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JVC, Kenwood officially hook up

The two Japanese audio equipment makers will combine to form JVC Kenwood Holdings, which will focus on car electronics, home electronics, and professional wireless systems.

13/05/2008 11:07 AM

A BMW for the lounge room

A BMW for the lounge room

You can get Lamborghini laptops and Porsche phones; now, if you're willing to stump up some serious cash, you can get BMW-designed speakers.

29/04/2008 03:13 PM

Digital radio: the countdown is on

Digital radio: the countdown is on

The countdown to digital radio has begun, with free-to-air DAB+ broadcasts starting in selected capital cities on 1 January, 2009.

20/02/2008 02:01 PM

Open Interface offers next-gen Bluetooth audio

Open Interface offers next-gen Bluetooth audio

Bluetooth audio is becoming more and more popular, but the sound quality it offers is less than stellar. Hopefully a new standard proposed by Open Interface will fix all that.

09/01/2008 04:25 PM

CES 2007: Philips' home theatre in a speaker

CES 2007: Philips' home theatre in a speaker

We heard about Philips' 1.1 virtual surround system, the HTS8100 SoundBar, before CES 2007, but now that we've got the final specs, we're even more eager to give it a whirl.

09/01/2007 09:12 AM

Home audio without the wires

Home audio without the wires

Desktops, notebooks and phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered?

13/12/2006 12:11 PM

Apple launches new Intel Mac Minis, iPod Hi-Fi

Apple Computer on Tuesday in the US introduced its third Intel-based Mac, a revamped version of its petite Mac Mini.

01/03/2006 07:50 AM

Yahoo hints at Australian iTunes rival

Yahoo is readying a subscription-based music download service to compete against iTunes in Australia, but it is unlikely to launch until 2007.

24/02/2006 04:35 PM

EMI considers opening its DRM to inspection

The EMI Group is reviewing a request by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to allow reverse engineering of its digital rights management (DRM) software, EMI said on Friday.

23/01/2006 12:49 PM

Tension grows between labels and digital radio

The entry of satellite and digital radio into the technological mainstream is increasing tension with the record industry, which wants new rules governing how consumers can make digital copies of songs from the airwaves.

17/01/2006 10:58 AM

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.

13/01/2006 12:02 PM

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.

06/01/2006 03:06 PM

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.

05/01/2006 11:05 AM

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.

30/12/2005 09:16 AM

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.

25/11/2005 04:14 PM

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.

14/11/2005 11:24 AM

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.

11/11/2005 12:56 PM

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.

10/11/2005 12:03 PM

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?

04/11/2005 11:03 AM

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.

03/11/2005 10:11 AM

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