple’s Macintosh! McIntosh is one of the most respected brands of audiophile gear with a history of great sound, long life and understated design with their signature blue lighting. Many years ago, I bought a Marantz receiver solely because it looked like a McIntosh (couldn’t afford

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Braven Stryde 360 Bluetooth speaker review

By Bill Henderson / September 7, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth speaker / Leave a Comment

You gotta love promotional videos for outdoor Bluetooth speakers. There always seems to be young, beautiful people in great shape running and laughing near water. Reality is more like an overweight guy (me) plopping himself down on Cocoa Beach and sweating in the humidity and heat while my beautiful wife complains that the music is

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iseeBell Video Doorbell Security Cam review

By Bill Henderson / August 22, 2017 / Reviews / Home Security, security camera / 1 Comment

In all of my reviews, I try to be as fair as I can. Every product has its good and bad points and I try to point them out. No product—no matter how good it is—is perfect. At first glance, my review of the iseeBell Video Doorbell Security Cam may not seem fair—and maybe it

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Cozmo is a robot with a big brain and an even bigger personality

By Bill Henderson / August 7, 2017 / Reviews / Educational, Robots / Leave a Comment

“A robot’s primary function is to obey.” If this is true, then Anki’s Cozmo robot fails—and fails spectacularly. When I first saw a YouTube video featuring Cozmo, my first reaction was “Is this thing too cool or what?” Cozmo is a robot with a mind of its own coupled with a major attitude. This Wall-e

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Focal Listen Wireless headphone review

By Bill Henderson / August 4, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth headphones / Leave a Comment

I’ve reviewed many of Focal’s headphones and am continually impressed how this French speaker company allows its innovative—and expensive—audio expertise trickle down into their less expensive products. Case in point: the Focal Listen Wireless headphone. The interesting thing about this headphone is that it’s Focal’s first wireless headphone (they also have a wireless Spark earphone).

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Master & Dynamic MW60 wireless and MW50 wireless headphones review

By Bill Henderson / July 20, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth headphones / 3 Comments

In 2015, I had the privilege (and it was a privilege) to review Master & Dynamic’s new MH40 headphone. At the time, nothing else looked like them. The MH40 has that classic, timeless look—like they’ve been around for many years, yet they were a brand new headphone from a brand new company. The MH40’s combination

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The Molekule Air Purifier breaks down indoor pollution on a molecular level

By Bill Henderson / July 19, 2017 / News / Health and fitness / 5 Comments

”Sometimes, all I need is the air that I breathe…” To some allergy and asthma sufferers, this cute line from the Hollies classic song is a way of life. What most people take for granted can be a life-long problem for others. Pollutants, mold, pollen, viruses, and dust that we breathe is five times more

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Focal Spark and Spark Wireless earphone review

By Bill Henderson / July 15, 2017 / Reviews / Earphones / Leave a Comment

The more I review Focal earphones and headphones, the more impressed I become. Yeah, French speaker maker Focal makes outrageously priced products such as their $4,000 Utopia headphone—rated by many reviewers as the best headphone available today. But kudos to Focal for also offering affordable audio for the rest of us. Case in point: The

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Focal focuses on Dolby Atmos with its newest line of Sib Evo home theater speakers

By Bill Henderson / July 13, 2017 / News / Speakers / Leave a Comment

As I’ve said in my reviews of Focal’s excellent headphones and earphones, French speaker maker Focal is primarily known for their expensive (but also excellent) speaker line. However the audio news coming out of Focal this week is not about their crazily expensive speakers, but a more reasonable line of home theater speakers. Focal’s new

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Flares Pro earphones produce sound quality that feels live

By Bill Henderson / June 30, 2017 / News / Bluetooth headphones / Leave a Comment

It takes a lot of confidence to name an earphone a “Pro” model. That simple three-letter word sets up all kinds of expectations. Flare doesn’t make many products—one model of consumer speakers, ear plugs for noise protection, a line of pro speakers and now the Flares Pro wireless earphones. As Flare states, “New wireless earphones

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Fugoo Style S portable Bluetooth speaker review

By Bill Henderson / June 27, 2017 / Reviews / Bluetooth speaker / Leave a Comment

Here we go again, another season, another Fugoo speaker. Fugoo is a wireless Bluetooth speaker maker that has always been just outside the heavily advertised mainstream of Beats, JBL or Bose. That’s too bad, because Fugoo consistently makes some of the best wireless speakers available. For this long, hot summer of 2017, Fugoo has improved

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