April 2007 Archives

Apr 4, 2007

Kyocera Blutooth Music Gateway connects mobile phones to Hi-Fis

Posted by Mike Evans in Bluetooth, Wireless Stereo Systems No comments

Kyocera have released the Kyocera Bluetooth Music Gateway, a novel media streamer that wirelessly connects your mobile phone to your Hi-Fi via Bluetooth. The Kyocera Music Gateway connects to your Hi-Fi via a standard RCA connector, and can peer with your mobile phone using Bluetooth. Using the Bluetooth A2DP standard, you can then [...]




Apr 2, 2007

Apple, EMI and now Zune to drop DRM?

Posted by Mike Evans in News No comments

Apple and, more significantly, EMI made the momentous announcement today that the entire digital catalogue of EMI’s tunes for sale on Apple’s iTunes service will come without DRM. Maybe I should repeat that: NO DRM WHATSOEVER!
In what many pundits are calling a watershed day in the history of then music industry (at least in its [...]




Apr 2, 2007

Ferrari Wi-Fi speakers cost more than a car

Posted by Mike Evans in Audio No comments

Speakers with built-in Wi-Fi are fairly thin on the ground at the moment, and if the latest speakers from David Weiner Ventures are anything to go by, it’s not surprising - they cost $20,000! To be fair, the speakers are extremely high-end (and high, being 47 inches tall), and are part of a joint venture [...]




Apr 1, 2007

Asus Wireless HDMI makes media streamers redundant

Posted by Mike Evans in CeBIT 2007, Media Receiver No comments

Asus have been showing off the Asus WL-HDMI500 Wireless HDMI transmitter and receiver. The WL-HDMI500 plugs into any device with an HDMI port, and broadcasts the HD signal to any other device with another WL-HDMI500 plugged into its HDMI port.
More details of the Asus WL-HDMI500 wireless HDMI after the jump.