October 5, 2009 by Michael Kaufmann
Filed under Automotive
The business and technology that put the zip in Zipcar
September 10, 2009 by Michael Kaufmann
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
New Nanos with cameras, shuffles in colors, Touches built for speed.
August 31, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Computers, Sci/Tech News, Science and Technology
Maybe its the tablet device?
May 19, 2009 by Michael Kaufmann
Filed under Computers, Sci/Tech News, Science and Technology
Considering the shear unsuccessfulness of most streaming music platforms, one might thing that streaming music can’t be more than a novelty. Napster is barely a thought in today’s music marketplace, Rhapsody shares a laughable market, and the Zune Marketplace is just sort of puttering along in the background. When users [...]
April 19, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Docking Audio, Sci/Tech News, Tech Reviews, The Issue, The Magazine
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
Filed under Audio/Video, Science and Technology, Tech Reviews
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 [...]
March 2, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Computers, Science and Technology
There are two pieces of software out there that are more greedy and bloated than Apple’s music-playing, music-downloading title: AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
I hate iTunes.
I’m sick and tired of Apple getting a pass on quality control just because they gave us the Holy Roman iPod Empire and, by a roll [...]
January 6, 2009 by Torrey Meeks
Filed under Computers, Science and Technology
With its customary flair for sexing up the art of gizmo glorification, Macworld 2009 didn’t disappoint with some big reveals today.
Topping all the charts was Apple’s latest update to its iLife suite, touting major retrofits of iMovie, iPhoto and GarageBand. The changes range from a better system for organizing photos in iPhoto to more powerful [...]
December 12, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Science and Technology, Tech Reviews, The Audio Issue, The Issue, The Magazine
The music coming out of your iPod doesn’t sound as good as it would coming from a CD. Period. [...]
November 17, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Mobile Phone, Reviews, Science and Technology
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
Filed under Audio/Video, Reviews, Science and Technology, The Issue, The Magazine
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 21, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology, The Magazine
The new iDive waterproof iPod case and speakers claim to give users the ability to listen to their podcasts, videos, music and movies up to 300 feet underwater.
“Three years ago we introduced the world’s first waterproof housing and speakers developed for scuba diving, the DV-i700. Even though the number of supported mp3 players was small, [...]
September 5, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
Does everyone have to say “works with iPod!” when they mention any sort of audio gadget?
August 20, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Circuits and Wires, Electronics, Gadget features, Science and Technology
A Chinese company is releasing a product that you might not be able to show off at the fifth grade science fair this year.
The Horizon Fuel Cell Bio Energy Discovery Kit is a simple enough product. It allows you to put water and alcohol in solution — like, say, diluted vodka — to create an [...]
July 30, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Reviews, Science and Technology
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.
June 2, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Reviews, Science and Technology
Review: The cubular iHome iH12 iPod dock is an iAwesome iWay to iPlay your iTunes and iVideos
April 3, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
Home lighting designer, Checkolite International, is teaming with iHome to launch a series of iPod lamps that will charge and play your tunes while hoping to light up your world.
This new line of iPod lamps promises to hold all dockable iPods including 30-60GB, nano and mini. Each lamp is a bright halogen, and depending on [...]
April 2, 2008 by Mike Preble
Filed under Audio/Video, Gadget features, Reviews, Science and Technology
When I saw the unique urban and very contemporary design of the Tinbot, and I knew I just had to try it. [...]
March 26, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
iHome is releasing two beautiful new iPod-compatible audio systems. One is small and loud, and the other’s got Bluetooth. [...]
March 3, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Hardware, Mobile Phone, Reviews, Science and Technology
IOGEAR’s GearJuice is a nifty little product that’s perfectly handy for college students, glove compartments, suitcases and laptop bags.
It supplies emergency power to nearly any small, portable device, but not in that disposable, one use, drug store special kind of way. The rechargeable lithium polymer battery will fill up your cell phone’s gas tank three [...]


