IFA 2008 - World's Most Expensive HiFi System Costs €780,000
Published on September 1, 2008 to Audio/Video PlayersWhen German trade journal AUDIO puts together its cream-of-the-crop audio system, real audio purists don't mind waiting for over an hour to get a listen. This year, the price tag read €780,000.... Read more
Coke Hat And Bears Hide Expensive GPS Unit
Published on February 4, 2008 to GPSVictorville (CA) - We spied an innovative way to hide your expensive GPS dash units while driving on our way back from the PMA show in Vegas to Los Angeles. GPS units can cost several hundred... Read more
Cellphone Texting More Expensive Than Downloading Data From Hubble
Published on May 12, 2008 to Mobility MiscellaneousLeicester (UK) - Here is an interesting math exercise that, if you are really into text messaging, can get you thinking twice whether you continue to use your SMS service or simply make a call next... Read more
Denon Announces "affordable" Expensive Blu-ray Player
Published on May 22, 2008 to Home TheaterWhat is affordable and what not, really depends how deep your pocket is. Read more
Slim Devices and Infrant Make Expensive Music Together
Published on July 27, 2006 to Digital Entertainment MiscellaneousSlim Devices has bundled its Squeezebox and Infrant's ReadyNAS NV to go after Sonos in the high-end, whole-house audio market. Jim Buzbee looks at the odds of their success. Read more
Sony NW-MS70D: iPod Killer or Expensive Paper Weight?
Published on November 1, 2003 to Home TheaterSpending that little bit extra on a Sony product usually means the purchase offers a high minimum standard of quality. This is the case for Sony's new NW-MS70D, part of Sony's "Network Walkman" line. While it will not take out the iPod, the NW-MS70D is certainly not just an expensive paperweight, either. Read more
Widescreen Notebooks: More Than Just Expensive DVD Players?
Published on May 25, 2005 to Notebooks and LaptopsNotebooks with 15.4" widescreen displays aren't exclusively designed for watching DVDs. As the latest crop we tested from Acer, Dell and Gateway shows, wider screens can also afford notebooks with latent capabilities for office applications. But that doesn't mean that every OEM gets the screen technology exactly right, either. Read more
