Audiophiles know how good Parasound equipment is, but their equipment tended to cater to the stereo crowd. It's about time they acknowledge that serious listeners like to listen to surround sound, be it movies or multi-channel music. Parasound...
In today's world of MP3 players and Playstations, there is still something reassuring about big, heavy, old-school components. Does a 50-pound device reproduce audio better than a 5-ounce device? Who knows? But it sure makes your back hurt when you...
You remember rear-projection TVs, right? Remember how those really big screens blew away the tiny CRTs, LCD and plasma TVs? Then a funny thing happened. LCD and plasma got big too. But, they also stayed thin. Little by little, RPTV seemed old and...
All together now - let's hear you say it. "D'oh!" I didn't quite hear you. Let's try it again, but much louder. "D'OH!!!" That's better. That's the only appropriate response for one of these "Why didn't I think of...
Mitsubishi is showing off a prototype of a 40mm-thin LCD TV, but the real deal should be ready to roll this fall. Specs for the prototype are slim, but the TV does have a 1920 x 1080p resolution. Display size, luminance and contrast ratio hasn't...
Ever since it was released, the original Bose SoundDock seemed to be the 'go-to' iPod dock for anyone looking for decent sound. Kinda like how their Wave radio became the reference system for all clock radios, most docks were compared to - and fell...
Earlier this week, we reported that Netflix was having problems shipping out movies. Looks like Blockbuster is also having problems. Our friends over at Gizmodo heard that for the past four days, Blockbuster customers were also experiencing delays...
Branding is a big thing. Apple gets it: A Nano is a Nano, a Shuffle is a Shuffle. Cher gets it. As do Sting, Madonna, and Bono. However, most electronics manufacturers just don't. Simple, easy to read, easy to say, and easy to research names for...
The Sonance Kayak speaker isn't a speaker for your favorite whitewater Delta kayak. No, the Kayak speaker, if you hold your head just right and squint just a little bit, looks like a kayak suspended in your living room. Italian speaker designers...
WHDI. Remember that acronym. Consider having it tattooed across your chest, or at least shaved into your head. It stands for Wireless High-Definition Interface. Developed by AMIMON, and embraced by more and more electronics manufacturers, WHDI lets...