Fun products from Altec Lansing, Kanto AV Systems and JayBird make sure that no matter where you are or what you're doing, you've got high-quality sound right there with you. From workouts to game time to tooling around the house, these products aren't messing around--serious audiophiles and newbies alike will appreciate the inner (and outer) beauty of these products.
Altec Lansing BackBeat Pro
Sure, your iPod came with free earphones, but does that mean they're any good? Anyone who's ever used them on a crowded train or noisy street can tell you that you really have to pump up the volume to hear your music clearly, and you know what that leads to...yeah, deafness. Altec Lansing wants to save your hearing--and doesn't a hundred bucks sound like a reasonable price? The Backbeat Pro earphones were designed to block out all ambient noise so you can listen at a safe, low volume, and it does it with an eight piece fit kit complete with dual flange technology to keep outside noise where it belongs. Underneath the two flanges are full range mini speakers with built in amps that give you balanced, low-distortion sound that won't bust your eardrums.
www.alteclansing.com | Price: $99.95
Kanto AV Systems SYD 5Handcrafted for the serious audiophile, Kanto AV System's SYD 5 iPod speakers offers a remarkable blend of style and sophistication. The wireless remote shipped with the unit controls everything from volume to sound mix to the click wheel, but that's not the only thing that will have you jumping for joy. Unlike many other iPod speaker units, the SYD 5 doesn't sound tinny or muffled or flat--you get real, full-range, sound complete with a bass reflex port that will have you pumping up the jams all around the house. You can even hook this bad boy up to your TV via the S-Video output to watch video or view photos from your iPod on your HDTV. Works with any dock-connecting iPod.
www.kantoav.com | Price: $359.00
JayBird Tiger EyesJaybird is a well known maker of high quality headphones, and we've given them love before...but now we're really excited. The Tiger Eyes headphones do double duty as iPhone headsets, have full remote controls for your iPhone or iPod, and are built for active people: they have a lifetime warranty against sweat! Titanium coated speaker diaphragms contribute to a crisp and clean sound and ensure a longer lasting product, while warm bass tones keep your workout moving. If the sound quality from these is any indication, they might be the last set of headphones you ever want to buy.
www.jaybirdgear.com | Price: $89.00
Altec Lansing Stage GigOften, we think the only things missing from our Rock Band nights are lights, amps and a fog machine. Altec Lansing's got us taken care of one one front with the Stage Gig floor amp, designed to pump up your gaming with realistic looks and killer specs...just plug your PlayStation, Wii or Xbox in and enjoy the bone shattering bass and clear treble this tour sized portable wonderbox brings. If you want to really wreck it, you can easily link two together...not that we're recommending that, as it may warrant police action. There's volume control, too, in case your neighbors don't fully appreciate the charms of The Clash at full blast.
www.alteclansing.com| Price: $99.95
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iPad Costs
iSuppli Corp., which generally waits until it can actually get the new Apple product to estimate its production cost, has decided to forgo hands on examination in the case of the iPad. They have--from just looking at it, it's amazing--decided the base model only costs $219.35 for Apple to produce. According to AppleInsider the base model won't make Apple anywhere near as much profit as the 32 GB model with 3G wireless priced at $729...that one reportedly costs only $287.15 to produce.
That's some profit! No wonder Apple execs have said they'd stay nimble on pricing! With demand for the iPad under scrutiny and this week's news that the "Take Picture" hint was removed from the Address Book app in the iPad simulator even we are starting to wonder if it's not worth waiting for the 2nd generation.
Trust us, it's painful to say.
Google Challenges the Internet
"Think Big" indeed. This time, Google is setting its sights on the very way we transmit information and asking people from around the country to nominate their city or state to be included in an ultra-high speed open internet network of Google's building. Set to include anywhere from 50,000 to 500,000 people, this network will boast 1GB per second fiber optic connections that Google reps are hoping will bolster developer creativity, test new ways to build the infrastructure and challenge internet service providers to band together to create a better internet instead of shunning change to maintain their bottom lines.
This is huge news, and we hope our city is on the receiving end of the new interwebs...here's the official Google Blog if you want to read it all in detail or submit your community.
Dogs on Twitter
From the country that's given us karate and karaoke comes the newest iPhone app: that's right, Japan's Index Corp. has announced the release of "Bowlingual," the dog emotion translator. Latest in a long line of technological advances, this app (to be released this summer) analyzes Fido's bark and puts it into one of six categories, like "needy." Or "happy." Then it adds a caption based on the emotion and allows you to snap a photo of your pooch in its current mood; as if that weren't enough it can modify that photo to enlarge your pet's eyes...oh...so cute.
Seriously, the app is set to sell for $5 and will post your pet's barks to Twitter. Silly? Yes. Fun? Probably!!
Will you let your dog speak his mind? Tell us here.
