Michael Berk

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Sonos' AirPlay play

Sonos brings AirPlay streaming to their whole-house system, and lets you drive from your Android device.

By Michael Berk
Posted April 19, 2011

Whole-house connected audio veterans Sonos today announced both AirPlay support and a full-featured (and free) controller app for the Android platform.

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Let Me Ride

Dr. Dre brings Beats to the automotive market

By Michael Berk
Posted April 21, 2011

Having captured the headphone market with the his ubiquitous red-cabled cans, Dr. Dre announced yesterday at the New York International Auto Show that he'd extended his Beats by Dr.

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It's Official

Nintendo confirms Wii successor is on the way; new console to be shown at E3 in June.

By Michael Berk
Posted April 25, 2011

Nintendo has confirmed—with a concise press release in the always-refreshing company style—that the rumored Wii 2 (well...a successor to the Wii, of

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High-rez that bites

Remember, noise fans...flac doesn't have to mean "polite"

By Michael Berk
Posted April 25, 2011

Sure, we love Diana Krall too, but here are a couple of reminders (courtesy

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PlayStation Network, still on the fritz

Sony still trying to rebuild PSN after damaging "external intrusion"

By Michael Berk
Posted April 25, 2011

Things are still looking bleak for the PlayStation Network; the gaming network (along with Sony's Qriocity streaming music-and-movie service) has been down

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A hostile and retaliatory measure with great hubris

Beastie Boys post full stream of the unexpurgated mix of the forthcoming Hot Sauce Committee Part 2

By Michael Berk
Posted April 26, 2011

The Beastie Boys have struck back against bootleggers (who've been distibuting an unauthorized copy of the final mix of the upcoming Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2), posting a full stream

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The Droids you're looking for?

Sony's new offerings bring PlayStation to the Android tablet market

By Michael Berk
Posted April 26, 2011

Sony's PSN and Qriocity network outage may be ongoing, but the company's pressing forward on the mobile hardware front.

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MC Vin Diesel - What Might Have Been?

We knew the teenage Vin Diesel had been a rapper, but who knew he kept such impressive company?

By Michael Berk
Posted May 5, 2011

Yes, here's evidence (posted by former Magic Band guitarslinger Gary Lucas) of a 1986 recording engineered by Lucas, featuring the teenage Diesel (then going by his given name,

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iPod dock, Grande Luxe Edition

If you've been waiting for an AirPlay-enabled all-in-one that really brings the room together, Klipsch may be able to help.

By Michael Berk
Posted May 5, 2011

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Bowie: artist, philanthropist

Pick up a David Bowie print, and support a good cause.

By Michael Berk
Posted May 5, 2011

Man for all seasons, adopted New Yorker, and sometime visual artist David Bowie (who's the subject of a new retrospective at the Museum of Arts and Design) has contributed a print for auction to a new fundraising e

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