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The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets {Engadget}
Aug 22nd 2008 9:25PM I'd keep it all and add it to my Ryan Block shrine in the guest bedroom closet.
Happy birthday: take a trip in America's largest flying gadget (part 3) {Engadget}
Mar 25th 2008 3:37PM Yet another Happy Birthday!
Astro's slick new A40 gaming audio headset {Engadget}
Dec 10th 2007 11:35AM I don't know for certain, but given the specs (On-board Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Headphone) and the write-up in the FAQ (Q: How does Dolby Headphone work?
Dolby Headphone is Dolby's solution for delivering 5.1 surround sound in any two-channel headphone. It's a way to get surround sound in a headphone without having to sacrifice sound quality by cramming 4 or 5 tiny speakers into one little headphone can), it would seem to me that this differs from what a lot of folks think of when they hear "5.1 headphones" in that it doesn't have a bunch of tinny-sounding little elements, but rather has Dolby Headphone processing built into the unit for surround sound effects.
There aren't many standalone Dolby Headphone processors out there for programs (like most computer games) that don't already have Dolby Headphone support built in (JVC makes the most widely available one that I've seen, the SU-DH1, and it runs around $100), so having that processing included makes the cost a lot easier to stomach.
Read more about Dolby Headphone here. You need a good amp when using it to keep the sound loud enough at times (again, already included with the $249 set), but it's pretty impressive how it widens the sound field in any normal pair of headphones: http://www.dolby.com/consumer/technology/headphone.html
I had my wife watch some fight scenes in The Matrix this weekend on my crappy $30 Koss headphones in stereo and then in Dolby Headphone. With no amp, she said the dialogue levels were a bit too low at times, but otherwise, there was no way she'd watch an action movie over headphones in stereo after hearing it in Dolby Headphone (this was using Cyberlink PowerDVD's built-in Dolby Headphone processing).
I was planning on buying some Sennheiser HD-280 Pro's, the JVC SU-DH1 dolby processing unit, and a decent amp, but now I might have to give these some thought.
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 27 {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 10th 2007 12:15PM Count me in!
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 15 {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 7th 2007 4:06PM I'll take whatever I can get!
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 12 {Engadget}
Sep 6th 2007 6:17PM Sign me up!
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 11 {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 6th 2007 5:25PM In for one entry!
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 10 {Engadget}
Sep 6th 2007 9:24AM Count me in. =)
The hundred gadget giveaway: round 2 {Engadget}
Sep 4th 2007 11:20AM I'll give it a whirl!
HTC Shift gets hands on {Engadget}
Aug 15th 2007 9:44AM Ummm, yes, it will. Being Qualcomm doesn't mean it's not ARM ... my Sprint Mogul has the Qualcomm MSM7500 chipset (400Mhz, ARM11 applications processor and ARM9 modem proccesor), and runs all the apps I ever ran on my HP HX2755 Pocket PC (WM2003SE) and Sprint PPC-6800 (WM5) just fine.
