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Elipson relaunch tribute to BS50 loudspeaker design
In a nice move to celebrate its 60th birthday, earlier this week Elipson announced that it is honouring the landmark models that have shaped its history leading a market centred around the fusion of lifestyle design and high quality audio engineering. So, the first Elipson speaker to do very well on said market was the BS 50 (or, erm the Ball Staff, 50 cm diameter)….
PURE music’s Spotify rivial
PURE has launched an online music service to rival the likes of Spotify.The cloud-based on-demand service will let users browse and listen to millions of tracks. They’ll be able to organise and play as many tracks and albums as they want on multiple devices, including PURE’s range of eight internet-connected digital radios PCs and Macs via the PURE Lounge internet radio and media portal (www.thelounge.com)…
Two for the price of one with the Marmitek BoomBoom wireless speaker
If you download all your music, no doubt it’s all on your iPad and iPhone, which can make it hard to share. That’s when you need a portable speaker. There are plenty to choose from on the market, so here’s another one to add to the list – the Marmitek BoomBoom 152 wireless speaker. While it looks like one speaker, its makers claim it create…
TruLink Wireless USB to HDMI kit and swivel cables
CablestoGo continue their lifelong vendetta against Cables with their latest addition to the war on cable tangle. The TruLink Wireless USB to HDMI kit has a mission statement as clear and easy to understand as its name. All you have to do is pop the USB transmitter in to your PC or Mac and attach the HDMI receiver to your screen of choice and the…
Elipson Planet L: “Le style c’est Elipson même”
I’ve never been a fan of the phrase “style over substance”, in tech reviews as style (and in this context more specifically design) is such an important part of technology. To quote Buffon as people always do in these situations, “Le style c’est l’homme même”. So when I read that Elipson’s stylish high-end speakers were coming to the UK, I was delighted, as they look…
Hottest 3D BluRay films to give (or get) this Christmas
Imagine the scenario. Its Christmas day, copious amounts of turkey has been consumed, the Queen has addressed the nation and you have just rigged your brand spanking new BluRay player up the your straight-out-of-the-box 3D TV, complete with surround sound speakers and pair of glasses that even Lady GaGa wouldn’t be seen dead in. You’re all ready to go. Now if only you had something…
Hottest Video Games to buy this Christmas
Ask any casual gamer which title they would like most to have this Christmas, and you can bet any money you want that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 will be on the tip of their tongue. Yes yes, we know, we have heard it all before – surely there’s more to video games this year than the multi-million selling first person shooter? Of course…
The sky’s the limit as Sky Movies come to tablets and smartphones
Just in time for the Christmas viewing season, Sky has announced that it is bringing Sky Movies Live and on demand on Sky Go. This means that Sky TV customers can have access to hundreds of films via their tablets and smartphones, as well as at home on their TVs. Sky Movies subscribers can use Sky Go to stream movies on demand over a Wi-Fi…
Canton wireless HiFi speakers – music to your ears?
A new range of plug and play speaker and accessories has just been launched by Germany’s largest loudspeaker manufacturer, Canton, which on paper look set to be high on any music lovers Christmas list. The three products are interchangeable with each other, and consist of the snappily titled your_DUO, your_STICK and your_DOCK… your_DUO – two active wireless loudspeakers that fully support 24bit HD audio technology,…
Acme MP-01 Media Player delivers Oscar-winning performance
Multimedia Players are the next evolutionary step in the home entertainment arena that started decades ago with the humble video player. The Acme MP-01 Portable Media Player is by all accounts an external hard drive that boosts 1TB capacity. By plugging the MP-01 into any compatible TV, you can play both films, programmes and video clips. Not only that, but it lives up to its…
Scandyna Minipod gets a make-over
The original Scandya Minipod was Heralded as a design classic upon its release two decades ago now, boosting sale of over 100,000 units across the globe. So with that in mind, knowing they have a success story on their hands, maybe it is a surprise it has taken the Danish loudspeaker company so long to release a revamp of the product. Maybe they just spent…
Logitech Mini Boombox – the ultimate portable speaker set?
We all know what poor quality most built-in speakers are, especially when it comes to mobile phones. The tinny sound output can become grating at best, and if you are someone who likes to listen to music or take calls on your speakerphone, but don’t wish to subject your ears to aural torture each time you do so, then Logitech may has come up with…
Watch those Christmas flicks on Acme’s Digital Media Centre
The Christmas holiday season is something we all love and loathe. On the one hand, the traditional movies and festive songs seem so familiar and welcoming and then on the other after a couple of days you’ve had quite enough of that thank you very much. Here’s a nifty gadget for making those long festive hours in front of the telly a little more bearable….
Orbitsound T12v3 soundbar interchangeable fronts
Let’s be honest, an Orbitsound T12v3 soundbar makes a stylish addition to the home. Launched by the acclaimed British audio technology brand, Orbitsound back in August, the T12v3 soundbar delivers the ‘spatial sound’ experience that Orbitsound are renowned for, and in doing so, has proved highly popular. And highly popular technological gadgets, it seems, cannot escape being ‘milked’ for every penny, and are usually followed…
TruLink 3 Play Video Digital Audio Selector
I’m guessing the guys at CablesToGo spend a lot of their time just staring at people’s home cinema setups, frustrated at all the inefficiencies. After watching a seemingly innocent and everyday set of actions in front of a TV I’m guessing the leap up in a fit, exclaim “there must be a better way!” and hurry off to their lab where they spend most of…
