Author Archives: mtc

AirPlay by Apple enables iHome, others, to bring wireless audio home

By mtc | Published: September 1, 2010
I’ve written about AirTunes in the past. Since late 2004, I’ve played with Apple’s wireless audio technology as a feature of iTunes and the Airport Express. I never tried it in concert with Apple TV, but for a couple years, I enjoyed three separate zones of home audio using two AirPort Expresses and a Mac [...]
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New Insignia 450W 5.1-channel home theater with Rocketboost adds anchor to Best Buy’s wireless audio standard

By mtc | Published: September 1, 2010
There is now a centerpiece device for Best Buy’s Rocketboost wireless audio standard. This Insignia NS-R5101AHD-A is a pretty impressive home theater receiver with modern features such as: 3D pass-through 5.1 channel surround processing, Dolby, DTS, super plus happy technologies, yadda yadda yadda. Audyssey suite of dynamic EQ technologies 3 HDMI inputs 450 Watts of total [...]
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G930 gadget pr0n redux

By mtc | Published: August 19, 2010
Digging a little deeper into the photos at FCC and these do in fact look like Avnera board designs… very cool.
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Today on @wirelessaudio

By mtc | Published: August 19, 2010
@engadget says: "the G930 is one of the most superb PC headsets – gaming or no – that we've ever tried." Go Logitech! http://bit.ly/bmZOJ3 # Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930. Their second Avnera based headset. Learn about & pre-order. http://bit.ly/bBBi7u # 2010 and 2011 will be great years for wireless audio. Follow @wirelessaudio for product [...]
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A little G930 gadget pr0n courtesy of the FCC

By mtc | Published: August 18, 2010
Avnera handiwork all over these pups. via DZLA00023 and DZLA00024
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Logitech’s 2nd Avnera-based headset hits in the form of G930, for gamers

By mtc | Published: August 18, 2010
Logitech has begun taking pre-orders for their new Wireless Gaming Headset. Based on Avnera’s latest wireless headset chipset, and coupled with some cool innovations targeted at the PC gamer, these will prove to be immensely popular, as well as make a great follow-up to their omnipresent Clearchat PC Wireless set introduced a couple years ago. [...]
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