sound
Gadgets
Old-Timey Sound Locators Enhanced Hearing In Times Of War
4:20AM Adam Frucci | Back before radar, dudes in the military had to rely on their ears to detect incoming enemy planes. So they enhanced them with these flat-out crazy “sound locators”. More »
Science
An Acoustic Hyperlens
8:36AM Brian Lam | This is the acoustic hyperlens developed by the Xiang Zhang research group. Think of it as a radar dish for sound waves. Put into practice, it can increase performance of ultrasound baby-spotting and sonar submarine sighting by 8x. [EurekAlert, popsci]
Peripherals
Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter With Audio Review
7:00AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: The Kanex Mini DisplayPort and USB audio to HDMI adapter, which one-ups the previous Monoprice adaptor because there’s audio. More »
Music
Bang & Olufsen Crams 7.1 Surround Sound Theatre Into 2010 Audi A5
7:30AM Jack Loftus | Bang & Olufsen’s long-standing partnership with Audi will soon produce a sound system in the upcoming 2010 A5 Sportback that arguably rivals many modest home theatres. More »
Music
Why We Need Audiophiles
2:00AM John Mahoney | This is Michael Fremer. He’s listening to “Avalon” by Roxy Music on his $US350,000 stereo system. It sounds excellent. He’s a bit crazy, but if you love music, you need him. More »
Music
Listening Test: Gizmodo’s Week Long Tribute To Music Tech
11:17AM Brian Lam | I once read that music has more impact the louder you play it. On that note, I’ll tell you the story of the summer I got addicted to very loud car audio equipment. More »
Music
Seen, Not Heard: The World’s Most Beautiful Audio Equipment
6:00AM John Herrman | Somewhere along the way, audiophiles became as obsessed with looks as with sound quality. So set aside for a minute your ears and your skepticism: Here are the world’s most beautiful-looking audio devices. More »
Music
The Deaf Barn: 6400 Watts of What Recession??
11:40AM Mark Wilson | There are those who appreciate a good stereo, and there are those who appreciate destroying their hearing one sweet watt at a time. Todd Whitworth falls into both categories, but mostly the latter. More »
Design
Turn a Sound Waveform Into a Bracelet
8:20AM John Mahoney | While it’s packaged as a way to talk your kids out of getting high via a WWJD-type bracelet (LAME!), the Sound Advice Project nevertheless makes a cool bracelet of any sound’s waveform for $US18. More »
Games
