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Audio technology, MP3 music players, and audiophile gear
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 …
MSI GX660R laptop promises extreme audio performance for gamers Read MoreThe 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 …
Star Trek’s universal translator arrives in Afghanistan, courtesy of Android Read MoreAndroid users annoyed at the ability of their iPhone-owning pals to annoy other folks with Auto-Tune ‘singing’ can rejoice: MicDroid, is here.
Android MicDroid: annoying Auto Tune app for audio armageddon Read MoreWe 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 …
Apple iPod Touch refresh “to offer FaceTime, 5MP camera and iPhone 4 features” Read MoreBilled 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 …
Swann ThumbCam mini-cam for super-sneaky movies Read MoreIf 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.
Eclipse TD508II-UD space age speakers for well-heeled audio buffs Read MoreSlicker 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 …
DoubleTwist player released – “iTunes for Android” Read MoreWith a hugely competitive price to tempt amateur bloggers, struggling musos, journos and even those odd people who like to go around recording random things, the Zoom H1 offers professional quality …
Zoom H1 offers high quality audio recordings for just £89 Read MoreSpotify have declared themselves “excited” as they announce what they’re describing as “a major evolution” in their innovative music streaming service. From today, the company are rolling out Spotify version …
Spotify gets social with new features, wants to be your #1 music player Read MoreAudio dons Sennheiser and sporty goods purveyors Adidas present have teamed up to create a range of tough headphones for folks who regularly like to shake a leg and get …
Sennheiser and Adidas launch sports earphones for sweaty people Read MorePurveyors of fashionable and upmarket earphones, LA firm V-moda have been making waves with their stylish Remix Remote earphones, promising to tie up great looks with superb sound quality.
V-moda Remix Remote earphones for the iPhone 3GS/iPod: review Read MoreWhen it comes to the relatively simple task of watching a video file or getting an earful of an audio file, most people are happy to stick with whatever’s already …
VLC Player victorious in media player comparison shoot out Read MoreIf, like us, you have a hard drive stuffed full of badly organised MP3 files, many with baffling files names and no embedded metadata, trying to find the tune you …
Sort out music file mayhem with the free Mp3tag tag editor: review Read MoreSo you’ve hammered your bank account and kitted out your front room with a lush, cinema-threatening flat-screen LCD TV. Keen to keep things truly hi-fi and state-of-the-art, you’ve bagged yourself …
The Great HDMI Cable Ripoff. Save your cash, any old cable will do. Read MoreIf you’re less than chuffed with the distinctly average sound of the bundled iPhone headphones, or you’re fed up being a mugger-attracting, walking advert for Apple products with those ‘iconic’ …
Griffin SmartTalk earphone adapter for iPhones & iPods – review Read More