Better Audio from an iPhone or iPod?

It’s extremely common now for clients to ask for music to be played from a playlist coming out of his or her own iPod or iPhone. And, playing that on a high-end audio system in most staging events, well, sucks. Well, now there’s a Swedish company called Dirac that claims that if you use the […]

Better Audio from an iPhone or iPod?

Sonance Ships iPod/iPhone Dock – Makes it a Media Server

This is a cool product from Sonance.  The FS 23 is a wall-mount or desktop docking station for the iPod or iPhone that truly allows it to be a media server.  Although limited in resolution by the output res of the iPod or iPhone, it does have on-screen navigation (you use a supplied remote and […]

Sonance Ships iPod/iPhone Dock – Makes it a Media Server

Universal Remote Unveils PSX-2 Personal Server — and Finds a Way to Overcomplicate the iPod

Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC), last month announced the PSX-2 Personal Server, which enables custom installers to deliver what they call “unmatched iPod docking functionality” to consumers who seek truly integrated home entertainment experiences. With the PSX-2 Personal Server, users can control iPods from the comfort and convenience of the same remote controls they use […]

What Will You Do?

I see a significant shift in market dynamics coming, quickly. Product development, distribution changes and even new manufacturers are all of a sudden having an impact on all sorts of market conditions — all driving change. Historically, we, as a market, have done well dealing with any ONE of these changes — but all three […]

iMoney

Has there ever been a product phenomenon like the iPod? Think about it. Here’s this device that costs either $100, $200, $300 or $400, depending on which model you choose to get, that I see Generation X, Y and even little-old-ladies wearing at the gym — all to make tunes portable. My daughter has one, […]