Sound & Vision
Headphone Heaven
THEY SAY money can't buy happiness. Without a doubt, it can buy the $999 Mark Levinson No. 5909 headphones, and without a doubt, these make me happy.
6 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Bright and Bold
THIS IS the third edition of LG's Gallery Edition OLED, replacing last year's 65-inch, G2 (reviewed in the August/ September 2022 Sound & Vision and also at Sound & Vision.com).
10+ min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
I SEE YOU
How James Cameron and his Visual Effects Team Create an Otherworldly Reality in Avatar: The Way of Water
10+ min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Affordable Amplification
AUDIO AMPLIFIERS have but one task: take an electrical signal and make it more powerful without changing its character.
6 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Hidden Bass
RENOWNED FOR their expertise in crafting high-performance subwoofers, SVS has carved a niche for itself within the home theater and music system communities.
8 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Studio Quality
HOW DO you know when an audio trend is more than just a bandwagon? When America's oldest hi-fi brand climbs on board. (Yes, I know that JBL and Klipsch were both founded in 1946. But JBL's earliest incarnation goes back to the 1930's.)
8 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Juke Audio Multiroom Streaming Amplifier
A Simple Streaming Solution
3 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
New World Mix
Producer/engineer Richard Chycki shares the spatially motivated secrets behind his Dolby Atmos mix of Rush's sonically transitional 1982 album, Signals.
3 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Sofabaton X1 Remote - Out of Control
When Logitech stopped making Harmony remotes in 2021, few options remained. The Sofabaton X1, with its vast database of codes for TVs and other devices, sounded promising. If you want a single remote and are willing to invest time to set it up, you may get what you need but it's not a substitute for what it's intended to replace.
3 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
Ultra Short Throw Projectors
Ultra Short Throw (UST) projectors have steadily increased in performance while also massively decreasing in price. My first UST experience was a Sony model at CES several years ago selling for $20,000. Today you can get a UST projector with 4K HDR resolution and a laser-light engine rated for a 20,000-hour lifespan that is capable of producing 2500+ lumens for under $2500!
4 min |
June - July 2023
Sound & Vision
AURAL EXCELLENCE
THE NEW Dymension DM70 Tower speaker is an evolution of a design that's signature Definitive Technology.
6 min |
June - July 2023
Stereophile
REVINYLIZATION - OJC rises (yet) again
Liner notes from jazz albums of the 1950s and 1960s can be shot through with naivete, hipsterism (usually faux), and callousness toward the abundance of musical talent then working. Few though are as shortsighted as the original essay by Jack Maher on the back of 1960's Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet. Opening with \"Miles Davis is the most maligned and idolized musician in modern American jazz today.
3 min |
July 2023
Stereophile
AURAL ROBERT - Elton's Magic Year
In 1973, Elton John and Bernie Taupin capped one of pop music's most epic periods of sustained creativity by writing, recording, and releasing the 10-track single disc Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player and the 17-track double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, both of which are now celebrating their 50th anniversary. As two of the strongest entries among the many classics that make 1972-73 the peak years for rock albums, both went #1 in the US and UK and arguably stand as the dual highpoints of John's recorded legacy.
3 min |
July 2023
Stereophile
JAZZ AT A DARK MOMENT
THIS YEAR'S SAN JOSE JAZZ WINTER FEST HAD MEANING BEYOND MUSIC.
10+ min |
July 2023
Stereophile
HiFi Rose RS520 - STREAMING INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER
My first car was a decrepit, mustard-yellow Peugeot 304 with a navy hood. The blue hue wasn't a fashion statement; after an accident, the previous owner had gone to a salvage yard where only a blue replacement could be procured.
