Audio, video or TV product related news, reviews and articles.
Whenever I am reviewing headsets, I am always looking for thought in the design as well as function and comfort. PureGear’s PureBeats certainly has a fresh look. But do they deliver quality sound or are they just another cheap in-ear headset that is over priced?
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I love music. I used to listen to music every waking hour, but I find that I don’t listen as much any more. We have a small house, so my loud music can interfere with someone else watching TV or doing something that needs concentration. I find most earphones uncomfortable, so I just don’t listen
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These Altec Lansing Orbit USB Stereo Speakers are small enough to carry with your laptop. They pack compactly together into a cylinder to fit easily into your gear bag. They use USB power from your laptop, netbook, or computer to significantly amplify and enhance the sound. The speakers have stands that let you aim the
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If you are like most people in today’s economy, you are always looking for ways to save a little (or a lot) of money. The same holds true in the audio world. It doesn’t matter whether you are happy with the earbuds that came with your iPod/iPhone or have invested in better quality headphones or
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Audio company Audyssey has laid down the gauntlet to other makers of iPod/iPhone speaker docks with “The Audyssey Audio Dock Challenge,” a sweepstakes where potential customers can compare the Audyssey South of Market Audio Dock speaker to any speaker of their choice for the chance to win an Audyssey Audio Dock of their own. More
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In the middle of my commute last week, my trusted Sennheiser CX-300 earbuds decided they were finished with this world. Needing a quick replacement, I found a nifty pair of earbuds at Target–The Specked by Philips/O’Neill. The primary feature to catch my attention was the cord. It’s wrapped in nylon, matches the color of the
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Sometimes you don’t want to use earbuds or headphones to listen to music or videos on your mobile device. For those times, it’s nice to have an external speaker. The Sony Ericsson MS430 Portable Media Speaker Stand offers a compact speaker that doubles as a stand.
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Spy cameras hidden in teddy bears too obvious? How about something truly ordinary? Yes, this innocent looking “wall wart” actually houses a video camera with an internal DVR that records onto a micro SD card. It features motion detection activated recording and can record up to 32 hours on a single micro SD card. Cost
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From the land down under (OK, now I’ll be thinking of that song all day…) comes the Kogan Agora Internet TV Portal” which promotes the invention I dreamed up (OK wished for in an inebriated state) ten years ago: Easy Internet connection to your television. “Yah, I can do that with my WII”; or “Yah
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You’ve probably seen, as I have, countless statements saying you can’t watch television in a moving vehicle. COBY begs to differ! Their DTV111 TV-to-Go USB receiver is a Mobile DTV receiver. MDTV is a “new TV broadcast standard optimized for portable recption. With an MDTV receiver from Coby, consumers can watch live TV programs such
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People of a certain age remember vinyl albums and singles. All-digital music just isn’t the same. I don’t miss the pops, cracks, and hiss of vinyl records at all, but if you do the VinylLove iPad app can add them back in for you. Instead of looking at a list of song titles or the
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When I first saw the press release announcing the Westone 4, my first thought was, “OK, now, it’s getting a bit silly.” After all, I’ve owned the Westone 3 for a year now and I love them. The bass is a little forward, but so what? The mids and highs are comfortable. So what is
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You’ve seen Janet’s reviews of other Motz wooden speakers (see related posts listed below) from Pyramid Distribution. Their latest offering is a cute doggie shaped speaker made of Apricot wood. It’s rechargeable via USB and can play music for 5 hrs per charge. This little speaker will work with any device that uses a 3.5mm
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I like watching television. I watch TV every night. Even when I’m surfing the internet or working on a review, I have the TV on in the background. And you can be sure that I like gadgets, so anytime I can combine a gadget with television it’s good. When I heard about the iPad app
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The Orange OPC looks like a guitar amp, but it’s a computer designed for musicians. The Orange OPC combines integrated studio-quality speakers from JBL, full versions of hand-picked music recording/editing software (£700/$1000 value), and the newly upgraded 2nd generation Intel Core series i3-2100 cpu. Orange says “the bundled software makes use of our OPC ASIO
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I find myself with a conundrum. I have a gadget to review, but for the life of me, I don’t know what I would use it for. Nevertheless, I’m going to take it on a ride and maybe I’ll have an aha moment. It is available through Etronixmart.
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This audio dock from Monster is inspired by the light disc in the new Tron Legacy movie. It’s designed to dock Apple’s iPhone and iPods, but it also has a 3.5mm jack in the back so you can connect your laptop, other MP3 players, or other audio sources. The double blue rings of 80 individually-controlled
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At CES 2011, Panasonic released an SDK to enable applications development for its Viera Connect TV line. The SDK should help to increase the amount of applications available for Viera TVs. Panasonic promises an ease-of-use experience when using applications over IPTV, including sports, games, health and fitness, video-on-demand and others. The first application for 2011, NBA
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The Orb TV device is about the size of a coaster, but it’s a powerful tool that works with your computer, Android or Apple smartphone, and your WiFi network to transfer music, photos, or video from your personal collection or from internet services. You install the Orb Caster software on your computer (Apple or Windows),
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Logitech HD Pro Webcam. Whoopity doo. Honestly, I hate to sound negative but I just do not get what the big deal is. I get HD. I do. Maybe not in the same obsession as anyone with a television or cellphone or video camera. That group is a whole different breed. I’ve seen
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