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Loop by Libratone Named CES Honoree

Libratone has been named an International CES Innovations 2014 Design and Engineering Awards Honoree for their Loop wireless speaker. It is an effective speaker that is in a unique, circular, shape. Loop is a wireless speaker that delivers 360 degree stereo sound with the convenience of wireless Airplay and DLNA streaming. It does not require a Wi-Fi router. Instead, it

Sennheiser MKE 600 – Shotgun Microphone Review

For the past week I have been reviewing the Sennheiser MKE 600 - Shotgun Microphone. Having several shotgun microphones already in my arsenal, it was nice to see how it compared. I decided to use it with my Cannon 60D as the size of the MKE-600 Shotgun microphone is smaller 20mm in diameter, and 10 inches long versus my other shotgun

Sonivo Easy Speaker-SBS-120 Review

Sonivo Easy Speaker-SBS–120 use Near Field Audio (NFA) to produce its sound.  No wires, no bluetooth or wi-fi required. The speaker is small with dimension of 5“ by 2.75” by 2" approximately and it is available in black and white. You are also supplied with a USB mini cable for charging the device and a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm cable

Blackmagic Design Ramps Up Their Production Hardware and Software

Blackmagic Design has not only been busy this year making excellent cameras but also updating their production hardware and software. Among the updates were the DaVinci Resolve 10. It now has a new tool set for sound sync. Resolve Live offers many new features including grading live from the camera. You can add as many nodes and color corrections as

New Tek Lowers the Price of the TriCaster 450: Are They feeling the Heat

NewTek has lowered the price for the TriCaster 455 by $6000, it is now $9995. The TriCaster 455 is described as “the affordable, integrated solution to produce your 4-camera, 14-channel, HD live show with maximum creative firepower—but with minimal proportions.”-(NewTek) Within the podcasting community the TriCaster was made famous when it was first used by Leo Laporte and TWIT. For the longest time

AZDEN SGM-DSLR Shotgun Microphone

We can not all be media content producers, but for those who are the tools are getting better. For those shooting audio and video content there are two things that you must have -- a quality camera and microphone. AZDEN is aiming to be the audio solution end of the problem. The company describes it as "a broadcast quality shotgun

Yurbuds Ironman Series Earphones

Spring is coming, which means a lot of walking outside. I like to listen to music or podcasts when I am walking. The problem I have is my ears get sweaty and when they do I have trouble keeping most earphones in. I could wear over the ear headphones, but then I can’t hear what is happening around me and