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Aston Martin announces Bowers & Wilkins as official audio partner

Aston Martin drivers will be able to enjoy the newly developed Bowers & Wilkins Surround Sound System in their cars for the first time, as the two British brands announce an audio partnership. Bowers & Wilkins’ and Aston Martin’s engineering teams have worked together to develop an optional surround sound system upgrade for the new…

30 May 202330 May 2023 Chris Price Car stuff

Tech Digest daily roundup: UK restricts Microsoft, Activision from buying interest in each other

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has restricted Microsoft and Activision Blizzard from "acquiring an interest" in each other. It published an interim order stating they would need "prior written consent" from the UK regulator before making acquisitions between the companies. The order applies to the businesses as well as their subsidiaries. It comes two…

12 May 202322 May 2023 Chris Price News

Tech Digest daily roundup: iPhone 13 numbers slashed due to chip shortage

Apple's shares dropped on Tuesday following reports it could slash its iPhone 13 production targets due to the ongoing global computer chip shortage. The electronic giant had expected to make 90 million iPhones in the last quarter of 2021, reported Bloomberg. However, Apple was now having to tell its partners that the total will be lower…

13 October 202113 October 2021 Chris Price News

Bowers & Wilkins reveal Z2 and revamped Zeppelin Air Airplay wireless music systems

Bowers & Wilkins have lifted the covers off two wireless music systems today, the brand new Z2 and a revamped Zeppelin Air model. Both support Apple's Wireless Airplay streaming standard, and include the new Lightning connector dock for the iPhone…

19 March 201321 July 2022 Gerald Lynch Hi-Fi Systems, Home audio, iPod Accessories, Tech Digest news

B&W collaborates with ex-Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel for Music Club community

A hardware company launching a music store? Who do they think they are – Apple?

Not Bowers & Wilkins (or B&W as you probably know them), as the high-ish-end audio company has announced their collaboration with Peter Gabriel for the launch of their B&W Music Club, a community offering music fans a DRM-free, lossless album once a month, in exchange for £23.95 for six months of your support, or £33.95 for a year’s membership. That works out to less than three quid an album!…

20 May 200826 October 2018 Katherine Hannaford Digital Music, Home audio

Bowers & Wilkins unveils Jaguar XF Premium In-Car Sound System

Following on from their Jaguar XXR audio system, Bowers & Wilkins has unveiled the 14-speaker audio system fitted in the luxurious Jaguar XF.

Engineers from Jaguar and B&W worked in collaboration right from the car’s conception, performing extensive analysis and prototype testing to determine the ideal layout and locations for the speakers. Goal: to develop the best ever audio experience in a car.

B&W technologies included its patented woven-Kevlar diver material, the uniquely textured square-weave cones made from bulletproof material which eliminates standing waves in its midrange and bass drivers, and their metal-dome tweeter transducer.

13 September 200717 February 2019 Andy Merrett Vehicles

Bowers & Wilkins launch limited edition Signature Diamond hi-fi speakers

British speaker specialist Bowers & Wilkins has launched a limited edition hi-fi speaker. The Signature Diamond has at its heart diamonds and marble, and is a co-operative effort between B&W's Senior Development Engineer Dr John Dibb, and the company's long-term…

9 May 200723 November 2018 Andy Merrett Home audio

Review: B&W Mini Theatre MT-30

The propaganda Bowers & Wilkins are one of the few speaker manufacturers who have consistently managed to combine stylish design with top acoustic quality, and somehow without compromising on either. But staunch B&W enthusiasts must have had some doubts…

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