Category: Home audio
Monster introduces floating speaker – perfect for swimming pool parties
At first I thought they must be pulling my leg. But it seems that a floating speaker is actually a thing. Well it is now. Called the SuperStar BackFloat, this high-performance floatable – and portable – speaker is of course waterproof and is available with a black finish embellished with a choice of neon blue or…
Deezer adds news and entertainment podcasts to digital music library following Stitcher acquisition
Above: Deezer CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht 20,000 news, entertainment, comedy and sports shows available on demand Podcasts will include popular favorites from Slate, Financial Times, Monocle 24, Radio Nova, Télérama and Sveriges Radio Search, add and listen to shows mobile and desktop Available immediately in UK, France and Sweden and rolling out internationally in the coming months…
Liven up your garden with these Crestron outdoor speakers
From Crestron come these distinctive AIR Landscape Speakers (LS4T and LS6T) and In-ground Subwoofer. Designed for outdoor use, such as by the pool (what do you mean you don't have your own pool?), they are available with selectable 8 Ohm, 70 Volt, or 100 Volt operation. The new speakers can be attached to a post or…
Stream music everywhere with Gramofon – now integrated with Qualcomm’s AllPlay and Spotify Connect
Gramofon has launched a streaming device which it claims will let you turn your existing audio gear into a multi-room, music-streaming system for a fraction of the cost of Sonos. Simply stream music over the cloud to any audio system you own, from portables to hi-fi separates. So how does it work? First of all you need…
Flexson VinylPlay digital turntable selected by Museum of Modern Art for tech collection
Flexson's VinylPlay digital turntable has been selected by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store to appear in its NYCxDesign 2015 London Tech City collection, celebrating the best and brightest in British technology. Flexson’s London-based design team created VinylPlay to bridge the gap between, what they claim, are complex, audiophile turntables and poor-quality digital decks. Made in the…
Jay Z announces $9.99 streaming version of Tidal to rival Spotify
At an event in New York last, rapper and media mogul Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, announced an updated version of his recently acquired high quality audio service, Tidal. It was also announced that several other artists had become co-owners of the site, including fellow rapper Kanye West as well as Madonna, Beyonce, Alicia Keys…
McIntosh Transport launches SACD/CD Transport, MCT450
McIntosh Laboratory has launched the MCT450, a new SACD/CD transport designed to deliver optimum sound quality from CD and SACD music collections (£4,495). It has been engineered to deliver the optimum performance from CD and SACD media when partnered with its digital-input McIntosh stablemates, including select A/V processors, integrated amplifiers and preamplifiers. The MCT450 offers digital balanced (24-bit/192kHz), coaxial (24-bit/96kHz),…
Onecue brings gesture-commands to your home entertainment system
A new device is promising to remove the clutter from your coffee table - by replacing your remotes and controllers with gesture commands. The onecue (as it annoyingly stylised - why not OneCue?!) is a Kinect-style camera that sits on top of your TV and watches everything you do - then to switch on your…
Top 10 Gadget Christmas Gifts for Her
[nextpage title="Next"] As Christmas continues to hurtle toward us, it's time to think about what to buy for the lady in your life. Forget the old reliable standby of pyjamas or a handbag - what your wife/girlfriend/daughter/mother/sister/aunty/secret lover really wants (and needs) is the latest gadget to make her day-to-day life that little bit easier…
Ted Baker’s stylish FINISTERRE radio lands
Things we like 1 British fashion brand Ted Baker, and especially its very cool patterned shirts and quirky jackets and coats. 2 Products that are named after regions that are name checked by the British shipping forecast. So FINISTERRE, which is a brand new DAB digital radio from the fashion brand scores on both levels.…
