Speaker & headphone news

  • No fretting over tuning with new guitar tech

    Guitars had to be retuned manually after every song until engineer Neil Skinn invented a way to do it automatically -- and big names like Jimmy Page are signing up. 1

  • Sharp's Micro Audio Systems: big sound from a small box

    Sharp's latest microsystems, the XL-UH260 and XL-UH240, have a cornucopia of functions and format capabilities, including CD playback, AM/FM radio, and the ability to play connected MP3 devices via USB.

  • Wi-Fi hi-fi: Avega Systems Oyster 802.11 Networked Speakers

    Aussie company launches speakers with built-in wireless 802.11 networking, amplifiers and surround decoders so you can stream MP3s from a networked PC directly to the speakers themselves. 6

  • Sony settles 'rootkit' class action lawsuit

    The record label agrees to offer U.S. customers money and free downloads to encourage them to replace CDs that secretly install software.

  • Search terms on Kazaa to be blocked

    Eminem, Madonna and Kylie Minogue are just some of the popular artists whose songs are to be blocked from being illegally distributed on the peer-to-peer network Kazaa following Federal Court orders yesterday.

  • FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs

    Copy protection on music discs could help hide viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.

  • Opening the door on a CD-less music label

    Cordless Recordings dispenses with CDs, betting on the Net as a way stay nimble and nurture bands.

  • Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'

    Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that. 1

  • DRM this, Sony!

    This week, the news came out that Sony's been secretly installing Trojan-horse-like technology with its digital rights management (DRM) software--and doing it when you're just innocently playing a CD. We wish we could say we're shocked, but DRM's been creeping toward unacceptable for a long time now. Is it too late for consumers? 3

  • Sony to patch copy-protected CD

    Sony BMG Music Entertainment and a technology partner are working with antivirus companies on a fix for a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs.

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