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Multitouch Mouse shown off
Oct 17, 2009 at 3:15 pmImagine a multitouch mouse that could enable you to control just about anything on your computer with the flick of a finger. This is pretty cool technology from Microsoft and…
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Wireless speakers getting closer
Jun 22, 2009 at 8:14 amWireless speakers are nothing new but those powered by tuned magnetic fields are. Reasearchers at Intel and startup company Witricity demonstrated a tuned magnetic power source that sends the power…
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Stretchable display could be the basis of the next remotes
May 20, 2009 at 3:58 pmTouch screen remote controls are pretty much all the same: a flat panel in a hand held box. But all that could change with the introduction of a stretchable display…
Knowledge Base
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Explain the difference between passive and active power conditioners
Passive power conditioning is, by far, the largest category of power conditioning available. In a passive power conditioner (of which there are two types: series or parallel) passive components are…
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What is a dedicated line?
An AC power line dedicated to one AC receptacle that optimally powers one piece of equipment. Most AC power lines in our home have multiple AC receptacles connected to them.…
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Why does my system sound better at night?
Most audiophiles have noticed this phenomenon. There are many conjectures.
Audiopedia
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DVD-R
DVD-R is a DVD recordable format. A DVD-R typically has a storage capacity of 4.71 GB (or 4.38 GiB), although the capacity of the original standard developed by Pioneer was 3.95 GB (3.68 GiB). Both…
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MP4
[[Lossy compression]] format to reduce the size of audio and video files.
MPEG-4 Part 14, formally ISO/IEC 14496-14:2003, is a multimedia container format standard specified as a part of MPEG-4.…
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music-server
A music server is a digital audio storage, control and playback system. There are numerous varieties of these including [[iTunes]], [[Sonos]], [[Squeezbox]], etc.
The Music Server usually…
Tech Tips
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Speaker cables can make quite a difference
Typically the longest connection in our AV system is between the receiver or power amplifier and the loudspeaker. The quality of this connection can play a large part in the way your system sounds. We…
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A magnetically suspended vibration base to build
Reader Darrell Tunning has submitted an ingenious scheme to magnetically levitate the CD player. Our thoughts on this are good ones and we don't think the magnetic fields from the permanent magnets should bother the…
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Improve your center image
A properly executed center image will be nearly palpable as if you could reach out and touch the image. To achieve this lifelike palpability, it may be necessary to slightly reposition your speakers.
How To...
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How to build a sand vibration free platform
Here's a way to make both a sand AND air isolation platform for audio gear that costs less than $4.00.
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How to build a $1500 music server
A music server for around $1500? At that price it's hard to imagine that it's even worth writing about but, in fact, you can build one for that price and…
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Burn DVD’s for the PWT on a MAC
Making a playlist and then burning that playlist onto a DVD is super easy on a MAC but here's step by step instructions for those of you that want to…
