Owners Hilco, which took the company out of its first administration in 2013, blamed a “tsunami” of retail challenges, including business rate levels and the move to digital. It said the stores would continue to trade while negotiations were held… Read More ›
Music
The Sennheiser CX 6.00BT In-Ears
My Beats X headphones broke (again) and having been through two previous pairs I decided it was time for a change. I know two people who have had problems as well with multiple units and despite the decent sound and… Read More ›
43-year-old single now the most-streamed 20th century song
Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody has become the most-streamed 20th century song across Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming platforms, following a boost given to it by the biopic of the same name … More here. Thanks to Bob. And just in… Read More ›
The 100 Best Albums of 2018
While “Fake Love” has garnered the most success, songs like the jazz-inflected ode to Pluto “134340” and the 90s hip-hop-cribbing anthem “Anpanman” make the album feel full and diverse in a way that few pop albums do. The plush “Paradise”… Read More ›
It keeps hitting you…
It hits you. It keeps hitting you. You don’t know when it’ll end, because there’s some things you simply cannot prepare for. A loved one dies. A loved one dies suddenly. A loved one dies tragically. You might feel numb…. Read More ›
Bohemian Rhapsody (film) thoughts
As you know, Queen are the best band that ever lived. They are better than The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and even Boyzone… When I was 11 I was playing snooker round a friend’s house and he asked… Read More ›
RHA’s TrueConnect earbuds. Better than AirPods?
Design is not the only thing that the RHA TrueConnect have in common with its AirPods. RHA ships TrueConnect earbuds in a case for convenient carrying and 25-hour battery life. A number that manages to beat AirPods by about an… Read More ›
AirFly
When the movie begins on your next long flight, plug AirFly into your seat’s headphone jack and listen to the film with your AirPods. AirFly uses Bluetooth to connect your wireless earbuds or headphones to in-flight entertainment systems. No more… Read More ›
The HomePod is stumbling
When Apple Inc.’s HomePod smart speaker went on sale in January, it entered a market pioneered and dominated by Amazon’s Echo lineup of Alexa-powered devices. Apple has been touting the HomePod’s superior sound quality but so far hasn’t enticed many… Read More ›
The Phonographic Perambulator Turntable
The latest creation from Kostas Metaxas is another daring piece of design. The Phonographic Perambulator Turntable is machined from a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum and titanium and features a lathe-turned aluminum platter base… More at uncrate. Sort of… Read More ›
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