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Speakers & Headphones
by Chris Matier on July 23, 2009
With the release of the iPhone 3.0 firmware and hardware, bluetooth speakers and earphones have become very useful to me. Unfortunately, I have found almost all devices lacking in one specific area - ...
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by Chris Matier on July 16, 2009
Most of us use a computer or personal media player as a music hub in our homes, and unfortunately, few people spend the time and money to find great speakers for portable devices or a desktop computer...
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by Chris Matier on April 1, 2009
samsung knows how to make compact speaker systems work. I have had two Samsung MP3 players, the K5 and S5, and both feature amazingly small and compact speaker systems that offered really amazing soun...
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by Chris Matier on January 5, 2009
I have to give it to the Vestalife Firefly ipod Speaker Dock, it has an intriguing design and shape. The all-in-one iPhone and iPod compatible dock has much to offer in a little package. Not only is ...
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by Chris Matier on November 20, 2008
If you don't own a pair of noise canceling headphones, then you need to rush to the store after you read this and immediately buy a pair. I cannot tell you how many times I have desperately needed...
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by Chris Matier on October 10, 2008
So, I have complained before about my iPhone, which I generally love, and its gross oversight in not having a bluetooth AD2P profile. So, I bought a pair for Bluetooth headphones and a bluetooth 3.5 i...
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by Chris Matier on September 17, 2008
When I lecture, I tend to have a presentation projector, my MacBook with a Wacom Tablet for notes, and a set of cheap (sub $100) PC speakers to push sound somewhere near my class. The end result tends...
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by Mark Rollins on September 11, 2008
For those of you who still don't have a speaker for your iPhone or iPod, then you might want to give the Orbit from Altec Lansing a try.
The Orbit, or Orbit MP3 iM237, is a single speaker sound ...
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by Mark Rollins on September 9, 2008
Sony has come out with some very interesting stereo headphones that are completely wireless with the dr-bt160as "Active" stereo headphones.
Of course, wireless headphones are nothing new, ...
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by Mark Rollins on August 6, 2008
We live in a digital music age, and ipod docks are a dime a dozen. What makes the Mint 220 Digital Music Station stand out is more than the ability to do play iPod tracks.
The Mint 220 is able to pl...
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by Chris Matier on August 1, 2008
Unless you are an iPhone user like me, then the new Sony DR-BT140QP Stereo Bluetooth earphones are worth taking a look at. The headphones, which will work with any device that supports the A2DP profil...
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by Mark Rollins on July 28, 2008
For those want to listen to their iPod, but want to be released from the cord, there is a new option with the iMuffs from Wi-Gear.
The iMuffs come with a Bluetooth wireless transmitter that plugs ri...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on July 22, 2008
The folks from Radius Products sent me a pair of their Atomic Bass headphones to review. These headphones are clearly styled to go with an Apple iPod-and even have an iPhone friendly connector-but you...
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by Chris Matier on July 15, 2008
Whenever I am on my bike listening to my iPod, I am always thinking "what if iDie because of some iDiots"? Face it, people don't pay attention to bicycles, and riding with headphones on ...
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by Mark Rollins on July 7, 2008
I believe that we have reported on Bang and Olufsen (B&O) products just recently, like the BeoVision 8. The Danish company continues to put out some great electronic devices with a very unique lo...
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by Mark Rollins on June 25, 2008
Considering how many of our devices are touchscreen, I guess it was a mater of time before they ended up on our speaker system.
A company appropriately named Genius has come up with the SP-T1200 sp...
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by Mark Rollins on June 4, 2008
A while ago, Klipsch introduced the "world's smallest heaphones" with the Image X10. The company has recently introduced something slightly larger (at 2mm) with the X5.
The X5 has som...
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by Mark Rollins on May 14, 2008
We live in an age where every person wants the coolest sound system at the lowest possible price, and Orb Audio is ready to play.
Orb Audio produces speakers with a very distinct shape. They are st...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on May 12, 2008
A while ago, the folks at TRITTON Technologies sent me one of their AX Micro Bluetooth Headsets to review. It is certainly the most comfortable bluetooth headset I've worn, but it is not without i...
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by Mark Rollins on May 8, 2008
Docks and speakers for iPods are a dime a dozen, but the Orbitsound T3 promises a revolutionary personal stereo aura. (This is apparently a trademarked slogan, too!)
The Orbitsound T3 allows you to ...
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by Mark Rollins on May 2, 2008
I'm not much of an Opera-buff, but I do like the DigiFi's Opera wireless headphones.
I'm not certain whether you can tell from this photo, but the Opera is designed to go around the bac...
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by Mark Rollins on April 16, 2008
I think every desktop computer needs to have a good set of stereo speakers. After all, most of them are DVD compatible, and who doesn't like to watch some good streaming videos now and then? You ...
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by Mark Rollins on April 7, 2008
The headphone market has received a definite star player competitor with the Aurvana Live! from Creative.
These headphones take their look from the old seventies style, but they are far lighter than...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on March 14, 2008
I've watched a number of the episodes of GeekBrief TV where wireless speaker systems were reviewed and basically panned. While this isn't wireless speakers, it is a way to send audio wirelessl...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on March 4, 2008
Able Planet has come up with a technology called LINX AUDIO that maximizes the intelligibility of speech, can clip distortion, and restricts electromagnetic interference. These things provide a truer,...
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by Mark Rollins on February 25, 2008
Considering that computers are becoming our main source for music and video, you would think that desktop PCs would come with sound quality as good, if not better, then our television sets. Unfortunat...
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by Mark Rollins on February 21, 2008
IPhone users will definitely get a kick out of the skull Candy iPhone FMJ headphones.
The Skull Candy iPhone FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) headphones were designed with the iPhone in mind, and have that l...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on January 26, 2008
My old USB headphones were starting to fall apart. Considering I use them to both listen to music and make calls on Skype, it was time for a new pair of headphones. After staring at the available head...
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by Mark Rollins on January 4, 2008
Ever want to play something on your iPod or other MP3 player, then want to share it with friends. Well, the good news you can do that without an iPod dock with speakers.
The Belkin RockStar is like a...
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by Mark Rollins on December 7, 2007
You know how protruding stereo speakers can be? Some people may find them sexy, but others might just want the sound and not the sight.
Fortunately, the stealth Acoustics model AX3 is a three-way, f...
