Poof Goes Your Online Privacy

By the time you read this, it may already be too late to stop it.

And your ISP may have just logged the fact that you landed on a page containing a discussion about online privacy.

Paranoid? Well, yes, but with good reason...

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JBL E55BT: Mid-Priced Bluetooth Headphones with High-Priced Sound

These days, it seems that listeners have no choice but to spend hundreds of dollars to get good quality Bluetooth headphones. The JBL E55BT (MSRP $150) has the sound of a $300+ headphone, with good performance and a wired option, all in a range of colors to suite any style.

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Pioneer AVR Features ‘Virtual’ Atmos for Under $500

Pioneer has announced two 5.1-channel AV receivers, one of which will be the first to feature Dolby Atmos virtual surround processing.

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SI Debuts MicroPerf Versions of Slate & Pure Screens

Screen Innovations (SI) has announced acoustically transparent versions of its Slate Slate and Pure series projection screens.

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Z-Wave Alliance Fortifies Smart Home Security

Addressing consumer concerns over smart home security and privacy, the Z-Wave Alliance has announced that it will require strict and uniform adoption of a new, advanced security protocol for all smart home devices submitted for certification.

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Pro Audio SCRS-6c-iw In-Wall or In-Ceiling Speaker Preview

Looking for your new in-wall or in-ceiling speakers to complete you new Dolby Atmos or DTS:X home theater room? Home audio company Pro Audio recently released their new SCRS-6c-iw 8” in wall or in ceiling speaker. The speaker measures in at an 8” square, but the 3.9” depth may be just what you need to fit into a standard 2x4 wall. At $1000/ea they are competitively priced with other mid speakers of the same quality, but do they have what it takes to make them stand out and justify the $1K price point per speaker for a room that might contain 8-10 of them? Read on to find out.

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Fear and Loathing Beyond Vegas

As night settled in with hours left to drive, I pulled off the highway in Barstow to tap the Wi-Fi at Starbucks and download the Audible version of Fear and Loathing to my iPhone. That’s when I saw him, working behind the counter, his wild gray hair dancing in the overhead lights...

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