Tag: audio
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Wired Headphones: Are they still popular?
When choosing your headphones you are faced with the choice of wired or wireless. Wireless headphones are extremely popular and offer Bluetooth technology without the need for a cable. Wired headphones, despite the increasing popularity of wireless headphones, continue to be popular for several reasons. In this article, we look at the popularity of wired…
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LG Launching Hi-Fi Music Service For Select Devices
LG (Life’s Good) have once again stunned markets by announcing mid last week that they will be bringing a new, as yet unnamed Hi-Fi (High Fidelity) music service across selected LG branded smartphones. The Hi-Fi service will be available in a huge range of countries across the globe, including but not limited to; The United…
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Bernard Arnault’s Passion Project – Revolutionizing Home Audio
His name may not be on the tip of everybody’s tongue but Bernard Arnault, whilst running the most successful luxury conglomerate in the world (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) is also an avid music lover. He is the richest man in France worth almost $40 billion and has recently become the lead investor in a super-luxury…
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Twitter’s New Autoplay for Videos Brings the Noise
If you’re a regular Twitter user you’ve probably noticed that the social network / micro-blogging site has recently been trying out a few new things – some helpful, some really not helpful at all. Unfortunately most mobile users will want to file its latest tweak under the latter. This week Twitter announced that (like Facebook…
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Jay-Z Relaunches Tidal ft. Kanye Exclusives
Here’s a top tip from us on building a great music streaming service: If you don’t have Kanye, you don’t have a music service. Simple as that. Jay-Z’s got the right idea, as he recently re-branded and unveiled a brand new iteration of his previous Tidal music streaming service, and thankfully some Yeezy exclusives were…
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Apple Music Streaming Rumors Fly
Apple is set to release a streaming service for music, to rival Spotify, at some point during this year, allowing users to access tracks via the internet as opposed to downloading song files directly. For mobile devices with limited storage the system is a welcome addition, especially if you’re connected to the internet via wi-fi…
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WhatsApp Voice Call Feature Spotted
WhatsApp is one of the most popular text based instant messenger apps around at the moment, with recent user figures saying that the service has over 700 million users globally. The WhatsApp app runs on Android and iOS, as well as Windows Phone operating systems on mobiles and tablets, as well as a recently released…
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CES 2015: Sony Walkman ZX2 Launched Costing £949
Sony has revealed a brand new addition to its Walkman range at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas – and despite boasting the highest quality in ear-pleasing sound the price tag is a rather eye-watering! Weighing in at £949, the latest in Sony’s longstanding portable audio range – the Walkman ZX2 – offers 128GB…
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Currys offering 10% Off Bose Audio, £80 off Canon EOS 6D and £300 off the Canon 5D MK III
With the run-up to Christmas nearly running out, Money is getting tight for everyone, but we are here to try and alleviate the your money woe’s with a little help from Curry;s PC World. The good folks at Curry’s have given us a few extra special Voucher codes that can see you get some discount…
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Naim Launches the mu-so its First Wireless Music System
High end British audio equipment manufacturer Naim Audio is causing shock waves in the industry with its first wireless music system called mu-so. Naim is well known for producing some of the finest audio equipment available, which has seen the company work with Bentley Motors to deliver a world class in-car audio system. Naim Audio…
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Levitating Om/One Speaker Launching Soon
Crowdfunding has brought some amazing concepts into reality, as anyone can fund projects that appeal to them whenever they want. It’s becoming one of the best ways to get your idea funded and on the market, and in the case of the Om/One levitating Bluetooth speaker, this strategy has indeed paid off. The speaker itself…
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An Apple a Day Acquires a Dr Dre – Apple Buys Beats for £1.88bn
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Beats. A brand that everyone has heard of, co-founded by Dr Dre 6 years ago and a company now synonymous with high end high price headphones and audio equipment is in Apple’s sites as reported by The Financial Times. According to the FT, negotiations between Apple and Beats are in progress as Apple seeks to…