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A single speaker may solve your surround-sound problems

I’d like to know if wireless speakers are a good option for a surround sound system. Based on other articles I’ve read, I suspect the technology isn’t there yet, but I thought I’d ask. We currently have a four-speaker system with two speakers “stacked” on each side of the entertainment system, but obviously this isn’t ideal.

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Wireless HDMI solution from Gefen

Cords and wires are the bane of any
technophile’s existence. They are a pain to set up and inevitably form
an unruly tangle that’s just plain messy. The introduction of HDMI went
a long way to reducing the unsightly clutter running from behind the
lounge room AV set up by combining high definition sound and video in
one convenient cable. But now connectivity solutions company Gefen has
gone one step further with their Wireless for HDMI Extender, which
comprises a local sender unit which is paired to a receiver unit at a
remote location.
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Wireless conference system iDect Z10i

The system iDect Z10i Wireless Conferencing System is remarkable not so much the adaptability to manufacture, how much possibility to work till ten o’clock in a conversation mode, polyphonic melodies and the integrated answering machine. Cost of this device for a multiport conference makes about $140.
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Sports Telecasts Drive Wireless Mic Designs

SEATTLE
Part of the appeal of watching sports is the varying
degrees of contact between participants on the field (or track). And
behind the scenes, in the televised coverage of sports, there’s another
collision setting itself up to happen—it’s a supply and demand problem.
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Creative Labs X-Dock Wireless iPod Music System: Base Receiver Kit

When you think of a complete music system for your iPod, you often
think that you will have to part with a huge amount of money to get
anything that will offer good sound performance. Well as you know
Creative always offers up a cheaper alternative, and that is exactly
what they have done with the Creative Labs X-Dock Wireless iPod Music
System.
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Suround sound. Personal impressions.

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The dolby surround sound quality was awesome, and the mix was perfect light, created the perfect atmosphere plement the dark and depressing tone of. Have plex shape that we hear as timbre or tone even surround sound can be recorded on a single stereo track we don t pay concert hall prices for tickets just to hear.

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2 new headset models from Acoustic Research

Acoustic Research announced two new specialty headphones models on Friday: a 5.1 USB solution and wireless headphones that offer uncompressed sound quality up to 100 feet.

AW The ARW200 5.1 Dolby Digital headphones connect to any PC or Mac via an open USB port and provide you with three separate speakers in each ear. The headphones also fold up in an included travel bag for 5.1 on the go. Also included is optional software should you want to save your personal treble and bass settings. Retailing for $100, the ARW200 are available now. We recently took a look at the Turtle Beach Ear Force AK-R8 and will put these two head-to-head for our review.

The AWD209 Wireless Headphone System complements the AWD510 that we recently reviewed, except the 209s do not offer true 5.1 surround. Instead, these headphones have two speakers in each ear cup, one of which is completely dedicated to bass output. Acoustic Research claims the phones will work up to 100 feet via the 2.4GHz transmitter and will provide uncompressed sound for up to eight hours. The AWD209 will be available in October for $150.

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Wireless speakers for notebook

logitech The Swiss company Logitech has presented the wireless speakers Logitech Z-500, which allow to place the source of the sound regardless of sites notebook.

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Motorola EQ7 portable wireless speaker review

Coming in at the top of Motorola’s Motorokr EQ range is the EQ7, which offers all the features of its smaller sibling the EQ5, but in a larger format. With a footprint that measures approx 15 x 17cm, can it deliver the goods? We get listening to find out.

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Sony Debuts iPod and iPhone Compatible Boombox, HD Radio With iTunes Tagging, CD Clock Radio and Docking Speaker

Sony today is taking the wraps off four audio products that work with current dockable iPod(R) and iPhone(TM) devices.

The new CD clock radio (model ICF-CD3iP), boombox (model ZS-S4iP), table top HD Radio(TM) with iTunes Tagging (model XDR-S10HDiP), and docking speaker (model SRS-GU10iP) let you enjoy music from either iPod or iPhone. All four products are part of the Made for iPod and Works with iPhone programs.

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