Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 12:09pm
A kid asked physicist John Cramer if anyone actually recorded the Big Bang. He said no, but then set out to make his own recreation.
sound stories
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 12:44pm
Liquid metal is an awesome thing to play with. Mercury, the most common kind, is sort of toxic and will eventually drive you insane, but before that happens, you can make it do some amazing stuff: play music, and it dances.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 - 3:40am
Just when you thought the playground swing was one of the last sanctuaries for non-electronic child's play, this low-tech treasure is about to get an electronic makeover.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 11:24am
Imagine the next time you're watching the the Lakers vs. Celtics game and you can hear every little conversation that Kobe Bryant has with Ray Allen. The AudioScope, developed by physicists Morgan Kjølerbakken and Vibeke Jahr, can make that happen.
Monday, January 11, 2010 - 1:44pm
Amid all the blather about technical problems with the Google Nexus One superphone, there's one nugget of information that bodes well for its future: It's a great-sounding cellphone. Behind that superior sound is the Audience A1026 voice processor, picking up...
Saturday, December 26, 2009 - 8:31am
If Santa left a fancy new flat screen TV under your tree, by now you've probably figured out that most new TVs have pretty sucky sound quality compared to their awesome picture. In an effort to become increasingly sleek and...
Saturday, October 24, 2009 - 8:03am
Most people who own an iPod, also use some kind of docking audio system so to listen to their tunes at home. But why would you have a system that you need to put on a table, when the table...
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 10:32am
When we went in to see the Revel Ultima Rhythm2, Marc Kellom, Harman's VP of marketing, told us in so many words that it'd be the best powered subwoofer out there when it hits in October. He's pretty keen on...
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 11:13am
There are some sounds that are good to hear from your computer — the notification bell for an instant message, the happy sound of "You've got mail," the comforting "bing" when you've saved a work document, and even the sound...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 2:02pm
Remember all those ghosts you loved to hate in Pac-Man? Well, now you can immortalize that love forever with the Speakal iBoo iPod speaker dock — not officially licensed — out now for only $90. The iBoo comes in red,...
