May 15th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 15 - Mythos Audio has recently taken the wraps of their latest high-end loudspeaker, the Olon. Meant to slide into Mythos’ speaker range just below their flagship Aenaon speakers, the Olon will boast quite an impressive set of hardware.
The driver compliment will utilize a Mundorf Air motion transformer tweeter with two ScanSpeak midrange drivers in a D’Appolito array and a Visaton bass driver. Mundorf will also make the wiring and crossover components.
The listed information gives the Olon a frequency response of Read the rest of this entry »
May 15th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
May 15 - BGR is reporting that some new details about a very advanced smartphone from RIM have come to light. The BlackBerry Thunder would follow in the footsteps of the iPhone by doing away with the standard QWERTY keyboard in favor of an entirely touchscreen interface.
The only buttons on the phone would be the answer key, the BlackBerry key, and the escape key.
Aside from the touchscreen, BGR is reporting some very interesting rumors about the power of the internet in the BlackBerry Thunder. Apparently, the Thunder will be getting unprecedented wireless support, with support for GSM and CDMA.
These could allow for downloading at speeds that are unheard of, a possible Read the rest of this entry »
May 15th, 2008 — By Charlie Robb
by Neil Gader
Simaudio Moon Equinox SE CD Player
$2800
simaudio.com
The original Equinox CD player never had the distinction of being the Blue Plate Special or the flagship model in the Simuaudio lineup. Now in its final version as the SE (Signature Edition), it exemplifies everything that I’ve admired about this company’s products since I reviewed its first integrated amplifier in the 90s.
The SE’s sonics have improved with harmonic subtleties and greater contrasts that delve deeper into the recesses of the soundstage. And thanks to construction quality that verges on bunker-building, Simaudio continues to break ground in the areas of resonance and isolation control—innovations that can be clearly heard in a lower noise floor, greater sensitivity to microdynamics, and cleaner, smoother transients.
Simaudio also has a firm handle on developing software that works. Its players react to user inputs with electrifying Read the rest of this entry »
May 15th, 2008 — By Seth Richards
May 15 - According to Variety, Michael Moore is making a sequel to his scathing documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which critiqued George W. Bush’s war on terrorism.
Fahrenheit 9/11 earned over $119 million at the U.S. box office, making it the highest-grossing documentary of all time. Moore will capitalize upon that film’s success and upon the plummeting popularity of the current president in Fahrenheit 9/11’s sequel, which will pick up where the first film left off.
Paramount Vantage and Overture Films will co-produce and co-finance the film. At the moment, the picture remains untitled although Moore has begun production and plans to release it at or before next year’s Cannes Film Festival.
[Via Playback]
