Tag Archives: Audio
Honey, I Shrunk the Hi-Fi
You can’t get a big bass sound from a little speaker. No way, no how. Well, there’s another truism out the window. I took a chance and ordered a foxL from the soundmatters website last week — without having heard … Continue reading
Electronic Copilot
I had a chance to try out HP’s iPAQ 310 Travel Companion at CES. It’s a first-rate GPS device with excellent graphics and a fast processor. The bright 4.3-inch LCD touch screen has an 800×480 pixel resolution with a 16-bit … Continue reading
Is There a Doc in the House?
You could hardly turn a corner at CES without seeing some sort of iPod docking station. One model stood out from the others for its practical design. The Philips DCP951 Docking Entertainment System is a portable DVD player that can … Continue reading
The Dancing Rolly
One of the coolest gadgets at this year’s CES was the Sony Rolly. It’s a robotic MP3 player that moves its six moving parts — arms, shoulders, and wheels — in time with the music. It also has two light-rings … Continue reading
Ear Full
I’m a big fan of Shure’s E500 earphones. They’re the best in-ear audio solution I’ve experienced so far. To be fair, they won’t sound as good as a similar priced set of traditional headphones (such as the Sennheiser HD 600), … Continue reading
Pinstripe Skype
Lost among all the cool new gadgets at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was a nifty Skype-compatible accessory from Polycom. You might wonder why Polycom would be releasing a consumer product. The company is best known for its business-oriented … Continue reading
Flash-Forward
If you want your MP3 player to be small and lightweight, you’ll need to go with a player that uses flash memory for storage. Hard drives — even the smallest ones — take up more space and add more weight. … Continue reading
Pocket Recording Studio
I’ve always had a fascination with portable audio recorders. Back in my youth, I imagined buying a NAGRA recorder to capture ambient environmental sounds in different parts of the world. Later, when I needed a pocket-sized device for recording interviews … Continue reading