Latest News about Audio from www.thinkdigit.com http://www.thinkdigit.com Fri, 24 May 2013 09:19:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.thinkdigit.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.thinkdigit.com Audio News http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Bose-SoundLink-Air-Review_14553.html   The Bose SoundLink Air music system is the logic successor for the Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker that hit stores last year. Compared to that, this one does have the crowning feature of AirPlay added to it. But, while it is bigger in size, the newer version relegates the battery to the designation of an optional accessory, isn’t truly portable, and there is no integrated pouch! So, is new always better? Let us find out! Looks, Build & Design For what is a fairly uncomplicated [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14553 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Tue, 07 May 2013 13:31:14 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Bose-SoundLink-Air-Review_14553.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sennheiser-We-have-a-high-level-of_14510.html   Sennheiser, in the face of some rather noisy rivals, has kept a very calm demeanor and pretty much stuck to their philosophy and plans. That should keep the brand in good stead, most importantly, among its hardcore legion of fans. We speak with Mr. Peter Callan, Global President of Consumer Electronics and Mr. Gunjan Srivastava, Managing Director at Sennheiser India on a variety of topics – how the market is shaping up globally, in India specifically, the company's rivals, its brand and d [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14510 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Fri, 03 May 2013 09:47:46 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sennheiser-We-have-a-high-level-of_14510.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sony-India-launches-three-new-portable-NFC_14360.html   Sony India has launched a new range of portable Bluetooth and NFC enabled speakers that can be teamed with your smartphone or tablet. Powered with NFC Technology the user just needs to hold their phone or tablet to the speaker to listen to music or attend phone calls. ZS-BTY52 The ZS-BTY52 supports radio and USB connectivity. It supports up to 11 hours of battery life and can be used in battery or power mode and has a power output of 5 W. The ZS-BTY52 Speaker is priced at Rs. 8,990.   S [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14360 editor@thinkdigit.com (Silky Malhotra) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:14:22 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sony-India-launches-three-new-portable-NFC_14360.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Transcend-launches-MP350-digital-music-player-with_14325.html Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=14325 editor@thinkdigit.com (Silky Malhotra) Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:54:11 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Transcend-launches-MP350-digital-music-player-with_14325.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-Micro-II-Review_13813.html   We have tested quite a few portable speakers of late, and most of them have been the Bluetooth and wireless types. When the JBL Micro II landed on my desk, out of habit, I was getting ready to do the Bluetooth handshake between this and the iPod Touch. But hang on a second! This is old school! Build & Design The design and the size, actually the lack of it, is what will catch your attention immediately. You can probably keep this on your palm and still have some real estate space left to k [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13813 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:13:10 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-Micro-II-Review_13813.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-Micro-Wireless-Review_13604.html   We have tested quite a few portable speakers off late, and most of them have been the Bluetooth and wireless types. But none of them have been as tiny and portable as the JBL Micro Wireless. This is essentially the step up version to the Micro II, so expect a lot of similarities along the way. Build & Design The JBL Micro Wireless’ design and the size, actually the lack of it, is what will catch your attention immediately. You can probably keep this on the your palm and still have so [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13604 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Sun, 24 Feb 2013 07:04:05 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-Micro-Wireless-Review_13604.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/LG-ND8520-Review_13600.html   LG’s newest iDevice dock, the ND8520, also referred to as “the Cube” by us here in the lab, is an interesting dock to say the least. The dock is rather feature packed, and comes with an equally stellar price tag of Rs. 20,990. We’ve been throwing track after track at this dock and we’d like to share our findings with you. But let us begin by saying that we’d really hoped that LG would have given this dock an actual name, instead of a model number designation. [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13600 swapnil.mathur@9dot9.in (Swapnil Mathur) Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:41:39 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/LG-ND8520-Review_13600.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-SoundFly-BT-Review_13340.html   There is a fairly large demographic of users who do not want to be limited to being stuck in one place, to experience good sound quality. Also, space and budget are a constraint for a lot of potential buyers. For either demographic, portable speaker systems make a lot of sense. And the brands do seem to be realizing that this is a market that is largely untapped. Priced right, and offering acceptable performance, portable speakers can be the perfect purchase for a lot of people. We have seen our [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13340 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:18:38 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/JBL-SoundFly-BT-Review_13340.