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Will Dolby ATMOS usher in a new age in high fidelity for music lovers? Maybe.

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dolby ATMOS, Remixes, Sony 360, Spatial Audio

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA — Just off the freeway in the Valley

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 973: Connections!

January 27, 2023February 2, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments BBC, Connections, Discoveries, James Burke, Music, Techology

Back in the late 1970s, the BBC debuted a science education show entitled Connections. The host was James Burke, an

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Tech 

Not paranoid enough yet? Consider what data your smart speaker is actually collecting

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Eavesdropping, Google, HomePod, Smart Speakers, Spying, Tech

Consider this scenario: Billions of people are duped into carrying an electronic tracking device wherever they go. The device is

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Tech 

Will AI make musicians irrelevant? Some of them, anyway.

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Artificial Intelligence, Bandzoogle, Musicians

Developments in the area of artificial intelligence have been dominating discussion in the tech space for the last six months.

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Are Apple and Spotify working together to create better workouts at the gym?

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Fitness Apps, HealthKit, Spotify, Workouts

I was at the gym yesterday and once again the music was awful. I have to remember to bring my

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Is this the electric guitar of the future?

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Devil and Sons, Guitar Design, iCaster, iPad

A few years back when Muse played Saturday Night Live, bassist Chris Wolstenholme had a weirdo instrument that looked like

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Tech 

We have entered the last days of iTunes as we know it

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, Microsoft, PCs

When Apple introduced iTunes on January 9, 2001, it was just a music manager for Mac users. Over time, the

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Cool! Tech 

Behold the world’s smallest vinyl record. And I meant SMALL.

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brenda Lee, Denmark, DTU, NANOMADE, Smallest, Vinyl

Some Danes had a little fun with the NANOMADE (Nanoscale Materials and Devices) section at the Technical University of Denmark.

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Amazon Music wants to improve the listening experience in the car

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon Music, Car Audio, CES, Fraunhofer, MPEG-H, Sony

CES, the world’s biggest consumer electronics show in the world, has taken over Las Vegas again. New TVs seem to

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Tech 

Here’s a trip through some rare and weird media formats

January 3, 2023January 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8-Track, Floppy Discs, Formats, Media, Reel-to-Reel

I’ve got a soft spot for failed media formats from the past. Most people know about 8-tracks, reel-to-reel tapes, and

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Tech 

The Twitter sh*tshow, New Year’s Eve edition

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elon Musk, Tesla, Twitter

I’m going to guess that if he could invent a time machine, Elon Musk would go back and NOT buy

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