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Tag Archives: Sony
Flashback 1998: A Compressed History of the Digital Music Player
A momentous occasion in the evolution of recorded music occurred 20 years ago when a California district court ruled to allow the sale of a curious new portable music player in the face of opposition from the Recording Industry Association … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, music players/speakers, Tech History
Tagged Apple, Diamond Multimedia, digital music, iPod, iTunes, Jukebox MP3, MP3, MusicMatch, Rio PMP300, RioPort, Sonic Blue, Sony
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What To Know About IMAX Enhanced
After more than a generation of home theater being a thing, two companies — IMAX and DTS — have combined to create the first single certification for both home theater video and audio gear called IMAX Enhanced. Read the rest … Continue reading
Posted in TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 4K, Denon, IMAX, IMAX Enhanced, Marantz, Sony, UHD
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13 Products We Want from IFA 2018
My favorite products from this year’s IFA show in Berlin, which you can read here on Techlicious.
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, home office, IFA, music players/speakers, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged Alexa, Amazon, appliances, Bluetooth, digital camera, Google Assistant, IFA, Kuerig, laptops, LG, Marshall, Polaroid, robots, Sony, TCL, VR, Wi-Fi, yogurt
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Top Products At IFA 2018
A roundup of top products from IFA for TWICE.com, which you can read here.
Posted in cell/smartphones, ear/headphones, home office, IFA, music players/speakers, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE, VR/AR
Tagged 8K, Acer, appliances, Bluetooth, digital cameras, dishwasher, earbuds, IFA, Keurig, laptops, LG, Marshall, OLED, Philips, Polaroid, refrigerators, robots, Sony, TCL, Wi-Fi, yogurt
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8K TVs Coming From Samsung, LG & TCL
With 4K pricing suddenly sinking perilously close to commoditization, Samsung, LG and TCL all announced next-generation 8K TVs at IFA 2018 in Berlin this week. Sharp has already started selling its previously announced 8K model in Asia and Europe. Read … Continue reading
Posted in IFA, music players/speakers, TV/4K/UHD/8K, TWICE
Tagged 8K, Alexa, Amazon, Bluetooth, Google Assistant, LG, Netgear, OLED, Orbi, quantum dot, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TV, Vestral, Wi-Fi
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Party & Sporty: Sony Targets The Young & Active With New Portable Audio
Sony officially announced a new splash-proof wireless in-ear bud with both active noise cancelation, along with a new series of behind-the-neck Bluetooth sport earphones and colorful portable Bluetooth/NFC speakers with flashing LED trim, all aimed squarely at the young and … Continue reading
Posted in ear/headphones, music players/speakers, TWICE
Tagged Bluetooth, headphones, NFC, Sony, speakers
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My CES 2018 Coverage For TWICE Show Daily
For the (at least) 30th time, I helped TWICE, the leading trade magazine in the consumer electronics business and publisher of the official CES Show Daily, cover CES. Here’s some of my coverage: What Does ‘Google Assistant Compatible’ Mean? Pai, … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, CES, TWICE
Tagged Amazon Alexa, CES, FCC, Google, net neutrality, Panasonic, Sony
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50th Anniversary of CES
The first CES took place June 25-28, 1967, and I wrote numerous (admittedly similar) pieces about it for: TWICE – CES Turns 50 Sound & Vision – CES at 50: From Humble Origins to Global Showcase Dealerscope – CES: The Summer … Continue reading
Posted in CES, Digital Tech Consulting, Huffington Post, Tech History, TWICE
Tagged Admiral, CES, Grateful Dead, Hitachi, Jack Wayman, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Monterey Pop Festival, Panasonic, Philco, Philco-Ford, RCA, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sharp, Sony, The Beatles, The Who, Toshiba, Wink Martindale, Zenith
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Top 10 Gadgets of the Last 50 Years
As part of the CES 50th anniversary commemoration, in my role as newly-minted historian for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, the industry and lobbying group who produce CES), I helped collect around three dozen historically significant gadgets for display. … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, CES, Huffington Post, Tech History
Tagged 8-track, Apple, Beatles, CES, Diamond Rio, GPS, iPhone, iPod, Magellan, Magnavox, MITS Altair 8800, Motorola, Odyssey, Panasonic, plasma, RCA, SelectaVision, Sony, TiVo, VCR, VHS, Walkman
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Video Recording Formats: Are We Done Yet?
At a corporate video shoot, I was a taken back by the recording gear sitting atop the videographer’s two tripods: not sophisticated prosumer models from Canon or Sony, not a couple of standard consumer beer can-style camcorders, not even a … Continue reading
Posted in cell/smartphones, Digital Tech Consulting, TV/4K/UHD/8K
Tagged action cams, camcorders, Canon, D-SLR, Drones, GoPro, Nikon, Sony
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