Michael Berk

KEF sharpens the cutting edge

KEF's Blade loudspeaker — the best-looking acoustical disappearing act we've witnessed for a while.

By Michael Berk
Posted May 19, 2011

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Sony 4K digital projectors — 3D with a pigeon aftertaste?

Is 3D projector misuse shortchanging 2D digital projection? Do moviegoers care?

By Michael Berk
Posted May 23, 2011

3D - love it or hate it, it's taking over as a mainstream cinema projection format, and the necessity of having 3D projectors on tap has driven many theaters to transition to digital equipment in more of their screening rooms. A better experience for all, right?

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Lot of water under the bridge, lot of other stuff too

As Bob Dylan turns 70, he remains the wandering kind

By Michael Berk
Posted May 24, 2011

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Forecast: iCloud

It's official: iCloud on the horizon

By Michael Berk
Posted May 31, 2011

Looks like Apple's finally going to let us know what its long-in-the-works cloud storage/music locker/content delivery service is going to look like.

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Bamboom goes the extra mile to (maybe) meet your mobile streaming needs

Bamboom does an end run around rebroadcasting, aims to bring live TV to mobile devices

By Michael Berk
Posted May 31, 2011

It's proven to be surprisingly difficult to get streaming TV — and we're not talking on-demand stuff, just live, local, over-the-air TV — onto mobile devices.

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Coachella doubles the fun

Coachella expands to cover two consecutive weekends for 2012.

By Michael Berk
Posted May 31, 2011

You've no doubt been poring carefully over our guide to this summer's music festivals. It's time to take a break from planning the next few months, 'cause tickets for Coachella 2012 go on sale this Friday.

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Kaiser Chiefs get medieval on music marketing

British popsters put a choose-your-own-adventure spin on their new release, allow fans to pick, choose — and profit

By Michael Berk
Posted June 3, 2011

Kaiser Chiefs' fourth studio album, The Future is Medieval, comes out today — but with a twist. The Chiefs have invited purchasers of the record to assemble and sell their own versions, building an online hub where fans they can find an audience for their personal Medievals.

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Xbox, set (at last) to take over your living room

Microsoft aims to take over the living room, make controllers and remotes things of the past

By Michael Berk
Posted June 6, 2011

Microsoft's keynote was the hot ticket this morning at the E3 Expo, and the company didn't disappoint. While a few had held out hopes for a hardware surprise (the company dominated last year's event with the Kinect motion controller), no such thing was forthcoming from Redmond.

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iCloud rolls in

Steve Jobs announces Apple's new music service at WWDC, forecast sunny

By Michael Berk
Posted June 6, 2011

As expected, Steve Jobs took to the stage at the close of this years WWDC keynote to introduce the highly anticipated iCloud service.

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KEF rocks (and rolls) for children

KEF takes to the road to raise funds to combat child abuse.

By Michael Berk
Posted June 7, 2011

Our friends at KEF are looking to raise some money this summer for the ChildLine Rocks Foundation, and naturally they're doing it in a high-octane, high-volume fashion. The organization works to prevent child abuse.

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