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Growin’ Up speakers make like a tree

, Mar 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

There are plenty of strangely shaped speakers on the market for the home theater and music fan who doesn't mind spending some big bucks. Some of the really high-end home theater speakers are designed to be more like sculpture than a box just for sound. Read The Full Story

Pet Acoustics offers My Pet Speaker sound system for pets

, Feb 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Most of us probably know someone who really, really loves their pet. You know the type, nicer to their pets than kids or friends, buys the pet all sorts of clothes and other items. The latest great pet gadget has been unveiled by Pet Acoustics and it is called the My Pet Speaker. Read The Full Story

AmpliVox unveils portable iPod Wireless SW720 PA System

, Feb 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

I have seen all sorts of iPod docks and sound systems before ranging from the mundane to the wild. There are lots of uses in the commercial world for an iPod like showing a video presentation without having to bring a laptop with you among others. Those needing to share content from an iPod with a large crowd might find this new wireless iPod PA system from AmpliVox interesting. Read The Full Story

Bowers & Wilkins updates high-end 800 Series speakers – diamond tweeters?

, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

British hi-fi legend Bowers & Wilkins has updated its 800 Series loudspeakers with a “diamond dome tweeter”.  Yes, you heard correctly, that’s diamond, as in the hardest mineral substance on the Mohs hardness scale. Read The Full Story

Bird Electron Ezison 100 iPhone guitar is crying out for DIY remake

, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Bad news first: only fifty of these handmade Bird Electron Ezison 100 iPhone guitar speakers are going to be made, and they cost around $290 each.  The good news is that they'd make for an awesome DIY project.  Intended to work with one of the various guitar apps available for the iPhone and iPod touch, the Ezison 100 has a 2W digital amp and runs off three AA batteries. Read The Full Story

Avantgarde horn speakers announcing their arrival

, Jan 19th 2010 Discuss [0]

The electronics company Teac has teamed up with German loudspeaker manufacturer Avantgarde Acoustics (famed for their horn designs) to produce a new G2 speaker lineup.  The companies have released in a joint effort three rather unique speakers, which seem to scream high-end performance. Read The Full Story

Dean Brown Audio Can helps your beans to sing

, Dec 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

If ever a project begged for a DIY version, this is it.  Dean Brown's Audio Can tosses out the beans and replaces them with a mono speaker, and is intended to offer a simple, portable way to listening to music.  A second connector can be used to daisy-chain multiple Audio Cans together, until you're surrounded or deafened, whichever comes first. Read The Full Story

Polk Audio unveils HitMaster speaker for Rock Band and Guitar Hero

, Oct 26th 2009 Discuss [1]

I am a fan of music games like Guitar Hero and especially Rock Band. I have spent many a night making fun of my friends off key singing while playing Rock Band. I even have my share of aftermarket guitar controllers for the game. However, I draw the line at some of the stranger accessories like smoke kits and my own stage monitor speaker like the new HitMaster from Polk Audio. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 37 2009

, Sep 12th 2009 Discuss [0]

Well they say time files when you are having fun, but they never mention how fast time flies when you are typing your fingers to bleeding nubs to bring your wonderful readers all the gadget news fit to print and then some. Here we are again with another week in review for your reading pleasure. Spotify hit iPhone and Android devices this week. So many people grabbed the app that the free service quickly went back to invite only status. Sony unveiled a super-thin new wireless HDTV this week that makes Paris Hilton look fat by comparison. I am almost afraid to find out what the thin and feature packed set will cost. Read The Full Story
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