Aug 29

Stem’s iZON Remote Room Monitor lets you spy on the babysitter from your iOS device

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Stem iZON
Stem has just come out with a new, wireless camera that could help put parents’ minds at rest, while striking fear into the heart of virtually every teenager. Known as the iZON, this room monitor allows concerned and / or paranoid users to remotely watch and listen in on sensitive spaces, from the comfort of their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. All you have to do is download the free Stem:Connect App from iTunes and configure the device to alert you whenever it detects any motion or sound in within its vicinity. All content can be streamed across Edge, 3G, or wireless connections and will be safely encrypted, though if you feel like sharing your flatmate’s daytime antics with the rest of the world, you could easily record video of him directly to YouTube. Check out the gallery below and the video after the break.

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Aug 25

Sony’s Digital Link Sound System brings all-in-one iOS integration to your dashboard

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Is your car yearning for more iOS integration? Sony’s got you covered, with its new Digital Link Sound System. The company’s new audio package is available in two models: the all-in-one XDP-PK1000 and the more compact XDP-MU110. The former consists of five components, including an iPhone / iPod Touch cradle (pictured above), wireless remote control, customizable digital sound processor, 12-inch box subwoofer and 300 watt Class D mono block amp. The XDP-MU110, on the other hand, is geared toward drivers who are already content with their amp / subwoofer setup, but simply want to outfit their ride with a fresh audio system, with the help of Sony’s cradle, processor and remote. If you’re interested in getting one, however, you’ll have to wait a little longer; the XDP-PK1000 is expected to start shipping in September, for about $800, with the XDP-MU110 slated to ship in November, for $400. Cruise past the break for more information, in the full PR.

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Aug 25

SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date

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If you’ve been working out with help from tunes on your Sansa Clip MP3 player or Sansa Clip+, chances are you’ve gotten a bit trimmer — and you’re not the only one. SanDisk’s launched a thinner and upgraded version of its song slinger, the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player. The newest incarnation plays all standard major music formats, comes in red, blue, black, orange, white, grey and purple, and has 4GB or 8GB worth of storage with room for more via microSD. It’s launching in Europe next month, but is currently available in both the US and Canada for $50 and $70 depending upon how many jams you want it to hold. Thanks to its massive 1.1-inch display, the Clip claims 15 hours of battery life, which should be just enough time to keep up with your daily workouts, right? Jog on over to the full PR after the break.

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Aug 24

High-End Audio Gear Is Caviar for Your Ears

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BURLINGAME, California — Upon arriving at the California Audio Show, we spent a few minutes ogling the Ferraris and Maseratis in the parking lot.

Little did we know that once we walked inside, we’d see stereo systems twice the price of one of those fancy sports cars.

The CAS — far removed from the massive, mainstream industry trade shows — is organized by Constantine Soo, publisher of the high-end audio site Dagogo.com. This is Soo’s second year running the show, which is the largest on the West Coast, boasting around 3,000 attendees over a weekend in mid-July.

On display were hand-built monoblock tube amps, omnidirectional speakers, gas plasma drivers, 6-foot-tall subwoofers and laser-guided turntables — objects made for people with the ears, the mindset and the trust fund to appreciate such things. You could trade reel-to-reel tapes with other collectors, or join the debate in the hallway about which test tone is most appropriate for calibrating your digital transport.

Soo is quick to stress that almost everything at the show is for two-channel stereo playback, not for watching movies in surround sound.

“Home theater stuff is for everyone in the family,” he says. “This stuff is for the fanatics and the audiophiles who have a dedicated room in their house just for music listening.”

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Einstein Audio “The Tube” Preamp

A quality preamp is a necessity for bringing out the dynamics in a recording, and you’d be hard pressed to find a component better — or better-looking — than Einstein’s “The Tube.” This $18,400 unit from the German company uses 19 vacuum tubes to discretely power as many as five audio sources.

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Aug 23

Sol Republic Tracks Headphones Review: Are $100 Headphones Allowed to Sound This Good?

