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Philips Streamium MCi298 wireless micro hi-fi system cuts a dash

September 3rd, 2010 11:07am mike s No comments

Philips Streamium wireless micro Hifi system cuts a dash

Looking rather dandy with its shiny black control panel and matt black speaker gauze is Philips’ new Streamium wireless micro hi-fi system.

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Apple iPod nano: smaller, lighter and now with touchscreen

September 1st, 2010 7:06pm Pete Railton No comments

Apple iPod nano: smaller, lighter, now with touchscreen

Looking so cute you almost want to pat it on its head is the new iPod nano, which has just been announced this evening.

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Apple reveals new iPod Touch with FaceTime, HD video and Retina Display

September 1st, 2010 6:53pm mike s No comments

Apple reveals new iPod Touch with FaceTime, HD video and Retina Display

As expected, Apple’s iPod touch has received a sprinkling of fairy dust, with Steve Jobs announcing a shiner, all-new, revamped version today.

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Arcade Fire’s music video delivers jaw-dropping HTML5 interactivity

August 31st, 2010 9:30am Pete Railton No comments

Arcade Fire's interactive HTML5 music video gets jaws dropping

We’re a pretty hard-nosed, cynical bunch here at Wirefresh, but Arcade Fire’s Google Maps interactive video mash-up got a few jaws dropping around the office.

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Denon’s deliciously glossy DP-A100 turntable celebrates company’s 100th birthday

August 24th, 2010 9:20am Pete Railton 1 comment

Denon's deliciously glossy DP-A100 turntable celebrates company's 100th birthday

Sure to set audiophiles salivating with desire is Denon’s DP-A100 direct drive turntable, released as part of the company’s 100th anniversary celebrations.

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Olympus LS-5 voice recorder promises pocket-sized hi-fi

August 18th, 2010 3:54pm Tony Fletcher 1 comment

Olympus LS-5 voice recorder promises pocket-sized hi-fi

Only spotty intern reporters from the Lower Grimthrope Weekly Gazette still use tape recorders for interviews because digital is where it’s at baby- and to underscore that point, Olympus have just shunted out their latest voice recording gizmo, the LS-5.

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Banish hi-fi hum with the SUPRA AGS-10k audio humbuster

August 17th, 2010 11:30am mike s No comments

Banish hi-fi hum with the SUPRA AGS-10k audio humbuster

So, you’ve bought the latest 200g audiophile vinyl pressing of Art Pepper’s alto saxophone explorations, and delicately placed it on your Clearaudio Innovation Wood/Universal/DaVinci V2 turntable.

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Philips GoGear Connect media player rocks into the UK with Android, Wi-Fi, GPS

August 17th, 2010 10:40am mike s No comments

Philips GoGear Connect media player rocks into the UK with Android, Wi-Fi, GPS

Just spotted strutting into the UK Argos catalogue is Philips’ new GoGear Connect portable media player, a fully-featured Android-powered device available in 8GB and 16GB flavours.

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MSI GX660R laptop promises extreme audio performance for gamers

August 10th, 2010 2:42pm Lee J. 7 comments

MSI Gaming-GX660R laptop promises extreme audio performance for gamers

When it comes to playing back audio on laptops, the sound quality is – at best -  pretty shonky, but MSI is hoping to hook in audiophiles with its beefy new GX660 laptop which promises a veritable orgy of aural pleasure.

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Star Trek’s universal translator arrives in Afghanistan, courtesy of Android

August 2nd, 2010 1:59pm Lee J. No comments

Star Trek's universal translator arrives in Afghanistan, courtesy of Android

The US’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has been trialling real-time translation systems, one of which uses a Google Nexus One handset to do real-time, spoken language translation from Pashto to English, and vice versa.

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Android MicDroid: annoying Auto Tune app for audio armageddon

July 19th, 2010 10:40am mike s No comments

Android MicDroid: annoying Auto Tune app for audio armageddon

Android users annoyed at the ability of their iPhone-owning pals to annoy other folks with Auto-Tune ‘singing’ can rejoice: MicDroid, is here.

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Apple iPod Touch refresh “to offer FaceTime, 5MP camera and iPhone 4 features”

July 8th, 2010 2:23pm mike s 1 comment

Apple iPod refresh to offer FaceTime, 5MP camera, and iPhone 4 features

We attended the Christmas Technology Press Event put on by the major UK retailer John Lewis today, and amongst the feast of insider tech information on offer was the snippet that Apple is “likely” to be selling an updated iPod Touch packing some of the features seen in the new iPhone 4.

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Swann ThumbCam mini-cam for super-sneaky movies

June 29th, 2010 9:30pm Lee J. No comments

Swann ThumbCam mini-cam for super-sneaky movies

Billed as a “a tiny camera with huge possibilities,” Swann’s diminutive ThumbCam video camera is a mere whisp of a thing, measuring just 2.2” x 0.8” x 0.8” and ideal for all your nefarious recording needs.

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Eclipse TD508II-UD space age speakers for well-heeled audio buffs

June 25th, 2010 10:30am mike s No comments

Eclipse TD508II-UD space age speakers for well-heeled audio buffs

If your pockets are vastly deep and you have a penchant for audiophile sound, then clear some space on your desk for the Eclipse TD508II-UD reference-class desktop speaker system.

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DoubleTwist player released – “iTunes for Android”

June 4th, 2010 10:35am Lee J. 2 comments

DoubleTwist player released - 'iTunes for Android'

Slicker than the black seas around BP’s rig in the Gulf of Mexico, DoubleTwist for Android is a new, fully featured music and video player vying to replace the built-in player.

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