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I can never get enough of those super outrageous stereo systems priced out of the reach of almost everyone in the world. They may have amazing sound quality (although that’s debatable and completely subjective) and unusual materials of construction, I hardly think that paying tens of thousands of dollars for …

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Posted by Robert Lesher on July 20th 2009 | No Responses

If you’re anything like me you really love your music. The thought of pumping your tunes through anything but the best when it comes to hardware sends chills up and down your spine. The market for high-end speaker systems has certainly not been slowed by the dragging economy and Slovenian …

Acoustic Preference Gracioso Solid Wood Hand Crafted Speakers
Posted by Robert Lesher on July 16th 2009 | No Responses

The world of the ultra-high end speakers has seemingly made it through the economic douwnturn nearly unscathed. There is apparently still a market for ridiculously expensive electronics and the folks at Australia’s SGR Audio are thumbing their noses at convention with their latest product offering, the Illuminator floor speakers. …

Illuminator floor speakers by SGR
Posted by Robert Lesher on July 15th 2009 | No Responses

Are you saddled with both a tremendous amount of disposable income and a need to play your video games outside? If this describes you, we have just the thing. Pantel, one of the world’s leading authorities on outdoor, weatherproof HDTVs, now offers gamers an exciting alternative to being indoors all …

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Watches are definitely a fashion statement. Just like you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear, a watch can certainly be an indicator of cool as well. When I laid eyes upon the latest creation of hyper-chic watchmakers, URWERK, I was floored. The URWERK UR-CCI, …

URWERK UR-CC1 King Cobra Watch

Skyworks have just introduced their new 2-Stage ultra low noise amplifiers (LNA) with high linearity performance and advanced pHEMT technology. Small and cost-effective solutions meant for GPS systems, satellite digital audio radio services, WCDMA and LTE infrastructure platforms, the amplifiers offer “high performance under 0.7 dB while providing high …

Skyworks 2-Stage Ultra Low Noise Amplifiers

Norwegian jewellers Thomas Heyerdahl have unveiled their latest creation, following on in the footsteps of previous creations such as their diamond encrusted iPod Shuffle, in the form of the Nokia N8800 Diamond which serves to transform a standard Nokia N8800 Arte into a strictly limited edition handset with serious bling …

Heyerdahl Nokia N8800 Diamond Limited Edition Cell Phone
Posted by Andrew Tingle on June 26th 2007 | No Responses

Regular readers of TFTS will know that we have a great deal of respect for iRiver, primarily due to the fact that, whilst so many of its rivals are so busy clambering to mimic Sony’s dictum on style (often merely producing pale, lacklustre imitations), iRiver are not afraid to create …

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Posted by Andrew Tingle on June 9th 2007 | 2 Responses

When it comes to television sets, big is good, bigger is best and absolutely colossal means that you can just about get it through the front door of your house. And colossal is certainly an apt word to use to describe this monstrously large television set just unveiled by JVC.

JVC 110 Inch HDTV V2
Posted by Andrew Tingle on November 14th 2006 | 1 Response

 

We’ve previously featured various USB memory sticks on Thoughts from the Sidelines, all of which have been fairly wacky in design and none of which can even be vaguely compared to the Ice USB fob produced by the UK based company Mii Stor. But this is by no means any …

Mii Stor Ice Flash Drive V2
Posted by Andrew Tingle on November 9th 2006 | No Responses

Whilst desktop PC’s seem to be undergoing somewhat of an image overhaul of late, on the whole it would be true to say that the design of laptop computers can be fairly dull, however this is certainly not the case as far as the Ego Diamond is concerned.
That said, design …

Otazu Ego Diamond Notebook V2