10+ min |
July 2023
Techlife News
US ENDS PROBE INTO TESLA ALLOWING VIDEO GAMES WHILE VEHICLES ARE MOVING, SAYS FEATURE WAS DISABLED
U.S. highway safety regulators have closed an investigation into Tesla allowing video games to be played on center touch screens while vehicles are moving
1 min |
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Techlife News
AMAZON TO PAY $31 MILLION IN PRIVACY VIOLATION PENALTIES FOR ALEXA VOICE ASSISTANT AND RING CAMERA
Amazon agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its popular Alexa voice assistant
2 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
TOYOTA TO INVEST $2.1 BILLION MORE IN N.C. BATTERY PLANT WILL BUILD BIG SUV AT FACTORY IN KENTUCKY
Toyota will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and hybrid vehicle battery factory that's under construction near Greensboro, North Carolina
2 min |
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Techlife News
Powerful iOS THE MAGIC BEHIND THE IPHONE SUPREMACY
When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007, he revolutionized the phone industry and changed how we interact with technology forever. One of the key elements that made the iPhone a game-changer was its operating system, iOS, now the company's superpower
4 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
UAE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING MISSION TO ASTEROID BELT.7 SEEKING CLUES TO LIFE'S ORIGINS
The United Arab Emirates unveiled plans to send a spaceship to explore the solar system's main asteroid belt, the latest space project by the oilrich nation after it launched the successful Hope spacecraft to Mars in 2020
3 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
KNOW ANY AIRPLANE MECHANICS? A WAVE OF RETIREMENTS IS LEAVING SOME US INDUSTRIES DESPERATE TO HIRE
Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulated them for all having jobs
5 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
TOYOTA DEBUTS HYDROGEN-FUELED COROLLA RACE CAR AS AUTO RACING BEGINS SHIFT AWAY FROM GAS GUZZLERS
In a sprawling circuit near Mount Fuji, a humble Corolla running on liquid hydrogen has made its racing debut, part of a move to bring the futuristic technology into the racing world and to demonstrate Toyota's resolve to develop green vehicles
3 min |
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Techlife News
CHIPMAKER NVIDIA JOINS EXCLUSIVE CLUB OF COMPANIES WITH A $1 TRILLION MARKET CAPITALIZATION
Nvidia has joined the exclusive club of companies with a $1 trillion market capitalization as the chipmaker benefits from the growing use of artificial intelligence Read more at:https://www.magzter.com/stories/technology/AppleMagazine/CHIPMAKER-NVIDIA-JOINS-EXCLUSIVE-CLUB-OF-COMPANIES-WITH-A-1-TRILLION-MARKET-CAPITALIZATION
1 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
WHAT'S NEW IN ROBOTS? AN AI-POWERED HUMANOID MACHINE THAT WRITES POEMS
Ameca can speak French, Chinese or dozens of other languages, instantly compose a poem or sketch a cat on request. Ask for a smile, and you'll get a clenched grin on her rubbery blue face
2 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
REGULATORS TAKE AIM AT AI TO PROTECT CONSUMERS & WORKERS
As concerns grow over increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT, the nation's financial watchdog says it's working to ensure that companies follow the law when they're using Al
3 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
HYUNDAI & LG ANNOUNCE $4.3 BILLION PLANT IN GEORGIA TO BUILD BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia
3 min |
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Techlife News
US SAFETY AGENCY TO REQUIRE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ON NEW VEHICLES AND SET TOUGHER STANDARDS
The U.S. government's auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years
2 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
THE EASIEST WAY TO GET A $7,500 TAX CREDIT FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? CONSIDER LEASING.
Thanks to a boost from the government, leasing - not buying is becoming the most affordable way to get your hands on an electric vehicle
4 min |
Techlife News #605
Techlife News
APPLE TO COMMENCE TRADE-INS FOR TRIO OF APPLE SILICON MACS FOLLOWING WWDC 2023 PRESENTATION
It is expected that Apple will begin trade-ins for three fresh Mac models starting June 5, syncing with Apple's WWDC 2023 presentation day
1 min |
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Techlife News
Q&A: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & CYBERSECURITY IN MILITARY TECH
josh Lospinoso’s first cybersecurity startup was acquired in 2017 by Raytheon
3 min |