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NEWS: Bush CD/DAB clock radio brings a spot of tactile rubber to the bedroom

By Andrew Everard | Tue, 24 Jul 2007, 1:00pm

You know those presenters who always start an item with "Now I don't know about you, but..." or "If you're like me..."? Well, if you're like us you're probably already sniggering at the implications of a ...

NEWS: Sony's plug and play Network Walkman

By Andrew Everard | Mon, 23 Jul 2007, 5:22pm

This is Sony's new NWD-B100 Network Walkman player, a USB key device designed for direct connection to a PC, or any system with a suitable socket. Pull off the cap to reveal the plug, and you can just drag and drop music onto it, with no ...

Style meets reality - how big is your listening room?

By Andrew Everard | Mon, 23 Jul 2007, 4:43pm

We've all seen the 'lifestyle' pictures the hi-fi and home cinema companies use to lure us into purchasing their products. Huge rooms, minimalist and painfully designer furniture artfully arranged, and when there's any sign ...

NEWS: Yamaha takes the wraps off new AV receivers and micro hi-fi system

By Andy Clough | Mon, 23 Jul 2007, 3:04pm

Yamaha RX-V461DAB 5.1 We'd been wondering what was happening at Yamaha HQ, as for the first time in ages they haven't submitted any products for our Awards this year - and then suddenly up pops a press release in our email box ...

NEWS: Bang & Olufsen boosts its BeoVision 8 to 32in

By Andrew Everard | Mon, 23 Jul 2007, 2:56pm

Having launched its 26in BeoVision 8 LCD TV last year, Bang & Olufsen is increasing the range with a 32in model, seen above behind the 26in. The BeoVision 8-32 uses the same technology as the earlier model, and is designed to give a ...

NEWS: KEF makes a big noise about its Picoforte system

By Andrew Everard | Sun, 22 Jul 2007, 5:07pm

This is KEF's new Picoforte One iPod dock system, said to be 'a taste of the audiophile high-end in a market dominated by poor plastic tat'. Claimed to 'kick out a huge, high quality hi-fi sound from a compact package', the ...

The Best of the Week - 20/07/07

By Andrew Everard | Fri, 20 Jul 2007, 1:05pm

Well, that'll teach us to talk about lulls after storms: we've just been sitting here watching a near-biblical deluge outside the office window, wondering when it would ever end, whether there'd be serious flooding and if we'd ...

Is it just me, or is iTunes psychic?

By Clare Newsome | Fri, 20 Jul 2007, 11:53am

Ever set iTunes to random then had it come up with an inspired playlist of its own? The very same thing has just happened to me, writes Clare Newsome, setting me to wondering just how far that Apple system-snooping goes... I'm sitting ...

NEWS: Roberts DABbles in the black arts

By Clare Newsome | Thu, 19 Jul 2007, 3:06pm

'Roberts gets mean and moody' says the press release, but we're not falling for that - about as likely as that BBC story about the Queen having a tiara tantrum... What we actually have here is yet another new DAB radio from Her ...

NEWS: A sneak preview of the What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Show 2007

By Andy Clough | Thu, 19 Jul 2007, 11:03am

You may be looking forward to your summer hols as you read this, but our minds have already turned to the What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Show, taking place at the Novotel London-Hammersmith from November 2-4. It's the UK's premier ...