After announcing new “reference level” televisions, Sony is on another high-end tear. This time it’s audio: A battery-powered player that costs AU$10,000. That’s about $7,300 or £5,600. The Sony DMP-Z1 features a “top-end stationary class headphone amplifier” and the device will decode all sorts of files including DSD, FLAC and even MQA for those Tidal fans out there. …
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Last weekend I reviewed the fabulous Q Acoustics 3050i tower speakers. But then I thought, too bad not everybody has room for speakers as big as these bad boys! So this time I went for downright tiny speakers, the Totem Acoustic KIN Mini, which measures a trim 5 by 8.9 by 5.8 inches (126 by 226 by 146 mm). Surely …
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Do you consider it worth watching a few ads in exchange for streaming some free shows? Do you own a Roku? If you answered “yes” to both, keep reading. Rolling out to Roku devices in the coming weeks is a new menu item, prominently placed right below “Home” and above “My Feed” on Roku’s main left-hand menu: Featured Free. Selecting …
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Are you ready for some football? If you are reading this, then I can only assume your answer is, “Yes, I am once again ready to surrender my Sundays to the NFL, to say nothing of my Monday and Thursday nights.” Games are broadcast on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, NBC on Sunday nights and ESPN on Monday nights. …
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The next generation of Android is on its way. And you guessed it — the P is for Pie. Android Pie, the new version of Google’s mobile operating system, previously called Android P, comes first to the search giant’s Pixel smartphones starting Monday. Google initially announced a preview version of the software in March, then demoed some features at its annual I/O developer …
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Apple’s definitely working on something when it come to TV — but it’s still not ready to tell us about it. CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday hinted at Apple’s ambitions, but, in typical Cook fashion, didn’t reveal any specifics. “We hired two highly respected television executives last year, and they have been here now for several months and have been …
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In case you haven’t heard, Nikon’s working on a full-frame mirrorless with a brand-new mount and an F-mount adapter. The company decided to confirm it today, and has set up a teaser website to keep you hanging until it produces an actual camera likely before Photokina, which starts Sept. 26. Thanks to the usually accurate newshounds at Nikon Rumors, we know, …
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Would you pay two grand for a 65-inch Vizio? That’s the essential question posed by the all-new P-Series Quantum, which just started shipping for $2,100 from major retailers and Vizio.com. Vizio certainly tempts picture quality aficionados with the right specs. The company claims a searing 2,000 nits of peak brightness, which, if true, would make it among the brightest TVs I’ve ever …
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In early July, rumors swirled about potential full-frame mirrorless cameras from both Canon and Nikon. Yesterday, an online teaser video posted by Nikon Europe suggests that at least one may be on its way soon. Entitled Travel of Light, the video depicts rays of light blasting away to form a photo of a person looking upward (check out the video …
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Sony said Monday that it’s designed the highest-resolution image sensor for phone cameras, offering 48 effective megapixels. This increased pixel count allows for 8,000 x 6,000 photos and high-definition imaging even when an image is zoomed in, the company says. Its 0.8 micron pixel size will work with a Quad Bayer color filter array to match the colors of the …
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