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Jabra-launches-SPEAK-510-speakerphone-with-Bluetooth_13163.html   Jabra has introduced a new speakerphone with Bluetooth called SPEAK 510. The speakerphone comes with plug-and-play connectivity and can be connected with PC, tablet and smartphone. Jabra in its press release says the SPEAK 510 is designed for professionals who will be needing audio conferencing or hands-free calls. According to Jabra, the SPEAK 510 functions as a light-weight audio and delivers 15 hours of battery life. Ralph Ede, Managing Director – South Asia, Jabra says, “Jabra [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13163 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:17:18 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Jabra-launches-SPEAK-510-speakerphone-with-Bluetooth_13163.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sennheiser-Momentum-Review_13150.html   No two headphones ever sound the same, no matter if they are from the same family. This is a bit of a snowflakes scenario, and does create a bit of an issue for us reviewers – which set to recommend to which user. From what we have experienced with the Sennheiser Momentum, it works for pretty much everyone. Build & Design The Sennheiser Momentum are over-ear headphones, and for that, they are following down the path of portability, something made popular recently by the likes of Beat [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13150 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:48:15 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Sennheiser-Momentum-Review_13150.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Jabra-Solemate-Review_13069.html   Not all Bluetooth speakers look as good as this. The trick in this case is that the design is pretty much inspired by some sporty piece of footwear! The review unit that we received was the black and yellow colour combo, and quote frankly, it looked brilliant. But does the sound quality match up to the looks? Build & Design First things first – the Jabra Solemate has elaborate packaging, which looks brilliant, but causes quite a headache to remove the product from it! For starters, t [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13069 vishal.mathur@9dot9.in (Vishal Mathur) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:42:00 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Jabra-Solemate-Review_13069.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/CES-2013-Motorhead-releases-Anti-Beats-headphones_13030.html   Motorhead, the influential British heavy metal band, today unveiled a pair of headphones at CES aimed at listeners of rock and metal music. The headphones, branded “Anti-Beats” were revealed by Lemmy Kilmister, the band's singer and bassist, the name of the headphones being a clear dig at the very popular “Beats” series of headphones by hip-hop artist Dr. Dre. While speaking to Rolling Stone, Brand manager Andres Nicklassen stated that the “Motorheadphones” w [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=13030 editor@thinkdigit.com (Nikhil Pradhan) Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:12:43 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/CES-2013-Motorhead-releases-Anti-Beats-headphones_13030.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/CES-2013-Sony-launches-waterproof-and-wire-free_12985.html   Amongst the various new products launched at this year’s CES, Sony pulled the curtains off its new line of Walkman MP3 Players called the NWZ-W273 W Series Walkman Sports. This is the newer version of Sony’s eye-catching Walkman series of MP3 players which don’t require a separate device for playing music as the complete player only has a set of headphones connected by a neck band for convenience of use and portability. The new Sony sports Walkman is made by keeping sports and [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=12985 editor@thinkdigit.com (Siddhant Sharma) Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:11:24 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/CES-2013-Sony-launches-waterproof-and-wire-free_12985.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Envent-MusiMe-headphones-launched-for-Rs-1099_12830.html   Envent World Wide Pvt. Ltd has introduced new headphones, MusiMe ET HP043. "Envent’s MusiMe targets those music lovers who like to carry their entertainment source wherever they go. The youth today spends a significant amount of time playing music at work, while travelling or at play. MusiMe offers long hours of fun for music junkies and addicts,” says Mr. Sandeep Ramani, COO, Envent. The MusiMe ET HP043 headphones reportedly come with high bass power and ear cups with adjusta [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=12830 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:47:11 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Envent-MusiMe-headphones-launched-for-Rs-1099_12830.html http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Bluetooth-in-car-speakerphone-Jabra-Tour-launches-for_11798.html   Jabra has released a new Bluetooth in-car speakerphone called Jabra Tour, which is compatible with Siri. With a touch of a button on the Jabra TOUR, users can activate the Siri app on their iPhones to get driving directions or create quick calendar entries without having to take their eyes off the road. The device is priced at Rs. 6,499. "A Voice Command button provides direct access to phone functions and activates the Siri feature on iPhones, letting drivers make and take calls with simp [...]
Read the entire article]]> http://www.thinkdigit.com/rss_news/articledetails_rss.php?id=11798 kul.bhushan@9dot9.in (Kul Bhushan) Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:40:00 +0100 http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Bluetooth-in-car-speakerphone-Jabra-Tour-launches-for_11798.html