Category: Home Audio
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Onkyo Announces Product Recall for Select 2011 Home Audio Products
Home audio and Hi-Fi experts Onkyo have announced a product recall for select devices, ranging from 5.1 home cinema systems to AV receivers. The manufacturer expressed concerns that a small number of products manufactured between November 2011 and January 2012 may feature inferior quality components. Thankfully it is happy to take the products in and […]
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Bristol Sound and Vision 2012: AirPlay Area with Denon and Marantz Gear
We’re at the Bristol Sound and Vision Show 2012, and it’s clear that one of the main focuses for audio companies has become wireless streaming. There are many solutions on display here, but the first that we came across was AirPlay. Apple’s AirPlay is easily one of the most popular wireless audio solutions, and is […]
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Spotify Refused To Stream Adele’s Album, Report Suggests
A new report today suggests that Spotify wasn’t willing to change its streaming model to get Adele’s multi-Grammy Award-winning album on the music streaming jukebox. Apparently the singers record label were willing to let the album on Spotify, but they demanded that it should be available to Premium subscribers only. According to sources close to […]
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Late Apple Co-Founder & CEO Steve Jobs Honoured with Posthumous Grammy Award
Late Apple Founder and CEO, Steve Jobs has been honoured at this year’s Grammys, with the renowned music fan becoming the recipient of a posthumous Trustees Award at last night’s prestigious event. The tech maestro behind music innovations such as the iPod, iPod Touch and iTunes was honoured for his contributions to the industry and […]
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Late Apple Co-Founder & CEO Steve Jobs Honoured with Posthumous Grammy Award
Late Apple Founder and CEO, Steve Jobs has been honoured at this year’s Grammys, with the renowned music fan becoming the recipient of a posthumous Trustees Award at last night’s prestigious event. The tech maestro behind music innovations such as the iPod, iPod Touch and iTunes was honoured for his contributions to the industry and […]
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Google’s Mystery “Entertainment Device” Will Bring Streaming Music Hardware to the Home
Last week it was reported that Google had approached the Federal Communications Commission to seek approval for testing on a mystery “entertainment device” and just a day after making the somewhat obvious prediction that Apple will launch its next iPad at a March press event respected news source The Wall Street Journal believes it’s sussed out […]
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Onkyo GX-W100HV WiFi DLNA Active Speakers Unveiled
Onkyo the Japanese home cinema and audio equipment manufacturer, have just unveiled their latest product, the GX-W100HV active speakers. The speakers are equipped with Wi-Fi as well as DLNA support that allows you to easily connect them to your existing Wireless network using WPS or Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Once you have connected the speakers to […]
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Samsung Unveils Smart Remote for its New Smart TVs
While the tech world is engrossed in the prospect of an Apple TV – Samsung is striking while the iron is hot and has created a new intelligent universal remote for its forthcoming internet Smart TVs and devices. The new remote does away with hundreds of crude buttons in favour of a minimal touch-sensitive trackpad […]
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Google Applies For FCC Approval on Top Secret “Entertainment Device”
Internet giant Google has approached the Federal Communications Commission with an interesting request for testing on an unspecified “entertainment device”. In the proposal Google says the mystery machine requires “testing outside the laboratory environment” and that “the device is in the prototyping phase and will be modified prior to final compliance testing.” Speaking of the […]
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iTunes Match Service Now Available In The UK
Apple has finally rolled-out its iTunes Match service to the UK following 24 hours of confusion surrounding the much anticipated launch. iTunes Match is a landmark moment for the music industry, as there has been nothing quite like it before, it looks to keep Apple users from using other Cloud services and it will also […]
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WinAmp beta launches for Mac, Android users rejoice
iTunes rival set to ease the life of anyone with a Mac and an Android phone
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New Beats by Dr Dre Executive headphones: Classy with premium look and sound
Do you see the appeal of the Beats By Dr Dre Studio headphones, but wish you could swap the glossy bright colours for some classier design and materials? Well there’s a new set of Beats in town for you to cast your eye over. Beats Executive is the name of the new over-ear cans from […]