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How To Get Vinyl LP From A Turntable Directly To Your iPad

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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The annual Record Store Day has almost single-handedly revived the vinyl LP, with sales reaching almost 4 million in 2011 after dropping below 1 million five years ago. For last month's Record Store Day, 300 new-issue vinyl LPs arrived in independent record stores across the country at a wholesale cost of almost $6 million.

Kevin Hunt: Is NAD Viso 1 The World's Mightiest Speaker Dock?

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Mon, 07 May 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Viso 1 has a spec sheet to die for, tops Zeppelin Air Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

NAD Electronics' search for the perfect loudspeaker-making mate for its first iPod music system never quite made it to Match.com.

Wi-fi Music Player Match-Up: Grace Digital Mondo vs. Logitech Squeezebox Radio

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:04:00 GMT

Grace Digital Audio's obsession with building a better Wi-Fi music player than Logitech's Squeezebox Radio is finally over.

Kevin Hunt: Biscotti Makes The Calls In HD

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:18:00 GMT

With this handy gizmo, users can make video calls in HD to one another Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

The Biscotti TV Phone, which borrows its name and likeness (but not taste) from an Italian biscuit, is actually trying to sell eye candy — big, blown-up, high-definition video calls from HDTV to HDTV.

Kevin Hunt: Sony says its HDTVs punch up low-rez video

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:56:00 GMT

Sony demo shows potential for better YouTube experience boaststhebest video Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

HDTV manufacturers, which several years ago sold the nation on the beauty of a high-definition picture, are now in the peculiar position of advocating the sloppy, grainy low-resolution video that populates the Web.

Kevin Hunt: Gamepad Controller For iPad, iPhone; Boogie Board Rip Writing Tablet

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:42:00 GMT

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It's not the usual fun and games today. It's actual fun and games.

Kevin Hunt: Onkyo's Slick iOnly Bass The Rare Speaker Dock That Fits An iPad

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:00:00 GMT

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Most speaker docks, built exclusively for diminutive iPhones and iPods, hang a no-trespassing sign when an iPad walks by. That's no way to treat the world's most popular tablet.

Kevin Hunt: How many screens are in your tech future?

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:27:00 GMT

What's in store for gaming, television, music and more Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

It’s amazing how smoothly technology of the far-off future works.

Kevin Hunt: Yamaha PDX-11 speaker dock a portable that can't wait for spring

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:26:00 GMT

Yamaha portable is light on its feet Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

The Yamaha PDX-11 portable player dock has been a house guest for little more than two weeks, and already it's suffering from a bad case of cabin fever.

Kevin Hunt: Paparazzi-ready headphones from 50 Cent, Ludacris and . . . Snooki

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:22:00 GMT

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Do not ask trendy headphone-wearers what they've got wrapped around their ears. Ask who.

Kevin Hunt: How Smart Is Voice-Controlled Ivee Digit Clock?

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMT

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Trying to choose today's daydream theme: lounging at a Caribbean waterfront under the shade of a palapa or hiring a personal assistant, with proper British accent.

Kevin Hunt: TV coming to mobile phones and other small screens

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:13:00 GMT

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Since when does the broadcast industry pass up a chance to make a buck? Yet it's been sitting on a mountain of unused, or underused, bandwidth for years.

Kevin Hunt: Tuning up automobile audio system with JBL MS-2 processor

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:31:00 GMT

JBL's MS-2 remote allows drivers to reshape sound Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Where would we be without DSP? Digital Signal Processing is everywhere. It's in smart alarm clocks, speaker docks, soundbars, audio-video receivers, multimedia speakers, Bluetooth headsets, even table radios.

Kevin Hunt: 10 things (electronic) to watch for in 2012

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:38:00 GMT

Expect everything from new Android watches to kid DVRs coming soon Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

What to look for, though not necessarily buy, in the coming months:

Kevin Hunt: What Happens Next With Google TV?

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:03:00 GMT

The search giant tries again to define television's future Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Maybe it's not too late to save Google TV, the technological shotgun marriage between computer (with Internet) and television.

Kevin Hunt: Yamaha's MCR-322 compact system: a throwback

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:39:00 GMT

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In the genteel days before the iPod and iPhone, compact audio systems populated dens, dorm rooms and executive suites across the country. Not any more.

Kevin Hunt: Home entertainment buzzwords for the new year

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:17:00 GMT

Technology in home entertainment brings new terms you should know Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Here's your first gift of the new year, a cheat sheet for some home-entertainment keywords for 2012:

Kevin Hunt: iMainGo XP protective case also gives iPad stereo wings

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:27:00 GMT

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If 2012 looks like another big frequent-flier year, maybe it's time to hire a roadie for your iPad traveling companion.

Fluance FiSDK500 Speaker Dock A Hot Deal At $200

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:45:00 GMT

Fluance sets bar high with $200 model that concentrates on basics Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Out of nowhere (that's Niagara Falls, Ontario) comes a speaker dock that belongs on any under-$1,000 electronics best-of list even at the unlikely price of $200.

App-enhanced alarm dock lets there be light

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:29:00 GMT

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The Time Command is an app-enhanced alarm dock that thinks it's a personal assistant.

Timeless looks, excellent sound

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:22:00 GMT

Harman Kardon keeps adding to inspired idea Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Harman Kardon's SoundSticks multimedia speaker system doesn't need a guest pass to get into the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Kevin Hunt: With Zoom H2N Portable Recorder, You Can Be A Superstar

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:37:00 GMT

Starter technology kits make being a moviemaker, rocker or podcaster possible for anyone Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

It's so much easier now to become a rock star, big-time moviemaker, podcast trendsetter or in-demand sound engineer. The starter-kit technology is within everyone's reach.

Kevin Hunt: WD TV Live a top choice for streaming local content

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:08:00 GMT

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Any lumbering Smart TV, connected to the Internet, brings outside entertainment like Netflix and YouTube into the home.

Kevin Hunt: iHome speakers give flight to Airplay

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:06:00 GMT

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The new iHome iW1 takes Airplay speakers in a new direction — that is, anywhere. The first sub-$300 speaker with Apple's wireless Airplay technology is also portable.

Kevin Hunt: Mighty (and inexpensive) mini amplifiers

Kevin Hunt - The Electronic Jungle — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:45:00 GMT

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Time to downsize. These inexpensive miniature amplifiers — each weighs less than two pounds and fits in an open palm — make ideal desktop companions for multimedia speakers or as stealth power sources for a compact audio system connected to a cable box or HDTV.