Posts Tagged ‘speakers’
Mini Aero: High-performance wireless active speakers
One of my best friends and next door neighbours is a fireman and if I even want to set his heart racing I show him the tangled mess of cables behind my computer. Or undo the top two buttons on my shirt. Fire hazards aside, wires and cables are an…
Samung’s 2013 Audio Visual Lineup
Wireless is one of the watch words for this year’s CES and Samsung, one of the heavy hitters when it comes to home entertainment have emphasised that in their new range of shiny boxes designed to delight you in the living room. Samsung’s Valve Amplified Soundbar (model HW-F750) is the…
With a little help from my Music Angel Friendz
From Power Rangers and Avengers all the way to Constructicons I love a good team up. There’s something about a bunch of small guys banding together that gets me every time – be they Seven Samurais or mini Stereo Speakers. Yes Mini Stereo Speakers. Music Angel Friendz are an annoyingly…
Last-minute kids’ Christmas gadgets
Is Santa still looking for a few treats for the children/teens in your family? Here are a few neat ideas that should put you in the favourite uncle/auntie category well into the New Year (which means you get first dibs on their Christmas sweet stash!) If you’re buying for children…
Opalum Flow 1010: Understated statement speakers
If you like your technology to match, your gadgets to “hang” and your wires disguised, the new Flow 1010 “floating” speakers may just grab your attention. Badged as “the TV’s new best friend” by its manufacturer, Scandinavian audio company Opalum, these diminutive, yet statement speakers are designed to…
Gear4: iOS docks of the future
Gear4, one of the leaders in the iPad dock market, invited us to have a play with some of their up and coming iOS accessories. The biggest challenge Gear4 see for the rest of the year is the increasing adoption of wireless audio protocols in docks – both Bluetooth and…
Audyssey Audio Dock Air: Airplay-powered boombox
It’s lazy cliche (a phrase which is itself slightly overused) to attribute the success of Apple products to the mythical Apple hype machine. Firstly, up until the iPad, the volume of Apple devices sold paled in comparison to other manufactures. There are still more non-Apple computers and phones out there…
Five top speaker docks for the iPad
Almost simultaneously with the launch of the Apple iPod, masses of speaker docks arrived leaving a confused consumers dizzyingly deliberating over which one to buy. Whilst the spawning of the iPod’s tablet sibling, the iPad’s speaker docks have been much slower to emerge and only now is beginning to gather…
Stilo 2.1 speakers review: OTone! OTony! OToni!
It’s highly unlikely you will have heard of Otone as they are a bright new face in the world of home audio, looking to make a splash in the UK. However in a crowded market and with built in speakers getting better and better all the time, should you care?…
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…
Great Gifts For Travellers and Backpackers
If your friends are heading off on a round-the-world adventure, or you just know someone who loves their holidays, here are some ideas for the perfect present. Nikon AW100 rugged camera Climbers, divers and skiers, can grab all the best shots with the Nikon AW100 – a ‘rugged’ camera that…
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…




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