Bose built a reputation, and a tremendously successful company, by doing things differently. Founded in 1964, Amar Bose based his company on the principal that most contemporary speakers failed to account for the acoustic properties of the room or the actual listening experience of the user. While many speakers followed a “bigger is better” philosophy, …
Most of us remember past years of standard definition TV, VHS tapes, and even fiddling with “rabbit ear” antennas in an often-futile attempt to reduce the static on one of the few channels that actually came in. The evolution through DVD, High Definition digital cable, Blu-Ray, and large format LCD TVs was astounding. In one …
We love our electronics, and we’re not ashamed to admit it. While humans once survived without smartphones, GPS, streaming media, and the Internet, we’ve adapted to the digital conveniences of our lives, and frankly, these days it’s hard to imagine life without them. While we study new products, analyze features, and even argue over which …
Electronics manufacturers have a tendency to flock toward producing already popular products. While innovations certainly occur, it’s far more common to see countless versions of relatively similar products. You can’t really blame them. Developing, testing, manufacturing, and marketing a product adds up to some big expenses, and this risk becomes easier to justify if the …
There has never been a better time to be a photo or video enthusiast. While the consumer market for camcorders and digital SLR cameras has largely disappeared due to improved smartphone video quality, tremendous innovations still occur regularly. The latest step forward in camcorders brings 4K quality trickling down to consumer products. While 4K video …