For almost as long as I can remember, “home entertainment centers” have only gotten bigger as we’ve marched down the years, at least the audio portions of them. Then, sometime around 1980 so with the advent of the DVD (and a push from the WalkMan), stuff started shrinking. Now, of course, you can pack movies, [...]
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BlackBerry Music Gateway Lets You Go Wireless with Bluetooth and NFC
We’ve looked at a few different accessories that turn your wired speaker dock or home audio system into a wireless audio powerhouse, but none have been quite as powerful as BlackBerry’s upcoming $49 Music Gateway. What makes the Music Gateway stand out? NFC (Near Field Communication)! Let’s take a closer look. From BlackBerry: The BlackBerry [...]
Sonos’ New Controller App Now Available
We brought word last week that Sonos would be releasing new controllers for both Mac OS X and Windows computers. We had a chance to quietly check it out in advance of its release and I can tell you it is fantastic. Seriously, it looks great, as exponentially faster than the old version and it [...]
DBest Solo Bluetooth Mini Speaker Review
Since getting my JawBone JamBox some months ago I’ve had a “thing” for small Bluetooth speakers. Most recently I’ve been using two offerings from DBest. Here’s what DBest has to say about their products: The most important thing in music are not the lyrics, but the way of recieving. The way music is transferred determines [...]
It Booms. It’s a Box. It’s Waterproof. It’s The Fully Submersable Eco Terra BoomBox
Grace Digital Audio’s Eco Terra Boombox lets you submerges yourself in music while also letting you submerge it in water. That’s right, it is 100% waterproof. The Eco Terra Boombox is shock resistant and waterproof and it even floats. IPX7 waterproof tested, the $149.99 Eco Terra Boombox is the perfect portable music solution for your [...]
Slacker Radio Now Playing on Sonos, Sonos Now Playing on Android Tablets
Have I mentioned how much I love my Sonos system? (I have? More than once? Oh, right.) I really do love it. Sonos lets me have my music in a variety of different rooms or in all my rooms and it lets me listen to my music collection, Pandora, RDIO and more. As of today [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: For Music Lovers
From the Editorial Staff of Gear Diary: Is there someone in your life who loves music? If so, here are five gifts with which you can’t go wrong. First off, Sonos. Dan hasn’t stopped raving about the Sonos wireless music system he installed a few months ago. Sonos is the best way to get lots of [...]
Home Audio Review: Orb Music Streaming System
Elana is all but sick of hearing my content refrain of “Have I told you how much I love our Sonos System?” It is at that point that she reminds me that, while she enjoys the music when it is on, the Sonos system is definitely my baby. She’s right. It is one of the [...]
iOS App Review: MyTunes from SRS Labs
In my experience, new iOS applications fall into one of a number of categories. There are “Wow” apps; these are the ones that are released into the iTunes App Store that blow you away from the very start. There are “Ow!” apps; these are the ones that are released into the iTunes App Store, and [...]
Sonos Controller for Mac Now Plays Well with Lion
Great news for those of us who love their Sonos audio system. (Here’s our review.) The Mac desktop software is finally Lion compatible! Here’s the email that just came in: Update: Sonos is now Lion-friendly Good news: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion works with Sonos®. Even better news: the solution is ready for download. Just select [...]
Audio PlayerReview: The JLab Wave Waterproof mp3 Player
A few weeks ago we took a look at the Monster Cable iSport waterproof headphones. They are pricey but sound great and are, in fact, truly waterproof. They are machine washable!! If you don’t need the same level of audio quality but still want waterproof headphones JLab’s Wave headset is worth a look. While the [...]
Music Diary Notes: RIM’s BBM Music Poses the Question: Perhaps Late is NOT Better than Never?
Imagine if back in 2006 someone told you that RIM was offering a music plan for the Blackberry that would allow you to get 50 songs per month, share them with all of your friends who also have a Blackberry, unlimited and on-demand. And that it would have cost $5 a month! You would likely [...]
Six Degrees of Musical Separation
Last night I was listening to my iPod touch and an awesome song came on that I had never heard. I looked up the name and it turns out it was “All the World” from the self-titled album Fauxliage. Having never heard of the group I did a quick Wikipedia search of the band. This [...]
Review: Griffin Beacon Universal Remote for iOS
It looks funny. It does exactly what it promises. And, at least for me, it is in the running for “iOS Accessory of the Year”. Okay, I’m exaggerating a bit but I’m pretty serious about how cool I think this iOS hardware/app combination is. The Griffin Beacon is the universal remote on steroids. With this [...]
Review: Able Planet SI350 Sport Earphone
Headphones… We’ve check out a bunch. Some have impressed us. Some… Not so much. So when a new pair of headphones come on the market we want to check them out. And when they come from a company we know we are even more interest. That’s the case here with the new offerings from Able [...]
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