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Sol Republic is a new headphone company whose roots lie in a product you’re all well familiar with: Beats by Dre. But unlike those $400, bass-happy cans, the Tracks headphones only cost $100. More »

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Aug 23

SOL Republic Tracks and Tracks HD: the Quest to Pack Good Sound in $100 Headphones

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SOL Republic is a new audio company founded by the same people who worked on the Beats headphones at Monster. Their singular goal is to provide a headphone that sounds good and doesn’t cost a fortune. More »

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Aug 22

Sony Ericsson unveils Live with Walkman handset for music-loving Android users

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Four months after unveiling the relatively bare bones W8, Sony Ericsson has now taken the wraps off yet another Walkman phone, known as the Live with Walkman. Powered by a 1GHz processor, this Android handset features a 3.2 inch, capacitive touchscreen (with somewhat disappointing HVGA resolution), a five megapixel AF shooter with 8x digital zoom, and a front-facing VGA camera capable of capturing HD video in 720p. The petite, Gingerbread-equipped device also packs a lackluster 320MB of RAM, provides up to 32GB of microSD storage, and offers either tri-band 3G support (HSPA+) at 850, 1900 and 2100MHZ, or dual-band 3G at 900 and 2100MHz, depending on the model. And, as you’d expect, Sony Ericsson has placed a special emphasis on the music phone’s media capabilities, beefing it up with enhanced audio and Qriocity integration. The specs may not sound earth shattering, but we’ll wait until we get pricing information before casting judgment. The Live with Walkman is slated to hit “selected markets” by Q4 of this year, but you can find more information in the full PR, after the break.

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Aug 16

Space radar captures echoes of Perseid meteor shower (video)

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We all know lasers make a “pew pew” sound, but shouldn’t there be a sound effect button for high-speed burning meteors? Well, the US Air Force Space Surveillance Radar in Texas just recorded its own, capturing echoes of the Perseid meteor shower last Friday night. Every year, the Earth orbits directly into a cloud of debris from the Swift-Tuttle comet, which burn up as they fly through the atmosphere at a staggering 133,200 mph. Similar to the sound of a lightsaber slicing through the air, they make some pretty sweet sound effects — perfect for your next auto-tune experiment. Check out the audio with some ISS pics thrown in for good measure after the break.

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Aug 16

Logitech’s clip-on tablet speaker latches onto your slate for dear life, doubles as a stand

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We can swear we feel hints of fall creeping in already, but Logitech just announced a product we would have loved to see at the start of beach season: a speaker bar that clips onto the back of any tablet, effectively turning it into the boombox it wasn’t built to be. We know, we know, that barrel of a speaker looks a tad silly next to the likes of the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, but we’re digging how it doubles as a stand, propping up the slate if, perchance, you’re also down for watching a movie. In our brief hands-on, the speaker felt lighter than it looks in those photos down there, and delivered decently loud sound, too. Like we said, we can see this making for a festive old time at the beach or a picnic, though when we asked a Logitech rep about durability he said we might want to shield the speaker from sand. Because this is a wired product (it charges via USB and lasts up to eight hours on a charge), it commands less than the wireless speaker for iPad that Logitech’s already shilling. Specifically, we’re told it’ll cost $49.99, though as of this writing it hasn’t popped up in the company’s online store, which means those of you unashamed of your Justin Bieber collection will have to just sit tight.

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Aug 12

Engadget’s back to school guide 2011: headphones

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Welcome to Engadget’s Back to School guide! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we’re here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. Today, we’re giving your ears some love with a plethora of headphones that will keep you rocking around campus — and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back — at the end of the month we’ll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides — and hit up the hub page right here!

Whether you’re dubstepping, duck walking or just plain sprinting to and from classes, you may want to add a soundtrack to your campus travels with some slick new headphones. Although, with so many choices and styles it can be a bit overwhelming to find a set that’s right for you. Luckily, we’re here to help! Don’t forget to enter our giveaway as well if you want a shot at winning your own set B&W’s brand spankin’ new C5 in-ears — not to mention more than $3,000 worth of gadgets that are sure to induce an extreme case of Gadget Acquisition Syndrome!

You’ll find some of our own recommendations just past the break, and another chance to enter our back to school giveaway. Simply leave a comment below to be entered to win, and click on over to our giveaway page for all the details.

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