June 20, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil  

They’re amazing, but how much amazingness do you need?

May 11, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil  

The police scanner is still one of the most versatile tools in the journalist’s arsenal, sometimes right up there with the No. 8030 Gregg Ruled spiral reporter’s notebook and a pencil (pens are unreliable when it’s -10 degrees or if its raining).
Spot news photographers are famous for their scanners. I once rode along with a [...]

April 19, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil  

Sometimes you need a bit more power than those shiny white earbuds that come with your iPod can offer.
That’s where an entire audio sub-industry has sprung up, catering entirely to iPod owners who want to “dock” their music box somewhere and jam to a room-filling sound that’s not mashed into their ears.
Blast and The Boston [...]

April 1, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil  

Logitech’s portable Pure-Fi Express Plus provides a solid and functional solution for playing your music and podcasts.
It is portable and can run off batteries or AC power, but that doesn’t mean you should drag it to the beach. The cloth grille and rotating knob don’t feel like they’d stack up too well against millions of [...]

December 30, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

Sometimes you can just allow yourself to sit back and enjoy the music. [...]

December 16, 2008 by Ashley Dean  

It is yet another improvement in a long line of iPods. It’s always good to have a greater capacity and a bigger screen, but the Genius is definitely a blessing to music lovers.

December 15, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

We can finally declare things interesting in the Blast Audio Issue by looking at the Orb Audio Mod series product line.

December 12, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

The music coming out of your iPod doesn’t sound as good as it would coming from a CD. Period. [...]

December 9, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

One of the funnest things about the Logitech Squeezebox Boom is listening to Radio One London from an apartment in Boston.

December 8, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

It’s bloody costly, but if you absolutely have to have the best stereo/radio/alarm clock, drop your chips here.

December 4, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

Like it or not, HD Radio sounds good, and for the $100 you’ll spend on Amazon for this baby, Cambridge SoundWorks makes their case.

December 1, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

When you get something like the Altec Lansing Orbit Mp3 and a crisp, clean sound with great bass and highs (read the back of the box, they quoted me) it’s easy to realize why name is still the first thing audiophiles look at when they buy a toy.

November 28, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

These ones pass the test.

November 17, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

They add weight, width and bulk to your devices, but they are one of the best solutions out there for active gadget geeks. The few and the proud.

November 4, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

Unknowingly, we broke the story of the iP47 back in March.
It’s a taller, narrower iHome clock/radio/iPod dock. Only this time, it has Bluetooth on board. This allows you you to make wireless speakerphone calls from your iPhone, cell phone, PDA, etc., right from your alarm clock. It also lets you beam your music from any [...]

October 1, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

Acid Pro first came out in 1998 and was the first true loop-based Desktop Audio Workstation. It’s been popular with bands, DJ’s and producers ever since.

July 30, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

It’s heavy and shiny and costs as much as a high-end home audio center channel, but the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin will do things to your iPod audio that you weren’t sure she was capable of.

July 27, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

High-end component maker Rotel recently let us test out their RDV-1093 DVD player to some fantastic results. [...]

June 2, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil  

Review: The cubular iHome iH12 iPod dock is an iAwesome iWay to iPlay your iTunes and iVideos

April 2, 2008 by Mike Preble  

When I saw the unique urban and very contemporary design of the Tinbot, and I knew I just had to try it. [...]

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