Audio, video or TV product related news, reviews and articles.
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Bill Henderson recently told us about the SRS Labs iWOW 3D Audio Enhancer Adapter for iOS devices (see related posts for a link to his review). Bill found the iWOW 3D was a relatively inexpensive way to improve the audio quality of modest earphones. Everybody wants better sound without breaking the bank, so SRS Labs
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One for Bill to review? Logitech has released the Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Reference Monitors designed for professional studio engineers and producers. Each pair is custom tuned to individual needs using your Personal Reference Tuning Box. The earphones include 5 individual armatures with a three-way crossover. They have detachable braid cables that can be removed, and the
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I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect Bluetooth keyboard case for the iPad, and I’ve come to the conclusion that the Apple Wireless Keyboard can’t be beat as a travel solution. One big drawback of the Apple keyboard is that it has no function keys to control the iPad. Another is that you
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The FlatWave FL5000c Translucent HDTV Antenna from Winegard is another of those flat television antennas designed to work well indoors. This antenna is only 13″ X 12″ X 0.6″ thick, and it’s almost invisible hanging on your wall or laying on the table beside the TV. The FlatWave uses highly-conductive, real silver elements for maximum
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The new Deep Bass Active Control Headphone Amplifier from Draco has me a bit confused. Draco likes to hype the strong, deep bass of this amp and yet, I am happy that they failed to do so. Sort of. See what I mean by confused? If you’re a bass head and you bought this amp
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The m.iGrill from Brookstone not only cooks your burgers, it also cranks your tunes. The m.iGrill has 160 square inches of cooking surface, and it produces 8,500 BTUs of cooking power from a 1 lb. disposable propane container. The cooking surface and drip pan are dishwasher safe. The base has a couple of speakers that
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NuForce has added a cute and affordable speaker to the ever expanding portable audio market. Unlike the rectangular shaped Jambox or Soundmatters FoxL, the NuForce Cube is exactly that, a cube-shaped speaker small enough to carry with you. (Click to enlarge the photos.) NuForce has added even more to this little wonder that makes it
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Smart TVs have been around for a while in one form or another, but Samsung is launching Smart TVs with gesture and voice controls. You can navigate the Smart Hub by swiping your hand to move around the menu or by making a grabbing motion to select. Even easier, you can just talk to the
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Seems like everybody in the music industry has their own headphone brand now, and SMS Audio and 50 Cent have teamed up for his brand. The line has earbuds and wireless or wired over-ear headphones, and 50 Cent’s line has a difference. For every domestic sale of headphones from the SMS Audio website, a donation
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The weeSteady is a polished stainless steel grip that attaches to a standard sized tripod socket providing extra stabilization while recording video with small point and shoot cameras, iPhones and other smart phones. Gripping the weeSteady as shown in that first picture provides for a more natural shooting posture, which translates to less shake. To
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The Stem Innovation iZON Remote Room Monitor is a WiFi based camera that has been designed to work specifically with iOS devices. The idea is to place the iZON camera in a desired location and then view it remotely using your iPhone or iPad. I’ve been trying one out for a couple of weeks now and am ready to share my opinion on
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The CLIPPER Bluetooth Stereo Headset from Jabra is a hybrid stereo Bluetooth/wired earbuds system that lets you listen to music and take phone calls. The CLIPPER’s Bluetooth device attaches to your clothing or bag. It attaches automatically with any device that supports Auto Pairing, and it streams music from most any Bluetooth-enabled smartphone, tablet, MP3
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Most every phone, tablet, MP3 player, and computer these days have built-in speakers so you can hear audio without having to use headphones. Most of those built-in speakers are woefully inadequate for anything but listening while you’re within a couple of feet of your device. There are a plethora of external speakers available to boost
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Apple TVs are great – you can stream video from iTunes, Netflix, your home computer, and you can display content from your iPad to your TV using AirPlay and AirPlay Mirroring. But Apple TVs have only HDMI output, so you can’t use it with every display. The ATV Pro from Kanex is an HDMI to
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If you love everything about your tablet or smartphone or computer except for its wimpy sound, the iWOW Universal from SRS Labs is an inexpensive way to boost your sound quality. Last year, we reviewed the Apple-specific iWOW 3D audio enhancer, and SRS Labs responded to the request for a non-device specific enhancer. The iWOW-U
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The Rukus Solar is Etón’s first Bluetooth wireless speaker with an integrated solar panel. Pair any Bluetooth-enabled device – Smartphones, tablets, etc – to wirelessly stream music and never run out of power as long as you have sunlight. A 40 square-inch high-efficiency solar panel is built right into the speaker and can fully recharge
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In my X-mini KAI Capsule Speaker review I mentioned two things that I considered might be worth pointing out. The first was the price. When I reviewed the KAI I showed it around to a lot of my mates. The universal opinion was ” Oooh I love the size! Oooh I love the sound! Oooh, the price….I
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One of the most valuable public speaking tips I have ever gotten was that sheer volume is a powerful ally. It allows you to roll right over room or ambient noise, it allows the listeners to more easily focus on the message, it allows you to better modulate your tone for effect, and it gives
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Bowers and Wilkins are known for their very good – and very expensive – audio speakers. In recent years,they have aggressively ventured into the world of iDevices with the Zeppelin Air, P5 headphones and C5 earphones (see related links for our reviews). However, most people will never pay $300 for the P5 headphones, no matter
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