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Sennheiser Brings New Earphones to CES

Sennheiser today announced that it would be presenting its latest in-ear headphones, the IE 60 and IE 80, at CES in January. Extending the Professional line, the new models build on Sennheiser's experience in the music business and are aimed at audio enthusiasts who want the best possible sound quality from MP3 players and smartphones. “The IE 60 and IE

Olympus LS-100 Audio Recorder

Olympus has announced the latest addition to its popular LS series of digital recorders with the addition of the LS-100 linear PCM audio recorder. Aimed at musicians and audio enthusiasts, it comes with a combination of professional interconnects, high quality sound recording, multitracking and extra features in a convenient pocket size. It's an impressive little device with a matching list of features -

Angry Birds Christmas Goodies

If you can't get enough of Rovio's Angry Birds (or Angly Birds as my daughter says), then you can satisfy your avian needs over at the Angry Birds on-line store. I've seen Angry Birds toys gradually appearing in shops, but I'd no idea there was such a wide range of things, from the expected soft toys to children's costumes. Anyway, as

Boogie Board Rip Hands On Review

The Boogie Board Rip from Improv Electronics is an electronic clipboard that will save handwritten notes and drawings to Adobe's .pdf format for later transfer to a PC via USB. You draw or write with the included stylus on the pressure-sensitive 9.5" dark monochrome LCD screen, which results in light coloured lines and writing.  When you want to save your work,

GQ’s Watches for 2012

"Time is the fire in which we burn" wrote Delmore Schwartz in Calmly We Walk Through This April’s Day, but fortunately a good watch can make time's passing a bit more bearable. I'd love to be a watch connoisseur, or rather, I'd love to have the money to be a watch connoisseur. However, in the absence of the cash, all I can

Ford Uses Gestures To Open Liftgate

Ford today announced that the new Ford Escape SUV would come with a powered liftgate that opens and closes when you kick your foot under just below the bumper . Using gesture-based technology similar to games consoles, it ensures that the liftgate doesn't open accidentally. Todd's Noytes: Having actually seen this work at a Ford Demo today. It's pretty cool

Magazines are iPads That Don’t Work

Watch the video below and let me know how you feel after watching it, but for the purposes of discussion, remember two things first. One, to avoid any pro- or anti-Apple bias, ignore the fact that it's an Apple iPad and assume that it's just a generic tablet. Two, take what the video shows at face value as one could easily make