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Foam
Downloads Foam is an easy-to-use Java GUI design tool for Swing, featuring simplified GUI screen building without traditional layout headaches. Foam separates GUI definitions from Java code and greatly simplifies GUI design, development, and maintenance...
4 August 2004, 10:31 > More matches in Downloads
Samsung SBH500 review
Reviews The foam padding around the earphones is soft to the touch and the controls are large and well designed. Even though its design is flexible enough to accommodate larger heads and the foam padding on the earphone is nice and soft, we had to fiddle...
Editor's rating
4
Tags: samsung, switch, bluetooth, stereo
9 July 2008, 16:15 > More matches in Reviews
Ears-on with the Etymotic hf2 sound-isolating earphones
Crave Like those two models, the hf2s are sound-isolating 'phones, meaning they passively block out ambient noise by using either flanged silicon or foam tips. The silicon tips are less intrusive in the ear, but the foam ones are better at isolation...
Tags: etymotic, response, frequency, pair
5 March 2008, 11:07 > More matches in Crave
Shure SE420 sound-isolating earphones review
Reviews Three different-sized pieces of foam, along with silicon flange tip options, are included. The best performance is suggested to come from using the flange tips, but our tests yielded excellent, better results from using the foam.
Editor's rating
7.3
Tags: shure, drivers, cable, noise
8 August 2007, 11:58 > More matches in Reviews
Photos: Ears-on with the Klipsch Custom-2 earphones
Crave Like the Custom-3s, we initially had a hard job fitting them, and we immediately swapped out the bundled silicone tips for the compatible silicone and foam tips from Shure's SE range. An array of silicone tips are supplied, but no foam option is...
29 July 2008, 12:08 > More matches in Crave
Hear the silence with Shure's new sound-isolating earphones
Crave The squishy foam sleeves still mould to the shape of your ear canals, but all the new models have tapered black sleeves instead of the geeky yellow cylinders that used to advertise your audiophilia. Each pair comes with three sizes of foam sleeve...
Tags: models, earphones, sleeve, foam
8 January 2007, 3:36 > More matches in Crave
Sennheiser CX 95 sound-isolating earphones review
Reviews Silicon isn't as effective as foam for blocking out sound, and you'll still hear muffled keyboards and voices, but it's an excellent compromise of non-intrusive comfort and isolation. Perhaps as we noted above, the high-end could be tweaked to...
Editor's rating
8.7
Tags: sennheiser, sound quality, metal, bass
11 February 2008, 9:18 > More matches in Reviews
Shure SE110 sound-isolating earphones review
Reviews The foam tips offer the best sound-isolation and an enhanced bass experience. A range of silicon, foam and triple flange tips of various sizes are part of the SE110s 'fit kit', itself contained inside the earphones' oval-shaped hard case.
Editor's rating
7.3
Tags: shure, entry, cable, material
12 October 2007, 13:45 > More matches in Reviews
Shure SE102 sound-isolating earphones review
Reviews These are sound-isolating earphones and while they don't block out as much of the noise around you as foam tips, they're arguably less intrusive and still very effective. However, only a couple silicone tips are included and foam tips from other SE...
Editor's rating
6.8
Tags: shure, cable, appearance, ear
19 November 2008, 14:27 > More matches in Reviews
Ultimate Ears triple.fi 10 Headphones review
Reviews As a result, achieving a secure and comfortable fit with the triple.fi 10 can be a challenge -- or even impossible -- for some users, despite the fact that Ultimate Ears includes a wide array of ear fittings.There are four sets of silicone sleeves...
Editor's rating
8
Tags: ultimate ears, lines, metal, pair
29 September 2008, 17:03 > More matches in Reviews
Build the ultimate quiet PC
Digital Living It's essentially a pack of sticky-back foam used to line the panels of your case. The deluxe pack comes with two foam blocks that you can shove into your 5.25-inch optical drive bays to reduce noise further.
7 September 2006, 15:49 > More matches in Digital Living
Etymotic hf2 sound-isolating earphones review
Reviews Several silicon tips come in the box to ensure you get a comfortable fit, comprising of small and large silicon flanges and a pair of foam tips -- the latter being more intrusive but compensate with significantly increased bass performance.
Editor's rating
7.2
Tags: etymotic, cable, silicon, fans
18 March 2008, 11:37 > More matches in Reviews
Flying gadgets: PicooZ & Mini Bi-Plane in aerial assault
Crave Close inspection shows the PicooZ is actually made of a cheap foam material stuffed with a few rudimentary electronics. The hardcore foam-on-foam action that followed wasn't pretty. It too is constructed of foam and powered by two lightweight...
30 April 2007, 12:21 > More matches in Crave
Countdown to shuttle launch begins
News In August 2003, a government review board reported that Columbia's break-up was caused by a piece of insulating foam that broke loose from the external fuel tank during the climb to orbit. That suitcase-sized foam block slammed into the leading...
13 July 2005, 9:37 > More matches in News
Klipsch Custom-3 earphones review
Reviews After a lengthy telephone conversation with Klipsch, we tried fitting, ironically, Shure's foam tips and they were a perfect fit. The provided silicone tips isolate well, but anyone after significantly more effective passive blocking of ambient...
Editor's rating
8.5
Tags: klipsch, drivers, pair, sound quality
7 July 2008, 14:31 > More matches in Reviews


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