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These digital alarm clocks from Oregon Scientific offer up a bold modern design that’s sure to look great on your bedside table…
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posted: April 7th, 2008
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I’m absolutely bonkers for these gorgeous new digital clocks from British industrial designer Theo Williams. The LEXON Jet series of clocks feature a bold electroluminescent backlit dot matrix display that’s really really easy to read…
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posted: March 24th, 2008
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filed under: home entertainment | media players
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Whether you’re literally joined at the hip to your brother or sister, or you and your significant other are just inseparable, have I got an iPod dock for you. I guess that JVC has decided that the market for the multiple iPod household is growing enough to warrant the creation of this two-headed beast…
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posted: January 6th, 2008
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filed under: home entertainment | media players | timepieces
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This new tabletop radio from upstart Cue Acoustics certainly has a winning look. The Cue Radio features a minimal, modern industrial design and a bright, easy-to-read backlit display.
The Cue Radio will offer a digital AM/FM tuner with RDS track and station display, dual alarms, and a built-in iPod dock on top…
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posted: January 5th, 2008
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filed under: home entertainment | mobile tech
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The I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 is the latest iPod docking stereo from Polk Audio. The system offers room-filling sound and an HD Radio receiver with a special iTunes track purchase feature…
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posted: September 6th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment | media players
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According to papers recently filed with the FCC, Philips is getting set to release a bookshelf stereo that can be wirelessly paired with Bluetooth sound sources.
In addition to the requisite AM/FM/CD/MP3 capabilities, the Philips BTM288 stereo system will be able to connect to mobile phones and media devices via Bluetooth…
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posted: August 24th, 2007
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filed under: computing | home entertainment
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This compact device sits alongside your computer, and turns it into a serious analog audio conversion system.
Simply connect BTO’s plusdeck EX to your computer’s USB port, and you can take all your old cassette tapes and easily convert them into MP3, WAV or OGG digital audio files…
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posted: July 29th, 2007
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filed under: gadgets | strange and wonderful
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Ever step into the shower in the morning and accidentally turn on the hot instead of the cold? Now you can make matters even more confusing to you bleary-eyed state of mind with this 3rd knob.
But this shower control doesn’t change the water temperature. Instead, it controls the volume on a compact AM/FM radio…
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posted: July 21st, 2007
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filed under: gadgets | mobile tech
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This funky portable radio out of Asia has a unique case design that’s almost entirely made out of wood. Envisioned by designer Singgih Kartono, the Magno radio is carved from Indonesian ebony wood. Even its knobs, handle and antenna topper are constructed from hardwoods…
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posted: June 22nd, 2007
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filed under: gadgets | just plain fun | retro | timepieces
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For those of you who grew up in the Sixties, or just fans of Little Miss Sunshine, this little VW Minibus is actually an AM/FM clock radio.
Zumreed has released these nifty little gadgets which looks just like the classic Volkswagen van…
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posted: May 18th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment | timepieces
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While HD Radio hasn’t really caught on too broadly yet, one company is seeking to accelerate things by launching the first HD Radio receiver under $100.
At just 99 bucks, the HD100 Radio from radiosophy costs about half of the price of the current bottom-of-the-line models…
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posted: April 13th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment
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HD Radio is a fairly new technology that broadcasts local digital radio stations over AM or FM without the static, crackle and pop that are often found in analog AM and FM broadcasts. While the volume of available programming is more hit-and-miss than XM or Sirius satellite radio, HD Radio is totally free, with no subscription fees…
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posted: April 6th, 2007
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European design house, LEXON has introduced this new AM/FM clock radio in their 2007 collection, simply called the “Long Clock Radio.” The stereo features a slick modern design highlighted by a matte metal face and a luminous grey-on-black LCD readout…
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posted: March 26th, 2007
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filed under: home entertainment | media players
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Olympus is showing off this new tabletop radio design that integrates a 37GB hard drive to store up to 2500 hours of MP3 and WMA audio files. The Radio Server VJ-10 features an easy-to-read 3.9-inch backlit LCD screen for viewing track, title, and radio station information…
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posted: February 27th, 2007
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filed under: design | home entertainment | retro
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Renowned design shop LEXON has introduced their latest radio design, featuring looks inspired by the Apollo space capsule.
The appropriately named Apollo 2 digital AM/FM radio comes in a retro-modern package that would make NASA proud. The radio has nicely integrated its controls into the design, rather than relying on buttons and knobs…
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posted: February 6th, 2007
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