Richard Melville's blog

During our trip to Europe's biggest consumer electronics show (IFA) last week, we had a chance to listen to the latest developments in the Blu-ray market with representatives from Disney, Sony and Amazon all present. Together, they head the ...

Just as Apple reveals a new range of iPods geared towards people on the move, French company Micromega has consulted with Apple and designed something for people who want to use iTunes as part of their hi-fi. So while half of the What Hi-Fi? ...

  Today we're in Berlin, at Europe's biggest consumer electronics show, IFA. Surrounded by thousands of TVs, Blu-ray players and hi-fi systems, it's the perfect place to talk about eco issues and how technology affects climate change.To ...

 Yesterday, Pioneer revealed a new range of AV and hi-fi products at Air Studios. Being ahead of the game, we’ve covered most of it here, but there were  new speakers unveiled and a chance for Pioneer to explain the links between ...

You’ve already enjoyed BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury Festival and smirked at the lower rungs of radio presenters suddenly thrust on TV to communicate with members of the public caked in cow pats. If not, you can catch highlights via iPlayer and ...

Personal audio became an expensive but realistic phenemenon on 22nd June, 1979, thanks to the Sony Walkman TPS-L2. Originally borne out of company founder Akio Morita’s desire to listen to classical music while flying, the Walkman was created by ...

Today is launch day for the new iPhone 3G S. You can read all about it here, but we thought we'd visit the Apple store in London and check things out before heading to have a quick chat with Apple themselves.Arriving at the Regent Street Apple ...

 From Wednesday 6th May, you’ll be able to buy our new-look June issue. If you're a subscriber, you’ll get it this weekend. But what’s so important about the new design?The new look isn’t all about the odd splash of colour here and there of ...

  Following our behind the scenes trip to Arcam last week, this week we’ve packed our camera, notepad and ventured to Milton Keynes to visit Yamaha.As you may know, Yamaha merged its AV and music divisions last year, meaning that you’ll ...

So you've been reading all the news from CES in Vegas but we thought you might like a peek behind the scenes from the early set-up of the show to choice snaps from the big press conferences.... From Tom Hanks and Usher helping Sony spread the ...