Displaying items by tag: Internet radio

Wireless speakers are becoming increasingly popular. How does Bose's latest model stack up?

Streaming music is the new normal. Just as CDs replaced LPs, and iPods replaced CDs, now streaming is replacing the local storage of music (and video). Now early market leaders like Spotify, Pandora and Rdio are being challenged by giants like Google, Sony and Microsoft.

Marantz has a long tradition in the hi-fi market - indeed, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Where the original Marantz Audio Consolette was designed to get the best from mono LPs, the company claims the new Consolette does the same for digital formats.

Jabra's polished 'stone'-like Bluetooth headset is launching in Australia at last, bringing A2DP technology along for the ride, transforming what is normally a voice-only wireless headset into one that also plays music, Internet radio and more through the headset at much higher quality than non-A2DP headsets, as single-ear Bluetooth headsets finally go beyond the voice-only paradigm. What's it like?

Online retailer Kogan Techologies has added two Blu-ray players and a pair of DAB+/Internet radios to its range.