One of the things that makes extended space travel to places like Mars a suicide mission is the sub-atomic particles that are encountered along the way. Eighteen months of exposure to the radiation of space is likely to leave travelers with some seriously affected DNA, placing them at a higher risk of cancer and other DNA-linked disorders - nasty. That may not be the case for too much longer if scientists from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford manage to turn their idea into reality. (more…)
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I knew after opening the box for the Coosh headphone that things were going to be different from most. Any company that can put their product on a fake body part (in this case, an ear) is OK with me. The Coosh headphones are entering a crowded ring of endless choices in the headphone world but will easily establish themselves as a clear cut winner thanks to great sound quality at an affordable price. During my review the Coosh headphones lived up to there tag line, they stay on and feel good. They make this possible by using a lightweight flexible silicone ear ring to secure the ear buds. The silicone rings are detachable so you can “customize your wearing style”. You can use them for which ever activity that makes your heart beat faster (ie. running, jumping, dancing, seating on the couch..) and these little guys will stay put. Sound quality
For a $20 headphone ($25 for a headset) I was impressed at the range of sound that it pumped out. I listened to an eclectic range of music and it performed nicely with all music styles. When receiving phone calls the voice came across clear with no issues. The only negative thing, Bass was weak but what do you expect at this price point.
Microphone
The headset comes with a in-line mic that can be muted. The performance of the mic is adequate. The voice quality does come across tinny.
Comfort
They are comfortable to wear and I could wear them longer than most ear buds. I don’t know if I could wear them all day but I did find I could wear them four times as long as the stock Apple ear buds.
Summary
If you live an active lifestyle and your music phone / MP3 player is your BFF, the Coosh headphones will be a perfect fit for you. For a $20 headphone ($25 for a headset) you will be hard pressed to find something of similar quality.
Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It’s great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we’re waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace.
A lukewarm excuse if ever I heard one. Blu-ray does jack up laptop prices quite a bit, but the least they could have done is include the technology as an option. I am assuming that by “the licensing of the tech is so complex,” translates roughly into “the technology is too damned expensive” and “takes off in the marketplace” translates into “gets a whole lot cheaper.”
Apple is playing it tight here and if you ask me a little too safe. If they want to really knock Windows of its perch, then they need to start being a little preemptive and go back to setting trends rather than following them. When they do make the jump to Blu-ray, and they will, then you can expect to see a truly revamped lineup and perhaps an Apple HTPC to boot. [Image source: Crunchgear]
I don’t know about anyone else, but I was a little underwhelmed by the specs of the new Apple notebook lineup. As predicted, there were no big processor changes. The most significant change was the to the chipset, and GPU. Apple has moved to an NVIDIA chipset, which is said to give a significant boost to graphics performance. Another notable change is of course the inclusion of DDR3 RAM.
The appearance is of course different and the entry level Mac Book is slightly cheaper, but there are no mind-blowing changes in there at all. They did manage to pull off the one-piece aluminum case, and to decrease the bulk of the Mac Book Pro, which are worthy improvements, but not changes that would make me consider trading in my last-generation Mac Book Pro.
Apple has upped the ante with their lineup, but only slightly this time. [Image: Crave]
