Which mini-speaker annoys the neighbors most?

The Soundmatters foxL mini speaker. (Credit:Soundmatters) The mission is simple: gather three brands of popular mini-speakers and see which is powerful enough to annoy a grumpy building superintendent. The briefing: I reside in a quiet, courtyard complex in Studio City, Calif. On most Sundays, the residents gather around the pool for a casual barbecue. Such …

iPhone 5 on Oct. 4? Smartphone War to Heat up with AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 Coming on Oct. 2

Like us on Facebook Given the emergence of Samsung Galaxy S2 on different carriers it will be interesting to see what Apple has to offer when iPhone 5 is released. Both these devices from Apple and Samsung are capable of setting their own individual benchmarks, and hence a vicious battle is on the cards. just …

Apple iPhone 4S Review – Smartphones – CNET Reviews

We tried a few indoor shots with the camera and definitely noticed a change from the iPhone 4. in addition to the sharper details, most colors were brighter. We’ll have to save our final opinion until we can gauge the camera under several conditions (a sunny day, with a flash, and so on), but we …

Rumored Specs of Apple iPhone 5 Spread as Release Nears

Like us on Facebook An article in a Boy Genius report added fuel to the rumor that Sprint will add the iPhone to its arsenal with the impending launch of the iPhone 5. according to that report, Sprint is not letting its employees take any vacation time from Sept. 30 through Oct. 15 due to …

Altec Lansing iMT630 Classic

Altec Lansing’s latest portable iPod speaker dock, the iMT630 Classic, features a very easy-to-pack, stylish design. Its small frame is comparable to the more expensive Editors’ choice Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker ($299.95 direct, 4 stars), but its audio output is more comparable to—and slightly better than—the Logitech Wireless Speaker Z515 ($99.99, 3.5 stars). The …

The iPhone 4S includes Bluetooth 4.0

– advertising – One of the happy news yesterday was instead one absent in the presentation, because although at no time mentioned in the mouth of Phil Schiller, the iPhone 4S is the first Apple mobile, and the first in the market, communications technology to integrate Bluetooth 4.0, in a similar way as they do …

Wireless Keyboard Sports Slick Face, Retractable Keys

The Levitatr is available for a $79 pre-order. Image courtesy Levitatr. At rest, the Levitatr looks like a shiny, expensive glass rectangle in an aluminum chassis. Press the activation key, and up springs a backlit full-size 77 key Bluetooth keyboard. Designer James Stumpf came up with the concept after becoming frustrated with typing on the …

Review: Hyundai Veloster gets tech right with Bluetooth, USB, Pandora

Finally, somebody did tech right in an under-$20,000 car: Hyundai. the just-out Hyundai Veloster sports coupe comes standard with the sort of auto tech that you hope for but seldom get: a color LCD, Bluetooth, USB jack, Pandora, voice recognition, and integrated Blue Link telematics crash notification and travel assistance. That’s all in the $18,060 …

TECH TIME REVIEW: Livio Radio kit bridges smartphone with your car stereo WITH VIDEO – theoaklandpress.com

In the area of Internet radio, Ferndale-based Livio Radio has been one of the leading innovators for several years now. Their newest product in this arena takes us to the automobile, where its new Bluetooth Internet Radio Car Kit (aka “The Kit”) acts as a connector between your smartphone and your car stereo, using Bluetooth …

Facebook unveils new version of Open Graph

SAN FRANCISCO–After unveiling Timeline at F8 this morning, Facebook CEO mark Zuckerberg announced Ticker, a part of the next version of the social network’s Open Graph. Last year, Zuckerberg said, Facebook rolled out Open Graph, a map of all of a user’s connections in the world, and made it so users can connect to anything …