A cafe audio system that as different as night and day
Swedish eatery and DJ/live lounge chain Joan’s Cafe has installed a five-zone Genelec audio system that can handle background music by day as well as DJs and live…
Best Bluetooth speakers of 2019
By default, every Bluetooth audio-capable device must be able to use an agreed basic compression system, known as sub-band coding (SBC). This is a psychoacoustic lossy codec -…
The best smart speakers 2019: which one should you buy?
Does it sound as good as the Sonos One? No. But like Amazon’s other Echo gadgets, its price is competitive. It costs $149.99 (£139.99) with a Philips Hue…
The 10 biggest reggae basslines, according to Trojan Sound System
London’s Trojan Sound System, formed just over a decade ago now, are one of the UK’s finest examples of the power of the sound system culture. Inspired by…
‘We won’t keep quiet again’: the women taking on Viktor Orbán
When the speakers took the stage to address the crowds of protesters in front of Budapest’s imposing parliament building on Sunday, they had two things in common. They…
What’s Ahead for the Smart Home in 2019?
The proliferation of smart speakers has continued unabated nearly since their inception … It followed up that effort with its reimagining of the alarm clock, the Echo Spot,…
These are the 10 coolest Kickstarter campaigns of 2018
Better, there’s a set of parametric speakers that be beams sound directly … The Universe Sphere packs more than 200,000 stars into an 8cm glass orb, forming a…
Gadget Flow Year in Review 2018 – Top 100 products curated by the team
It even works well at night thanks to night vision. This speaker duo looks like something out of this world. The pair has orb-like speakers sitting atop solid…
Five Below is a wonderland of things no one needs. It’s also one of the most successful retailers in America.
Kennidi asked as she held up a Shopkin (a tiny, shiny plastic doll enclosed in an orb). “We’ll see,” she said … of functionality and kitsch — such…
10 Games For Your New PlayStation VR Headset.
Utilizing a small orb, players can move objects like glowing blocks … The dynamic music with every movement just adds to the audio extravaganza. While there isn’t a…