AirPlay is a standard introduced by Apple, but it has been picked up by many audio hardware makers to get their products integrated with the Apple and iTunes ecosystem. Philips is introducing a whole new line of AirPlay-compatible products from entry-level all the way up to the high-end of audio. Philips has a stand-alone speaker with built-in WiFi and a
Zimri Speakers was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show to display their latest line of speakers. They have a full range beginning with tiny bluetooth speakers that can be used with a laptop or even tablets and smartphones. What sets their speakers apart is both battery life and the lack of distortion, even at the highest levels. Moving up the
California Audio Technology, known as CAT, work with third-party hardware vendors in the home theater field to produce some of the best sound quality available. They were recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showing off their latest top-of-the-line 2 channel audio speakers. These aren't speakers for the feint of heart. Each tower weighs in at 120 pounds.
Do your headphones get tangled up in your pocket or purse? Are you frustrated by having to spend time untangling them everytime you go to use them? Then you may want to take a look at Zipbuds. Zipbuds are headphones where the cords zips up like a zipper and so the two cords become one and doesn’t get tangled up.
Pioneer is probably most famous for A/V receivers and car stereos. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show they talked primarily about their new line of car audio devices. It consists of in-dash CD players, DVD players and even navigation systems. All are what Pioneer refers to as "connected devices". There are even in-dash devices with capacitive touch-screens. The new devices
Jeremy from Vox International, representing Acoustic Research, dropped by the TPN studio at the Consumer Electronics Show to talk a little bit about the new AirPlay Wireless Audio System that they introduced at the show. As the name implies, the system is based on iTunes and it allows you to free your iTunes library from you computer or mobile device
I think it would be fair to say that Cambridge Audio has successfully moved from being a budget hi-fi brand into a solid middle tier player with several of their products receiving praise from audio and home cinema magazines. Consequently, I was interested to see what Cambridge Audio was demonstrating at CES this year, especially as it's a British company. Scott has