Volume Controls Archive

  • The Nexus One car dock is finally pictured [Update: And on sale!]

    The Nexus One car dock is finally pictured [Update: And on sale!]

    Posted on April 6, 2010 | No Comments
    Boy have we been waiting for this one -- since January 14, actually. As it turns out, too, the backside of the dock we spied a few weeks back is actually the official dock. But it just doesn't hold the phone in place, it also has built-in speakers, volume controls, and the goods need to charge the Nexus One. That's pretty much everything we wanted. It even auto-launches the Car Home app upon docking the phone in place.

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  • The courts say don’t blame Apple if your iPod caused you to go deaf

    The courts say don’t blame Apple if your iPod caused you to go deaf

    Posted on December 30, 2009 | No Comments
    The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a 2008 ruling that stated the iPod does not pose an unreasonable risk for hearing loss even though everyone knows the old stock iPod earbuds were the worst earbuds ever made. (I added that last part) The original case augured that because the iPod earbuds were designed to sit so far back in the ear, and the iPod itself does not have any volume meters or noise-isolating properties, that the device could be made safer. But the courts just told the plaintiffs to shut-up and sit down.

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  • TENQA rolls out three new Bluetooth audio devices

    TENQA rolls out three new Bluetooth audio devices

    Posted on September 30, 2009 | No Comments
    Bluetooth is a really versatile technology, and despite the fact that it has been out for years, we're still seeing new stuff come out that uses it. That's where this latest example comes in from TENQA.

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  • Video: Benheck’s Xbox 360 Portable Revision 5

    Video: Benheck’s Xbox 360 Portable Revision 5

    Posted on July 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Ben Heckendorn is no doubt one of the greatest computer modders of our time. Doug just interviewed him and we have featured his work numerous times on CrunchGear. He's back with yet another incarnation of a portable Xbox. This time around he used a newer Jasper motherboard and added more features like a built-in Ethernet, digital volume controls, and a flush mounted optical drive.

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  • Review: iPhone 3G S, the best phone out there, but power users should wait it out

    Review: iPhone 3G S, the best phone out there, but power users should wait it out

    Posted on June 22, 2009 | No Comments
    First, an anecdote: when the iPhone first launched in 2007 I took it on a tour of Central Europe, namely Budapest and Warsaw. Communism had just fallen and the dreams of these benighted nations were dashed. But as I pulled the iPhone from its protective cozy, the eyes of those present were filled with hope [...]

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