9 posts and columns on sound

DARPA: That’s Mach 20, Baby

in News on August 10, 2011 at 6:50 am PT

The Defense Department’s secret project agency is launching an aircraft today that does 13,000 miles per hour, or 20 times the speed of sound. Sweeeet.
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Children’s Book Apps Get Curiouser And Curiouser

in Personal Technology on June 16, 2010 at 2:41 pm PT

By Nick Wingfield.

Kids’ books apps are among the first to cleverly exploit the iPad’s capabilities and their rich illustrations can look great on the iPad’s color screen.

Bluetooth Headsets That Up the Chic Factor

in The Digital Solution on September 1, 2009 at 5:08 pm PT

Review of two Bluetooth headsets that look stylish enough that you won’t mind being seen wearing them: The Plantronics Discovery 975 and Aliph’s Jawbone Prime.

Two New Devices Give Presentations Some Portability

in Personal Technology on December 10, 2008 at 6:08 pm PT

By Nick Wingfield

Digital projectors are the best way to get the biggest possible image for a PowerPoint presentation or a movie. But the projectors are often pretty big themselves, with even most “pocket projectors” too big to stuff into the typical pocket or laptop bag. That is changing.

Flip Camcorder Goes High-Def

in The Digital Solution on November 11, 2008 at 5:40 pm PT

Katie reviews the Pure Digital Technologies Flip MinoHD, a handheld camcorder that is capable of capturing high-definition footage in 1280×720 pixel resolution, or 720p. (The regular Mino records at 640×480 pixels.)

YHOO Blew It

in News on June 13, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

iPod Phono: 10 Songs on Your Coffee Table

in News on June 11, 2008 at 1:12 pm PT

Turns out the long-playing (LP) record album may not be as much of an anachronism as once thought. As CD sales slip into the mud, and digital music outlets pop up on the Web as quickly as Starbucks stores, vinyl is staging a comeback.
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iPod Phono: 10 Songs on Your Coffee Table

in News on June 11, 2008 at 1:12 pm PT

Turns out the long-playing (LP) record album may not be as much of an anachronism as once thought. As CD sales slip into the mud, and digital music outlets pop up on the Web as quickly as Starbucks stores, vinyl is staging a comeback.
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Flip Video Mino Takes Aim at the Cool Set

in The Digital Solution on June 4, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

The Flip Video Mino changes the way people capture and share videos, and that’s a great thing. And if you really want a sleek, hip-looking gadget, you’ll learn to overlook and adjust to the touch-sensitive buttons that aren’t as functional as they needed to be.