Mobile Media
The Androids Are Landing
An invasion is occurring. Androids are slowly taking over as they penetrate our mobile electronics industry. Android is no alien sci-fi creature. It’s an open-source set of software developed as an operating system for mobile devices created by many software developers around the world. T-Mobile has MyTouch, an Android cellular phone with quick access to Google. General Mobile has the DSTL1 unlocked cell phone that is also Android based. Coming around the corner is the Archos 5, an MP3 audio/video player that also doubles as an Internet tablet. Using Android, the Internet aspect of the Archos 5 is far more powerful and expansive than ever. It is the most affordable and portable way to enjoy web capabilities for a pocket device with a relatively large screen.
The Panasonic RPHJE900 Brings Zirconium Sound to Headphones
Transduction is a scientific term for the process where matter or energy is converted to produce another form of energy. It is the core of how life, from plants to animals, survives. For the past century, sound engineers have grappled with concepts of how to make recorded sound reproduce as real as the original source material. As such, technologies developed using various elements and chemical structures to convert sound in speakers and headphones. Panasonic’s new RP-HJE900 takes a bold new step into that arena using a diamond-like substance called Zirconium as an audio transducer in a tiny earphone. Will digital music rise to yet higher levels?
The world’s first high fidelity in-ear headphones made of Zirconia, model RP-HJE900 is expected to get people talking Continue Reading »
Add the Sound of Klipsch to Your iPod or MP3 Player
The popular audiophile-quality speaker manufacturer, Klipsch, whose speakers are used in many movie theaters, is introducing a line of earphones.
It’s common knowledge that better earphones deliver better sound from iPods and other digital media players. MP3 and WMA compress music for more efficient space and data storage. As a result, audio fans find that these pocket players only deliver a facsimile of the original song and recording. Purchasing superior earphones help deliver a leveling of highs and lows that simply can’t be heard from the basic earphones that are included with most players. Continue Reading »
