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Sennheiser – High Quality Headphones

CES 2012, Gadgets

SennheiserWe couldn’t go to CES this year and not catch up with our pals from Sennheiser and talk to our good friend Eric Palonen for another session of what’s happening in the audio world. Eric, although not decked out in the Adidas gear this year, talked with us about three products that were unveiled this year.

Starting with the product that was being slowly uncovered on Facebook in the month leading to CES, the audiophile in all of us let out a cheer when Sennheiser announced their HD 700. They are bringing a brand new sound to you by having the sound hit your ears at an angle, which provides a wider sound stage. By adding a noise-dampening frame across the entire headphone, they are able to bring pure, natural noise to your ears like never before. The HD 700 is perfect for the mastering engineer or the person who wants audio playback that is actually a representation of what was recorded without bass or mid-range enhancements.

We then got to see the HD 800, which looks like something out of Tron but with every design element being functional and purposeful. The 56mm transducer is the largest in a production headphone, is placed inside a larger, yet thinner earcup. The thinness does not mean the set is uncomfortable, though, as the headphones come with two sets of swivel points and microfiber cushions. These are perfect for the audiophile who has $1,500 to spend on a set.

On the more affordable side, for $350 Sennheiser has the Imperior series, based off the HD 25. The Imperior is made for the portable audio market, in that it enhances the music the best way with the loudest output without the need for a battery. It comes with an Apple in-line remote and mic adapter but is still made to work on any smartphone and MP3 player with a standard 1/8″ terminal.

All in all, good stuff out of Sennheiser this year and we’re excited to see them making headphones for all types of people and price ranges.

Interview by Nicholas DiMeo of F5 Live for the TechPodcast Network.

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iMicroData Introduces Smart-ID for Paper Filing Systems

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Thousands of File Cabinets Managed Electronically

Over 5000 file cabinets or 500,000 paper files can be managed with computer. Many types of real estate and legal documents require physical paper copies, rather than scanning. This system from iMicrodata uses RFID technology, modifying the cabinet hardware and linking it to a database that will enable you to move or remove a file folder as needed, while the system keeps track. The power for the device is transmitted through the rails mounted in the cabinet.

 

Mobile Apps are in the works, with starter packages under $1000.

 

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews and Dave Lee from NetcastStudios for the TechPodcast Network.

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MXL Tempo Microphone Connects to iPad, Computer

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MXL was at our booth talking about their newest Mic, the MXL Tempo. This is a microphone that connect to an iPad.

The challenge of connecting a condenser mic to an iPad is the power. The iPad sends a lower power signal, so you need to adjust at the microphone.

MXL Tempo uses the camera adapter to send the audio signal to the iPad.

Tempo is available now for $79.95

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine and Steve Lee of Waves of Tech

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Panashiba All In One iPhone, iPad Dock with HDMI Splitter

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International company Panashiba showed off the Panashiba AIO-101 – an all in one iPad, iPhone dock for your night stand. Additionally, this is a 4-port HDMI splitter.

You can have a DVD or Blu-Ray player close to your night stand, and switch to your TV at the foot of the bed. With an app (available soon), you will be able to watch from the TV, or turn to your side and watch a movie right from the iPad.

The AIO-101 is expected to be in the US shortly, and is expected to be $169.99.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Motorola MOTOACTV Fitness Watch, MP3 Player

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Motorola MOTOACTV

Motorola showed off the MOTOACTV fitness watch at CES. This is the world’s first GPS fitness tracker and smart music player.

Wear MOTOACTV on your wrist, or connect to a bike. It will keep track of the calories, steps, and more. If you have a Bluetooth heart rate monitor, connect it to the MOTOACTV, and it will track your results.

You can download your information to the computer and put up on the Motorola MOTOACTV website. Share with your friends, and have little healthy competitions.

The built-in MP3 player also can determine which songs affect your exercise. The performance playlist will help you power through. You can also set a “Fit song”, which could help you when you need that extra boost.

MOTOACTV is available in 8 GB ($249) and 16 GB ($299) models.

Interview by Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine

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Feedair: Information Notification from a Smartphone App

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It’s a new way to stay in touch.

Feedair provides a non-intrusive alphanumeric display, and apps that can pull in your unread gmail,Google weather, CNN News, or other messages. You program the feed by selecting one of the visual widgets in the iOS or Android apps. It aggregates your social feeds from services including Twitter and Facebook, and displays them all in one place.

 

The product was announced at CES, and is scheduled to ship in March, 2012.

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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ClarityOne: Fighting EM Fields Deliver Great Sound

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Six Patents -12 Years of R&D

In any speaker system, the last thing that you need is something that introduces distortion into the system at just the instant that you want the purest sound into your ears. Traditional systems attempt to compensate for poor match between amplifier and speaker with crossover networks or active processing. ClarityOne Audio’s new system insures that the harmonics that give music its richness come through the system The net result is a set of earbuds that produce pure, clean,undistorted sound from your phone, mp3, iPod and audio book so you hear everything other earphones leave behind.

Interview by Andy McCaskey and Courtney Wallin of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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Breffo: Spidey’s Mobile Secret

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The “AnyWhere” Mounting System

Breffo returns with a new improved version of the 2011 CES Innovation Award winning “SpiderPodium” mounting system for mobile devices that looks like a nightmare sized spider. In real life, it’s a practical and novel way to attached tablet or smartphone to almost any structure – vertical, horizontal or in between.

With a one year warranty, tested to 100 flex cycles or more, the Breffo offers the flexibility to attach your device to bike handlebars, treadmills, camera tripods, tree branches or anything the spider limbs can wind around.

Interview by Andy McCaskey and Courtney Wallin of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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GreenSmart: Green Bags for Business Travel, Students and Home

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    Avoid the “new car smell” around your laptop, backpack, ..  or wine.

Tom Larsen of Greensmart talks about products that use consumer waste as replacement for Neoprene in all sorts of products. Greensmart’s primary mission is to use recycled materials to make computer and travel bags for all sorts of applications. That means that in addition to being the responsible thing to do recycle-wise, you can avoid the unpleasant effects of “out-gassing” that occur with all new plastic products.

Interview by Courtney Wallin and Andy McCaskey of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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iDevices – The iShower

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iDevices – Getting Clean With Music

The iShower from iDevices is a small but clear speaker that receives music transmitted from your mobile device from up to two hundred feet away. It work with any blue tooth enabled device and while the stand can be attached onto you shower wall the speaker can be detached and travel with you to the beach or the garage. The iShower can be paired with up to five devices so that you do not have to connect your phone with the device every time you want to listen to music.

 

Interview by Andy McCaskey of SDRNews for the TechPodcast Network.

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