Tag Archives: USB-Audio

WoW Wireless marks first Avnera headset available on Apple.com

By mtc | Published: March 10, 2010
Following in the footsteps of the Avnera AudioMagic-based products that’s have come before from FREETALK, Creative, Logitech, ASUS, and Plantronics – the Sound Blaster World of Warcraft Wireless Headset sports some seriously tweaked features as highlighted on Apple.com‘s product page: Uncompressed 2.4GHz wireless technology (ahem, the one we know and love) THX TruStudio PC sound technologies create [...]
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Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 goes Wireless

By mtc | Published: January 18, 2010
Behold the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Wireless. One of the best THX certified 2.1 speaker systems adds wireless convenience.  The original version of these ProMedias is one of my all time favorite 2.1 speaker systems.  The punch these babies offer is pure Klipsch goodness and now they get even better with the recognition that so many people [...]
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FREETALK Wireless (2nd Gen) in the house! Literally.

By mtc | Published: December 8, 2009
Along with a couple other little gadgets, the FREETALK Wireless headset arrived in the mail from InStoreSolutions (ISS). This product – before even getting into it – holds a special place in my heart, as it uses a chipset from Avnera that I helped design and target at precisely this usage model. That all started [...]
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Welcome to the party, Bose. SoundLink joins a cool crowd.

By mtc | Published: July 18, 2009
From Bose press release announcing the Bose SoundLink Wireless Music System. “Many people use a computer as their primary source for music,” said John Roselli, category business manager for Bose Corporation. “But that convenience and experience is diminished by having to be at the computer to hear it. The Bose SoundLink system unlocks that music, [...]
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Second generation FREETALK Wireless Stereo Headset available at Skype.com

By mtc | Published: June 24, 2009
Completely updated design, the Freetalk Wireless Stereo Headset is on sale at Skype.com now. If you were feeling lucky, perhaps you took a shot at one during Engadget’s recession antidote yesterday: Today we’ve got a FREETALK Wireless Stereo Headset along with a Skype voucher that’ll net you free calls for three whole months. The World [...]
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The leader of the pack (imo).

By mtc | Published: May 19, 2009
The Plantronics take on Avnera’s first gen AudioMagic chips seems to capture the yellow jersey.  Logitech, Creative, and Freetalk may very well still be selling at a strong clip, but the feature set and execution of the .Audio 995 seems to resonate with consumers more than the others – who admittedly are getting long in [...]
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