With the invention of portable media players and earbuds, music listening moved from an inherently social event to an isolated experience. The problem has only been exacerbated over time, as boomboxes and portable stereo systems have fallen out of favor with consumers. aiFi is a new speaker system that's looking to bring music back out into the open. Scott met
Crosley is an original consumer-electronics brand. Founded in the 1920's, Crosley was the first company to bring mass-market radios into the living room. While much has changed over the years, Crosley is staying true to its roots by offering vintage-style electronics with a contemporary twist. Nick spoke to Ty from Crosley. Ty explained how Crosley is updating the vinyl record
Although my musical talent at the piano only extends to a fumble-fingered Frère Jacques, on-the-go creative types will be interested in the K-Board from Keith McMillen Instruments. Jamie Davis tinkles the metaphorical ivories with Jon Short, VP of Sales. The K-Board is a portable keyboard for composers and artists who typically work with Garageband or other software for musical composition,
It's one thing to play music. It's another to react to that music. But the Phonotonic turns a person's movements into music in real time, which changes the entire dynamic of the music creation process. Scott met with Nicolas, a representative for Phonotonic. Nicolas performed an energetic demonstration of his product, showing how the movements of his body changed the sounds
Japanese audio specialists Audio-Technica have a long pedigree in sound going back to the 60s with an impressive client list include a number of successive Summer and Winter Olympics. Todd and Crystal Griffith take a look at the latest headphones from Audio-Technica. First up are new additions to the SonicSport line of in-ear headphones, each of which has a different mechanism for
Antelope Audio are manufacturers of professional and high-end home audio products. Well known in the industry, Antelope counts Stevie Wonder, Rhianna and Justin Timberlake as customers. At CES, Marlo chats with Georgi Lazarov from Antelope Audio about their Zodiac Platinum DSD DAC. The Zodiac Platinum has three key components with the DSD DAC at the heart of the system. Antelope pursue
Learning to play a musical instrument is both challenging and rewarding but fitting practice into today's busy lives can be difficult. Zivix Jamstik - the guitar for iOS - could be the answer. Chris Heille from Zivix shows the two Todds a few riffs. The Jamstik is 16" lightweight, portable guitar with six real strings and five frets designed to fit