Sony’s Walkman Z had a frustratingly delayed journey to western shores, and when it arrived it offered a solid, if uninspiring portable media player. It certainly bested the competition in some areas, but the easily-chipped bodywork and closed-off Walkman apps that wouldn’t play nice with Google Music didn’t help those already invested in the rival [...]
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Sonos updates with Songza for pro-made playlists
August 8th, 2012 
mrinal This week you’ll find that your Sonos player is able to hook up with none other than Songza, a system which not only allows you to make fabulous playlists, but to see playlists made by professional musicians as well. Sonos is already a system with many musical sources working with it for a fabulously harmonious [...]
Hear Your Tunes, Protect the Device
August 7th, 2012 mrinal Music make the summer. So taking your tunes to the beach or on the boat is a no brainer. But water and devices are a bad combination. Why not secure your phone or music player and broadcast the sound for all to hear? The good folks at Grace Digital have an entire line of ECOXGEAR [...]
Philips FWP3200D DJ-Dock
August 1st, 2012 mrinal “Music,” the wise Madonna once sang, “makes the people come together,” and although it may look like the tail-end of a Pagani Zonda, the Philips FWP3200D DJ-Dock attempts to do just that. A combination speaker system and dual-deck docking station, the DJ-Dock takes two iPhones or iPods in its rotatable bays – which can be [...]
Samsung S-Pebble MP3 player / accessory hands-on
May 4th, 2012 mrinal We’re here on the floor at Samsung’s “next galaxy” event taking a look at the company’s new S-Pebble MP3 player / accessory. Curious about how it works? Head on past the break for our initial impressions. If you’re familiar with the Pebble range of MP3 players the company produced a few years ago, then you [...]
Toolbox BoomBox
January 21st, 2012 mrinal Are you looking for a more original speaker system? If you are and have a little spare time this weekend you, might like to create your very own Toolbox BoomBox, which has been designed and built by Floyd Davis IV. Floyd explained that he has equipped his Toolbox Boombox with a Pyle Pro stereo amplifier, [...]
Yamaha’s Retro Cool THR5 Amp Debuts
December 26th, 2011 mrinal Yamaha makes all sorts of audio gear. I’ve seen more docks for smartphones and home theater bars than anything from the company. It has a new amp for musicians that looks really cool with a very retro design. The outside may look like something from decades ago, but inside it’s modern. The amp is called [...]
Spotify Radio relaunched with unlimited play
December 9th, 2011 mrinal Similarly, listeners can also create as many artist radio stations as they like, with no demands to pay. Songs can be saved to playlists for later listening, and of course shared using Spotify’s usual social networking integration such as posting an update about the track to your Facebook wall. Beginning a new radio station is [...]
HP Wireless Audio streams audio from your PC, arrives next month for $100.
November 16th, 2011 mrinal Yep, HP’s on a tear today. In addition to unleashing a trio of redesigned Envy laptops, a refreshed dm4 and one aggressively priced Ultrabook, it has some news to share on the accessories front. The outfit unveiled its Wireless Audio system, which lets you stream audio files from your PC to as many as four [...]
Sony Must Announce the PlayStation 4 ASAP
July 11th, 2011 admin Earlier this week, reports surfaced suggesting Sony would be launching the PlayStation 4 next year. Almost immediately, Sony fans jumped for joy at the news, while Microsoft fans scoffed at the idea. And along the way, Sony hasn’t said for sure what might happen. Even so, I’m here to tell you (and Sony) that the [...]