Category Archives: industry

Netbooks…

By mtc | Published: August 25, 2009

The CEO of netbook pioneer Asustek Computer said Tuesday that he still sees no clear market for mini-laptops known as smartbooks, the reason the company isnt moving forward in that product segment.
via Asusteks Android Eee PC Remains in Deep Freeze – PC World.

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Sony and Best Buy coordinate on S-AIR wireless audio

By mtc | Published: August 18, 2009

Sony released a story today about their invigorated S-AIR wireless system and new ALTUS product line.  They presented the story as a tale of Best Buy partnership.  Interesting.  Certainly in order to market an iPod story, a PC story, a Blu-ray HTIB story, and an add-on story, Sony had to collaborate on nailing feature requirements [...]

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The Next Revolution in MP3 Audio Technology Arrives as iHome Ships the iP1

By mtc | Published: August 11, 2009

Official press-release for the iP1 from iHome.  Plenty here at wirelessaudioblog about the inner workings of the iP1, but today’s news is all about… go get yours now, it’s available widely… Best Buy, Apple Store, Amazon, etc, etc.
[Business Wire] The Next Revolution in MP3 Audio Technology Arrives as iHome Ships the iP1.

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Bose SoundLink has Bluetooth inside

By mtc | Published: July 28, 2009

So another little thing I like to do from time to time is troll the FCC database to see what’s happening in the field.  My curiosity was peaked by the Bose SoundLink enough to go fish.  I wrote about the new Bose product a couple weeks ago, and pointed out some viable, more affordable alternatives.
Unfortunately [...]

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It’s the centers of gravity, stupid.

By mtc | Published: July 16, 2009

I wanted to write a little about interface standards in consumer electronics.  My purpose here isn’t to write an exhaustive history of standards and formats – far from it, in fact – rather I want to present some background as a lead-in to some product-specific discussions that will be coming here on wab in [...]

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Apple iPhone OS 3.0 shines fresh light (and enmity) on A2DP Stereo Bluetooth

By mtc | Published: June 25, 2009

…something funky is definitely going on with the Bluetooth stereo audio performance on the iPhone. Your suspicions are not unwarranted.

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