When Apple decided that iPhones would no longer have a headphone jack, I tried a series of wireless earbuds from manufacturers like Sony (Terrible; Bluetooth kept dropping when I went jogging) and Beats
Read MoreAI is infesting everything these days and often AI is a solution to a problem that no one has. Take, for example, Souler, the world’s first “AI live speaker.” Do we really need
Read MoreSince they first started appearing almost 70 years ago, rhythm boxes and drum machines have generated sounds electronically. But what if there was a drum machine that actually played the drums? Welcome to
Read MoreAccording to people who track such things, global sales of vinyl has increased for 19 straight years. That’s not a fad. That’s a wholesale cultural and technological shift. Turntable sales are booming, too.
Read MoreCES, the largest consumer electronics and tech show on the planet, is happening this week in Las Vegas. Along with some really cool, useful tech and peeks into the future, there are some
Read MoreIf you were to look around at other humans today, chances are you would see a bunch of them listening to some kind of personal music device. People have been using portable cassette
Read MorePro-Ject is a turntable manufacturer that sells some great conventional machines (I have one) along artist-branded turntables, including one based on Pink Floyd, this one specifically for the hardcore Metallica fan, and even
Read MoreI know this is an American YouGov survey, but the results rang true with me. How do you use digital assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant? Here’s how Americans use theirs: Like
Read MoreBefore the world went digital with things like Pro Tools and Logic, reel-to-reel tape machines were the workhorses of all studios. (Apropos of nothing, I was a ninja when it came to editing
Read MoreScore one for plastic straws, I guess. Earlier this year, Green Day announced a partnership with 7-Eleven to sell a new Slurpee called “Kerplunk Kandy Grape Slurpee.” Not only does it come in
Read MoreUnlike a digital file or a CD, a vinyl record will eventually wear out after it’s played a lot. This shouldn’t come as a surprise given that to play a record, you have
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