Audio, video or TV product related news, reviews and articles.
When I was a kid, TVs were big boxes that sat on the floor. The tops had plenty of room to decorate with lamps or whatnots. Today’s flatscreen TVs have pictures that put the old TVs to shame, and they fit on a table smaller than those old TVs. What they don’t have is room […]
ScreenDeck TV Shelf Review Read More
I know you’ve always dreamed of being able to attach a small speaker to the front of your iPad, notebook display, etc. Brando has just made your dreams come true with the USB Portable Mini Stereo Speaker With Sucker. These little speakers have a suction cup on the bottom that can stick to any smooth
Mini Speakers that really suck Read More
Hey mon, Bob Marley’s family has been busy. With the desire to carry on Bob Marley’s musical message of peace and love, The House of Marley has released a line of audio products.
House of Marley Introduces Eco-friendly Audio Collection Read More
Scosche Industries, a maker of car audio and all kinds of iPhone and iPad accessories, has created a new line of high-end personal audio gear, the Scosche Realm headphone and in-ear monitor.
Scosche introduces high-end headphones and earphones Read More
Back in June, Janet posted a news item announcing these speakers. At that time they weren’t yet available. Now they are! If you’re still flinging birds at pigs, then you need one of these uber cute Angry Birds speakers. Available in Black bird, Pig and Red bird styles, these speakers from Gear4 range in price
Feed your Angry Birds addiction with these table top speakers Read More
Have you ever wished you could project whatever you did or watched on your MacBook to your TV? I know I have and now it’s possible with a device called McTiVia. While there have been various ways to do this in the past, now I can just boot up the mac, start the McTiVia app,
No one has ever mistaken me for an environmentalist, however, I drive a hybrid car; my previous car ran on E85; I replaced most of my light bulbs with CFLs and I sort my trash for recycling. I do these things, not because it makes me feel good. I do them because it saves me money. Hence, when
i-Ecko Portable Cardboard Stereo Speakers Review Read More
With Amazon set to announce its new tablet that reportedly will include a subscription to the company’s streaming video service, “Prime”, CEO Jeff Bezos announced that 20th Century Fox had agreed to license much of its TV shows and movies library for streaming. The library will include approximately 2,000 titles including a slew of movies
Streaming Wars: Netflix Grabs DreamWorks, Amazon Signs Fox Read More
Sharp introduces a new audio system to complete your home theater setup. Their HT-SL70 system includes twin sound bars and a subwoofer. The sound bars can be used vertically beside the TV on their included stands or placed together horizontally in front of the set like more traditional sound bars. Each slim sound bar produces
2.1 Home Theater Sound Bar System with Subwoofer from Sharp Read More
Here’s another camera for your espionage games or nanny surveillance. This HC-GUM Covert Gum Stick Camera/DVR from Smarthome looks like an old-style pack of Wrigley’s Doublemint gum – if you don’t look too closely. (They have the look right, but for some reason it’s marked with “Dangerous Material” and described as a lighter.) It takes still
Spy Camera in a Chewing Gum Pack Read More
BlueAnt’s recently introduced the Embrace headphones, and they’ve graciously sent a pair for the Gadgeteer to review this week. These are BlueAnt’s first non-Bluetooth headphones, using a standard 1/8″ connector, and designed with a focus on sound quality and comfort. They also come with two cables, one regular cable and another with an iPod/iPhone/iPad controller
BlueAnt Embrace Stereo Headphones Review Read More
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, sent me an email apologizing for the way Netflix communicated their most recent price increase. Some of you (okay maybe 20 million of you) also received a similar message. Mr. Hastings opened up and told us about his deepest fears and then he broke the bad news…it would be better
Dear Netflix – Think of the Children! Read More
Hammacher Schlemmer calls this the World’s Smallest Camera, and they’re probably right. This camera is so small, it looks like you might have gotten it from a gum ball machine, but it is a working auto-focus 2MP camera. It captures still photos as JPEGs at 1600 x 1200 resolution and captures AVI video at 30
World’s Smallest Camera for Your Spy v Spy Games Read More
The HoodieBuddie is a regular hoodie jacket with a bit of geek magic thrown in. They feature patented HB3 Technology™ through a 3.5 mm headphone jack in the front pocket that plugs into any audio device such as an iphone, ipod, or mp3 player. In-ear earbuds are attached at the end of the drawstrings. You
HoodieBuddie – Keeps you warm and lets you listen to your tunes Read More
The Ion Vertical Turntable from Hammacher Schlemmer is for people who still have vinyl records but don’t have a lot of room. Although it can be used on a flat surface, the Ion Vertical Turntable is designed to hang on the wall to save space. A locking mechanism holds your albums firmly in place
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OK, let’s say that you love headphones and are a big fan of the Grado brand in particular (a lot of people are). And let’s assume that you own (or have owned) a pair and wish to move up to a better model. You have some money saved up, but not enough for that uber-expensive,
Grado PS500 Headphones Announced Read More
Epson has announced its new line of portable, combo projectors, the MegaPlex MG-850HD and the MegaPlex MG-50. Although both projectors feature a built-in dock to play content on iPhones, iPods, and iPads (and charge them), they are compatible with other devices. They have HDMI, VGA, and USB inputs to connect smartphones, tablets, computers (PC and
Native Union hopes so with their latest product, the Play. The Play is a small voice bubble shaped video memo recording device that attaches to your fridge with a magnet. It features a 2.4-inch color LCD screen, camera, microphone and an easy to use 3 button interface. It has 256mb memory that allows up to
Will Video Memo Devices Replace Good Old Pen and Paper? Read More
These iharmonix Qi-wear glasses from Qmadix offer stereo Bluetooth connectivity and eye protection in one package. They have on-frame controls and an internal rechargeable lithium-polymer battery that provides 7+ days of standby. The glasses use 2.1 + EDR Bluetooth to connect with any Bluetooth-enabled device; dual microphones cancel ambient noise for clear communication (up to
iharmonix Qi-wear Extreme Performance Eyewear with Stereo Bluetooth Read More
Recently I updated the firmware of my Jawbone Jambox speaker to take advantage of a new feature called Live Audio. While I didn’t notice it sounding all that much better the volume output was significantly lower. Turning the new feature off didn’t correct the deficiency and what was once a booming little speaker had been
Jawbone to Give Jambox Back Its Big Sound Read More