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CNET UK: While Jawbone may have started a wireless speaker revolution with its Jambox, competitors are beginning to take notice. And consumers are the winner with a wide variety of reasonably priced options featuring great sound hitting the market. (more…)

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Übergizmo: Sony just outed three new wireless speakers with the SA-NS310, SA-NS410 and SA-NS510. They are all built to receive an audio stream over WiFi, including over Apple’s Airplay with you want to stream from an iOS device (there’s an app too) or from iTunes. Android users are not left in the cold and a streaming app is available for them as well (that would be unfortunate since Sony makes its own Android XPERIA phones). (more…)

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Engadget: Bang & Olufsen has been slowly but surely adapting to a wireless world. Its new Playmaker (shown at center) brings that evolution to audio: with the receiver linked up, any AirPlay- or DLNA-friendly audio device can beam its sound to a set of the Danish firm’s designer speakers. (more…)

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iPodNN: iHome has released its first docking speaker tower with color-changing LEDs, the iP76. There are 16 LED clusters that can light up in seven colors and fade, strobe, or pulse in tune with the music, or simply light up in a selected color. At the top is an iPod/iPhone dock that will charge the devices as well as play audio content from them. (more…)

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Übergizmo: Urbanears has come up with their most ambitious pair of headphones to date – the Zinken, which is said to be a totally new approach to the concept of a headphone by touting it as a musical instrument. It was specially developed with the professional DJ in mind, although it will not break the bank in any way whatsoever, delivering a bunch of useful features including the TurnCable and the ZoundPlug. (more…)

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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer Europe announces the release of the BDP-450, a new top-quality Blu-ray 3D player bringing advanced technologies and a range of features AV enthusiasts will appreciate, including dual HDMI outputs to simplify connections with an AV receiver or multiple displays, Qdeo video processing for exceptional visual performance, DLNA networking, wireless capability and the ability to play back Super Audio CDs, DVD-Audio discs and various audio and video files. (more…)

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What HiFi: New from NAD are two high-end products targeted at the home cinema and custom install markets, the £3000 T787 and £2495 T777. (more…)

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iPodNN: Klipsch has revealed a rugged variant of its popular S4i line of in-ear headphones. The new S4i Rugged shares a lot in common with the S5i Rugged and offers outdoor enthusiasts an option for listening to music on the go. (more…)

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Pioneer.eu: Pioneer Europe introduces two new all-in-one micro hi-fi systems that are designed to the highest audio standards and offer AirPlay, an iPod/iPhone dock and a versatile USB input for iPad. Also included are DLNA support, internet radio and much more. (more…)

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What HiFi: Bose has released details of its latest ‘entertainment system’, the VideoWave II. The system combines a TV and media box, which together aim to deliver your home cinema and music needs. (more…)

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Gizmag: If an amphitheater provides a robust sound for audiences, then it would seem to follow that an audio dock with a similar half-circle shape should also provide a nice sound. Pure’s 20-watt Contour 100i audio dock for iPhone, iPad and iPod is such a device. (more…)

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Übergizmo: We seem to be pretty much pre-occupied by superlatives, and when it comes to the world of consumer electronics, this bit deep down inside of us remains the same. After all, who does not want to own the thinnest display in the world (apparently the latest claimant to that particular record has decided on using soap water as one of the “components”, if you can call it that), or how about the thinnest smartphone in the market at the moment? Well, Pioneer takes a familiar route with their Pioneer new X-CM31 audio system which is the smallest from the company to date. (more…)

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