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My love of audio extends back to childhood, listening to late night radio shows under the covers while the rest of the house slept. Living not far from France, I'd pick up foreign channels, their exotic chatter filling the airwaves. For me, podcasts represent the current evolutionary peak, the ability to listen to whatever I want, from wherever in the
After months of speculation following their acquisition of Beats, Apple has announced its own streaming music service. At yesterday's WWDC keynote, Eddy Cue (Apple's VP of Internet Software and Services) introduced Apple Music, "a revolutionary streaming service" that gives users access to a collection of over 30 million songs right from their iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or Android phone. Users can
Veteran biker, Andy "Hog" McCaskey, checks out Vertix's Raptor helmet communicator. Let's roll! Vertix Raptor-i is a Bluetooth-based helmet communication system that brings together phone, intercom, radio and music player functions into a single unit. It's perfect for any activity where wearing a helmet is the norm including motorcycling, motorport and skiing. A microphone and speaker are fitted inside the helmet and Raptor
Once in a while, a book comes along that contains ground-breaking insights. Such is the case with a book I've listened to over the past couple of days, the Audible audio book version of ‘The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires” by author Tim Wu. “The Master Switch” is a compelling look into the history of major
Sony has debuted two new DAB+ radios, the XDR-C706DBP clock radio and the XDR-S16DBP portable radio. Both radios can received DAB and FM broadcasts too. DAB+ is an enhanced version of DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), which is being rolled out in several European countries and Australia and the main difference between DAB and DAB+ is support for more efficient codecs
Ted Aguirre talks about the three models of Lookee TV (www.lookeetv.com), a table-top model, a portable model, and a set-top box model that connects to a TV. Lookee TV devices retail for about $150 and are available right now. Lookee TV receives over 30,000 streaming radio stations and over 1,000 streaming TV channels. The company maintains its own strategically-located international
As the Boy Scouts would say, "Be prepared" and the latest additions to Etón Corporation's American Red Cross TurboDyne series are a good step forwards for everyone. Showcasing at CES, the Road Torq, Axis and Rover are all aimed at helping during those unexpected emergencies. All the devices are self-powered through a hand crank which charges up the internal battery,