- iPod Your Car
- TechLore - June 29, 2005
- Many of my friends have iPods. Just about all of them have one way or another to listen to their iPods in their cars. I've tried several ways, some work better than others:
- One Portable MP3 Player is Still Not Enough
- TechLore - June 27, 2005
- Every day it seems that MP3 players come out with more memory and are getting smaller and smaller. However, I continue to struggle with the fact that I still cannot live without two MP3 players. Here's my thinking. I've now conditioned myself that wh...
- A Rule of Thumb for Purchasing an Extended Warranty
- TechLore - May 5, 2005
- Whenever I'm asked in the checkout lane of an electronics store if I want an extended warranty for a product, my immediate reaction is always no. And usually not just no, but no way. It's really hard for me to shell out money for something intangible...
- Rage Solo Sound Skateboard BMX Helmet w/ Speakers
- TechLore - April 19, 2005
- Two of my favorite activities are bicycling and listening to music. Historically, they have not been a good combination, because headphones can block out traffic noise that you need to hear to stay safe. Last year, I received a Rage helmet with built...
- egrips and the Treo 650 cell phone
- TechLore - February 2, 2005
- As I mentioned in my article on the 2005 CES show, I'm very happy with the egrips that I added to my Treo 650. Although I don't often buy accessories for my gadgets, egrips is definitely worth the investment. egrips are form fitting grips for your el...
- Ask The Experts: No Removeable Disc Drive For My MP3 Player
- TechLore - February 2, 2005
- Question: I just bought a Memorex MMP8500 mp3 player for my son. I installed the software, but it does not bring up a Removable Disc Drive for me to use for copying songs from Real Player. Any idea how I can get that RDD to come up? -submitted by gml...
- Ask The Experts: MP3s Have Breaking-Up Sounds When Played
- TechLore - January 5, 2005
- Question: I have a bunch of MP3's that, not so long ago, started playing with (bad) sound. The sound is similar to shaking a radio real hard while it is playing. Real shaky, breaking up sounds. I thought it might be my sound card, so I bought a new o...
- Playing Portable MP3 Music in the Car Using Wireless FM Transmitters
- TechLore - December 16, 2004
- Playing music from a portable MP3 player in the car has always seemed obvious but for early adopters, it's been a struggle until recently. One increasingly popular alternative is using...
- Understanding Amplifier &Receiver Power Specifications
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- It's no secret that it takes a lot of knowledge to truly understand the world of home audio, which is littered with confusing numbers and terms. Wattage, current, distortion, frequencies, and impedance are just a few of the specifications anyone look...
- How To Play an iPod or Other Portable MP3 Player Through a Car Stereo
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Are you tired of lugging around those CDs back and forth to your car to listen to your favorite music while you drive? Do you get upset when you are in the mood for a certain CD only to find that you...
- Picking The Right Cables
- TechLore - December 14, 2004
- Why better cables?In 1979, a man named Noel Lee made a discovery. He determined that different cable materials impacted the sound when used to connect speakers to amplifiers. Noel used his discovery and crafted a special speaker wire using the name M...