We have a love/hate relationship with purchasing wooden amplifiers. We love how we can ditch wires and electricity and have a perfect product in one portable piece of wood, but we hate the feeling that we could have built the damn thing ourselves. The thing is, we've got DIY projects lined up for what seems like ... continue reading
As a species, we're getting weaker and weaker. Cavemen didn't complain about sore muscles after hunting all day (we assume), but recently we've developed things like "iPad neck" and FaceTime shoulder cramps. Luckily, while we shrivel into a breed of girlie men, we happen to be getting smarter and smarter, and Une Bobine ... continue reading
It might be a rare occasion, but if you have ever dropped your pocket knife in a pond while out camping, you know the annoyance involved in retrieving that sucker. The Cork Knife eliminates any fear of cutting rope on the side of a lake or whittling wood over a creek while you're on your next trip. The cork handle ... continue reading
We’re sold on the Amethyst X-1 iPod/iPhone Docking System for looks alone. Just look at it. It looks like the gorgeous love child of a Ferrari and a space plane. But that’s not what makes the Amethyst X-1 really stand out among the sea of iPod docks on the market—it’s the controls. It features IR controls that ... continue reading
Did we recently write an article saying the term "boombox" immediately makes our shoulders cringe? Yes. Did we then mock the get ups we used to wear when we used them? Um, yeah, but if you'd allow us to make one slight exception to our stance on large audio devices - this thing is pretty sweet. The iP4 combines the ... continue reading
Wiring a speaker system through your house is expensive and blasting your iPod speaker unit so loud you can hear it throughout the house could get you a swift noise violation courtesy of a cranky old neighbor. A smarter way to traverse your pad and bring your music along is the WALdok. Just plug in the WALdok and ... continue reading
Perfectly combining the natural and the engineered is no easy task. Just like that girl you went to high school with that you caught on the hotel TV at 3am, the results can be devastating. Fortunately, the Thodio iBox isn't one of those horribly devastating cases - quite the opposite in fact. Designed and purpose built ... continue reading
If your home musical needs are basically a few lo-fi tracks to play quietly during a cocktail party, this is not the speaker dock for you. However, if you're passionate about music and your parties don’t suck the Philips Fidelio DS9000 will deliver the audio quality you’re looking for. With PureDigital technology ... continue reading
The iDock party has been going on since Apple's device arsenal was limited to iPods only. Leave it to Bang & Olufsen to arrive last and show everyone up when they do. The BeoSound 8 has propriety conical drivers, high-performance amplifierrs and the same sort of crazy engineering (it changes sound profile based ... continue reading