New York- After making its International CES debut with its first branded high-end headphones, Phiaton has added its first active noise-canceling model, the PS 300.
Battery Type: Alkaline Common Name: Coppertop, Alkaline Examples of Use: Flashlights, calculators, toys, clocks, smoke alarms, remote controls Disposal classification: These batteries are classified by the federal government as non-hazardous waste.
New York- Klipsch, Scosche, Monster and V-Moda were among the manufacturers that announced they are developing headphones with integrated controls on the earphone cord for the third-generation iPod Shuffle.
Durham, N.C.- DLO has introduced the TransDock Micro, an FM transmitter for iPhones. Featuring the company's IntelliTune technology, the device reportedly enables users to find an open FM frequency with a single click. No installation is required, according to the company, and it features four programmable FM presets.
BRISBANE, CALIF. - Monster announced a variety of iPod and iPhone accessories this month.
DIAMOND BAR, CALIF. - Dacor, the family-held premium appliance manufacturer, has begun shipping a 36-inch, cabinet-depth bottom-mount refrigerator under its Epicure badge.
Industry titans Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. are getting rave reviews this week about innovative new approaches to Internet search and communications, respectively. (See our comparison in "Bing vs. Google vs. Yahoo: Feature Smackdown.")
Google's plans to make the content of millions of books available online are to be investigated by the EU over fears that the service may affect U.S. authors' rights in Europe. Government ministers from the EU's member countries met last week to discuss the implications of Google Books and have announced plans to look at the service in more detail.
Microsoft loves netbooks, the ultra-small, ultra-cheap laptops that accounted for about one in every 10 notebooks sold in the last eight months, but only up to a point, a retail analyst says.
As environmental concerns come to the fore, car makers will increasingly turn away from performance and towards in-car electronics and connectivity as a way of differentiating their vehicles, said Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski.