Audio/Video

Ear candy at work

Aug 25th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets, Phones

Bluetooth headsets, oft lambasted, have nonetheless become a necessity for many. These well-designed, discreet headsets have high-end features such as voice commands and simultaneous multipoints for connecting between two calls, even as they add to your corporate style quotient…
1 While cruisin’ down
Samsung WEP570
The Samsung WEP570 comes with a portable charger that you pop into your […]



What’s Hot This Week

Aug 11th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets, Laptops, Phones, Television, What's Hot

Go Green
Asus U43Jc series

The eco-friendly U43Jc is a 14-inch laptop that sports an elegant, smoky brown, bamboo exterior with sleek, brushed aluminum interior surfaces with a comfortable chiclet keyboard. Packing in a ton of utility in the compact design, this latest addition to the Bamboo series runs on a Super Hybrid Engine, which delivers just […]



Home theatre systems: A buyer’s guide

Aug 11th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Featured Articles, Gadget trends, Gadgets

Mahananda Bohidar
Looking to upgrade your audio/ video experience and have to choose a high-def home theatre system? Or are you setting one up for the first time? You have saved up enough for a swanky new HTS, but is all the jargon involved in choosing the right pair of speakers or amplifier getting to you? […]



Running to the beats

Jul 28th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Featured Articles, Gadgets

1. Music to the ears
   Sennheiser Adidas PMX 680
The most comfortable pair of buds here, this neckband model feels both natural and reassuringly well-fitted, staying put even during sprint finishes. Sound quality is superb, with consistent clarity across a range of volumes and a rich bass. As you’d expect from an Adidas-endorsed product, there’s no […]



Will you be a‘muse’d?

Jul 5th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Featured Articles, Gadgets

Mahananda Bohidar
Growing up in the 90s, Philips was almost synonymous to a ‘music system’ in most Indian households. The Dutch company, for a moment there, seemed to have lagged behind in the personal audio genre as the likes of Sony Walkman and later Apple iPod, captured the limelight as well the hearts of many audiophiles.
Today, […]



Dock it right

Apr 14th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Featured Articles

Got a snazzy iPod or a sleek Mp3 player? Here are a few options that’ll let you listen to your favourite tracks while you are lounging at home. With line-ins or Bluetooth connectivity, these docks will complement your player and are a great companion for someone who can’t do without music

1 Sound of Music - […]



What’s Hot This Week

Mar 3rd, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Cameras, Gadgets, Laptops, Phones, What's Hot

Fashionista’s choice
Asus Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid

Co-created by leading designer Karim Rashid, this luxurious laptop boasts of an organic Digi-Wave chassis that covers it from top to bottom and offers protection as well as an uber style quotient. Available in a delicious Matte Coffee Brown finish, this laptop features a 10.1-inch frameless LED backlit display, […]



Jetset headset : Jabra Stone

Jan 20th, 2010 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets

Some bluetooth headsets defile your face like a bloated mechanical leech, lending you all the sartorial elegance of a London cabbie. These aesthetic issues haven’t gone unnoticed by the design team at Jabra, who have revamped the humble Bluetooth headset with the remarkably minimalist Stone, which contrives to squeeze dual mics, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR – supporting […]



Super Slim Sonance

Dec 16th, 2009 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets

Strapped for space, yet long for a superior acoustic experience? Read on…
A complete surround sound system is a dream, but not all homes have the space for one. Soundbars occupy the middle ground; they’re suitably compact, mimic proper surround sound and range in price from bargain to mildy insane.
Touch of style - Samsung HT-WS1G
The HT-WS1G […]



Feel the new touch

Nov 11th, 2009 | Category: Audio/Video, Gadgets

R. Dinakaran
If you have used the iPod Touch, you’d wonder has to how a product like that can be improved. Puzzled iPod fans eagerly expected the answer when Apple made some important announcements on September 13, this year.
There were rumours about the inclusion of a camera in the Touch. Of course, there was an announcement […]