Many early rock and pop recordings were designed for listening on vinyl long-playing records in mono, especially those made by legendary producer and hit maker Phil Spector. Here we take a look at some of the great reissues from Sundazed Records, who have resurrected four previously hard-to-find classics in a form that arguably surpass the more »

3D Printing has come a long way in the past few years, what with 3D printed guns causing a big brouhaha, 3D printed food becoming an actual thing, and 3D printers for the home become more and more affordable and attainable every day. That’s in the home, mind you. But what about 3D printing an more »

Colleague Jeff O’Heir has an interesting new editorial up at Dealerscope, in which he analyses and opines on how a different distribution and retail model, and a bit of education,  could make all the difference in ensuring that 4K “Ultra HD” sets succeed in the market where 3D failed: The launch of 4K UHD TVs more »

When I wrote about the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association at last year’s CEDIA Expo, I said, “The goal here isn’t just to make wireless speaker transmission and setup to work well; the eventual goal is to have their broad-reaching wireless audio standard embedded in a whole host of consumer electronics devices, from TVs more »

Soundcast Systems has been making big waves in the outdoor audio department for a while now with its Outcast and Outcast Jr. weather-resistant wireless speaker. If the Outcast (and it’s little offspring) has one flaw, though, it’s a slight lack of portability. You might bring one with you on vacation, but chances are, wherever it more »

When Bruce Bridgeman, a professor at the University of California, saw Martin Scorsese’s Hugo in 3D, it was revelatory in more ways than one. A lifelong sufferer of eyes that don’t just quite align, he found that not only did the film come into stereoscopic “focus” for him in a way that the real world more »

Amazon’s Deal of the Week is a twofer this week, with big discounts on two different sci-fi Blu-ray bundles. First up is the , which sports a $95.99 MSRP, and normally retails for around $60. This week only, Amazon has the package for . According to some reviews, the little Annelid figure does have a habit of breaking, more »

I should state up front that the headline above is my own, and not indicative of the way CNET is reporting on Comcast CEO Brian Roberts’ statements about Google Fiber at last week’s Cable Show in Washington, D.C. And yet, for me, it’s hard not to read Roberts’ chest-pumping “We too!” bravado as anything but the more »

DISH Network brings satellite service to a lot of rural households that are underserved by cable companies. Of course, the lack of cable also tends to leave millions of US citizens still stuck on dial-up for lack of broadband access.  Using some of its wireless spectrum, and separate from its own satellite-based broadband service, DISH more »

If you’re looking to check out Onkyo’s new line of headphones, and you’re going to the Vans Warped Tour this summer, well, you’re in luck. In partnership with Spotify, Onkyo will be premiering its new ES-FC300 headphones before they’re available at retail. From the press release: The ES-FC300 Onkyo Headphones are part of Onkyo’s new more »

Via greentechmedia this week comes news of an smart meter/smart thermostat initiative by Oklahoma Gas & Electric that has exceeded all expectations in terms of energy and money savings. The demand-response initiative, which signed up 40,000 customers in its first year, taps customers into the smart grid by way of a smart meter and a programmable thermostat, more »

Via Meridian World comes news that, during his recent tour of the UK, rocker Neil Young took part in a detour-tour of the Meridian facilities in Cambridgeshire. Of course, Young’s interest in Meridian should come as no great shock, given his obsession with high-fidelity audio reproduction. During the visit, Neil got some serious face time with Meridian’s Bob more »