speakers

News.blog: Gadgets with high 'wife appeal'

News Rear-channel speakers for surround sound? A few years back, I wrote a blatantly sexist column entitled 'Taking the sting out of the whip', which addressed the then-relatively new phenomenon known as Wife-Acceptance Factor, or WAF for short.

30 October 2006, 10:17

Living in the Wi-Fi city

News At the end of November, Hughes was one of the speakers at the Wireless Cities event -- held in Cannes and attended by industry and politicians. Progressive local authorities in Europe and the US are plunging into a new technology trend by rolling...

20 December 2006, 10:29

Sony to announce makeover plans

News It is hard to imagine an all-encompassing Sony brand not participating in the DVD market, home audio and speakers, digital cameras, digital camcorders or even PCs," Baker said. Sony said on Monday that it will hold a meeting on 22 September to talk...

13 September 2005, 9:22

Motorola Q set for success

News The Q, which sells to consumers for about half the price of a comparable Palm Treo, is a thin and light phone that runs Windows Media Player and has built-in dual stereo speakers and a 1.3-megapixel digital camera.

21 July 2006, 9:31

Apple settles with Creative for $100m

News Creative will be able to affix the 'Made for iPod' logo to its speakers, headphones and other related products, O'Shaughnessy said. Apple and Creative have agreed to settle their legal dispute over music player patents for $100m, the companies...

24 August 2006, 9:31

'Chicken Little' gives glimpse of digital 3D

News Today, big-screen TVs, DVD players and booming home cinema speakers (as well as £7 cinema ticket prices) are again persuading people to stay at home, and Hollywood is again looking for ways to keep audiences in their seats.

7 November 2005, 10:19

Photos: Around and about the Macworld floor

News They did not disappoint at Macworld, where they showed off its three-piece Spot speakers, which look a little like mushrooms from Super Mario Brothers. Scores of companies gather at the conference each year to show off their wares to the estimated...

12 January 2007, 11:41

Intel hitches movie glamour to Viiv PCs

News Michael Dell, chairman of Dell, showed off an upcoming Dell XPS laptop that comes with handles, like a briefcase, eight speakers, a subwoofer and a 20-inch screen. Intel CEO Paul Otellini said it would be easier to get TV and movies on your PC this...

6 January 2006, 9:29

BlackBerry avoiding touchscreen bandwagon

News So this is how we see our life when it comes to input and output and form factor -- whether it's media player or speakers or camera or keyboard.or other derivates.we're not religious. The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as an 'iPhone...

Tags: keyboard, iphone, blackberry, flip

15 May 2008, 8:37

Intel switches attention to physical world

News While riding in a car, a person can play music stored on the server through the car's speakers by transmitting data over an FM signal. IrisNet, a project currently under development by Carnegie Mellon University and Intel, is a sensor network...

6 May 2004, 8:00

We'll keep Google honest, says Gates

News One of the speakers, ad executive Rishad Tobaccowala, said that Google's rapid iteration of its ideas is "one of the reasons Google is running circles around Microsoft". While Google has grabbed an early lead in search and Internet advertising...

4 May 2006, 9:12

CRT TVs: Not dead yet

News That's because of the very thin form factor, flat glass and side-mounted speakers. Though manufacturers and retailers have sounded a death knell for cathode ray tube TVs, those trusty old boxes are still holding on for dear life.

26 February 2007, 10:53

Top topics ring in Mobile World Congress

News And the Congress programme has a whole section dedicated to mobile society, featuring speakers from Bebo and Facebook, among others. The 2008 Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona on Monday 11 February and CNET.co.uk and its sister sites...

Tags: ads, dedicated, manufacturers, tech

8 February 2008, 9:31

Photos: A winner's preview of CES

News Dreamflyer 'pilot' can combine the chair with flat-screen monitors, an overhead projection system, Buttkicker brand vibration system and surround sound speakers, all tied in with the software. Association announced its innovation and design award...

Tags: speech, hands, bluetooth, electronics

15 November 2007, 9:29

Photos: High-tech cars shine at NY auto show

News Inside, the Avant comes with a new MMI interface as well as an available 505-watt Bang and Olufsen audio system with 14 speakers. The event is open to the public through Sunday, 30 March. Hyundai is quickly following the introduction of its Genesis...

Tags: stereo, hard drive, country, class

26 March 2008, 10:02