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Michael Berk  |  Apr 12, 2011  | 

Steve Jobs can go ahead and add another notch to his belt. The Flip camera is the latest casualty of the smartphone's charm offensive and ever-expanding role in our lives; it now joins Microsoft's Zune in the dustbin of history.

SV Staff  |  Apr 13, 2011  | 
Most recently, he was known as the executive chairman of the merger between Newsweek magazine (which he bought last year) and The Daily Beast. But the readers of Sound+Vision — and before that, Stereo Review, Hi/Fi Stereo Review, Hi/Fi...
Michael Berk  |  Apr 13, 2011  | 

An interesting argument about the future of the music market is brewing over a newly released Nielsen study of online music li

Michael Berk  |  Apr 14, 2011  | 

Sharp yesterday announced a new line of 70" Aquos Quattron LED-backlit LCD TVs, responding to market research indicating that their target market of 35 to 45 year old men-even those already owning 60"-plus sets-felt a "need to go bigger." The new LC-70LE732U (shipping now at an MSRP of $3,799) is truly immense; the launch event-also a fundraiser for Japan earthquake/tsunami relief-featured the

Michael Berk  |  Apr 14, 2011  | 

It's no secret that there's a connection between progressive rock and Star Trek fandom - but who woulda thunk it ran so deep?

Ken Richardson  |  Apr 14, 2011  | 

[UPDATE: This year's event is over now, but the RSD Web site remains active all year.]

Since this is the fourth annual Record Store Day, you should know what to do: Go to your local store and buy lotsa "records," be they vinyl LPs, CDs, or whatever else your shop happens to carry.

Mike Mettler  |  Apr 15, 2011  | 

I spoke with producer Butch Vig at length about the all-analog approach he took to recording the Foo Fighters’ kick-ass new album Wasting Light (Roswell/RCA) in bandleader Dave Grohl’s garage.

Michael Berk  |  Apr 15, 2011  | 

Seems that a misinterpreted tweet was responsible for Soundgarden's return to active duty.

Michael Berk  |  Apr 15, 2011  | 

Google's revamp of YouTube as a platform for live events has generated plenty of excitement already, if mainly for its potential to dominate the rapidly expanding streaming market.

Michael Berk  |  Apr 18, 2011  | 

Klipsch turns 65 this year. The venerable US manufacturer (based in Indianapolis since 1989 but still turning out speakers in its Hope, Arkansas plant today) has posted a retrospective video (with some nifty vintage ad images) today tracing the company's evolution from its humble beginnings in ham enthusiast Paul W.

Michael Berk  |  Apr 18, 2011  | 

Grooveshark may still be smarting at its ejection from the App Store last August (well, you can still access the service v

Michael Berk  |  Apr 18, 2011  | 

Looks like paleontologists have at last pinned down the emergence of the middle ear from the lower jaw during the Mesozoic; it remains to be revealed what Liaoconodon hui—the earliest mammal yet found to possess the distinct malleus, incus, and ectotympanic bones involved in mammalian hea

Ken Richardson  |  Apr 18, 2011  | 

At the Princeton Record Exchange in Princeton, New Jersey, I got two of the Record Store Day exclusives, both EPs:

• The Decemberists: Live at Bull Moose (CD)

• Kate Bush: Hounds of Love (10-inch pink-marble vinyl)

In addition, I found these:

Michael Berk  |  Apr 19, 2011  | 

Radiohead's UK only Record Store Day 12", "Supercollider" backed with "The Butcher" (both outtakes from the sessions for the The King of Limbs), obviously disappeared within moments on Saturday morning, but you're in luck-both tracks are

Michael Berk  |  Apr 19, 2011  | 

Whole-house connected audio veterans Sonos today announced both AirPlay support and a full-featured (and free) controller app for the Android platform.

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