Apple is reportedly in negotiations to acquire online music streaming service Lala, according to sources speaking to Bloomberg News. Details of the rumored acquisition are unknown at this time, and neither...
An iPhone orchestra — something you don’t hear every day
Filed under: Multimedia, Odds and ends, iPhone, Music
The department of Computing and Engineering and the School of Music at the University of Michigan have teamed up to offer an interesting course as part of their music program. Students are...Georg Essl leads University of Michigan students in iPhone orchestra
I imagine that in a lot of totally fundamental ways, pitching a university to let you teach a new course must be a lot like pitching a tech article to a mainstream magazine. It all starts with throwing random words at a sheet of brainstorming paper, then cynically deciding that while...Hands on: Mog All Access puts world’s music in the cloud
Mog, which until this week focused its efforts on aggregating music blogging, has launched a new All Access music streaming service. The company hopes that All Access's combination of fast search,...
A car stereo built for the King (of phones)
Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone
No, you didn't click on the wrong link. We haven't changed our name to The Unofficial Audio Weblog. "Why, then, is my beloved Apple-centric site doing a review of a car stereo?!" you're no doubt asking yourself....
A Dozen Daily Deals
Filed under: Deals
'Tis the season to start shopping until your brains melt (or skip it all entirely, depending on your interpretation of the term holiday). In that spirit, for the next few days we'll be rounding up a dozen daily deals courtesy our friends at DealNews.com. Each afternoon tune...Gallery: Glowing Tube Amp Porn
Did I mention I’m in love with my new sound system, the heart of which is the T-2 vacuum tube amplifier from Neuhaus Labs?
Custom designed to bring iTunes to life, the amp sounds unbelievably awesome. But in my review I neglected to rave about its aesthetics. This thing glows!
Hit the link...Review: Ditch Wires Forever With Altec Lansing’s Backbeat 906 Bluetooth Headphones
It’s dangerous and illegal, but I like listening to music when I’m riding my bicycle. Nothing like a bit of techno to get the blood pumping on a foggy morning. Trouble is, sound-isolating earbuds — the ones you jam deep in your ear canals — can get you killed. They sound great,...Review: Neuhaus Labs’ T-2 Tube Amp Transports You To Audio Heaven
Until I tried Neuhaus Laboratories’ T-2 vacuum tube amp, I thought I had a pretty good speaker system hooked to my Mac. It was a three-piece ensemble with a pair of nice satellites and a honking big subwoofer. It pumped out 200-watts and I thought it sounded great.
But then I hooked...Okay, Now Jump Up And Down On Them And Play “Chopsticks” Like In That Scene From “Big”
Maybe you’re a budding musician working at a nightclub and don’t know what to do with all the misplaced iPhones left behind. Or maybe you’re just brilliant and a wee bit inebriated.
Either way, we figure this is how you might be spending your time (uh, just don’t forget to activate “Airplane Mode” on ALL the...
Sonos adds a portable music player with room filling sound
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Audio, Hardware, Multimedia, Music
Sonos, best known for wireless music systems that link to your iTunes library and internet services like Pandora, Rhapsody and Napster, is offering a one piece, 5 speaker system...
Music in the Cloud: Heavenly or Pipe Dream?