Seven Areas to Watch at CES 2023
There is less than one week to go until I head out to Las Vegas for CES 2023. Trying to game what the central theme of a particular CES is…
2022
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Digital Storage
Data, data, data, where to store it all? With digital cameras creating 40MB files on a routine basis, it doesn’t take long until you are pushing data storage to its…
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Audio
As audiophiles, we are always on the lookout for new products that advance the state of audio reproduction. Recognizing that few of us can justify ultra-expensive products, no matter how…
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Productivity Essentials
Good tools are what make our work lives run more smoothly, and we routinely rely on web cams, docks, and soundbars. We looked at a variety of products and found…
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Seagate Has the Storage Solutions for Xbox Gamers
If you need more room for your Xbox games, two drives from Seagate stand out. Some might say that the holidays are a time to visit with family and friends,…
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Lifestyle Products
This holiday season, we highlight some very cool lifestyle products that range from warm socks to automated drink systems. Along the way we look at the Donner Silent Guitar, bev…
Review – MER Holiday Gift Guide 2022 – Photobooks
This holiday season, we highlight some books from authors and small independent publishers that touch on personal and tightly held and defended passions. Elizabeth Waterman tackles the age old conundrum…
Show Report – A Visit to The 2022 New York Audio Show, Part Three
At The New York Audio Festival, the folks from TreeHaus Audiolab were exhibiting one of the audio world’s most instantly identifiable speaker designs, essentially a beautifully-finished live-edge slab of black…
Show Report – A Visit to The 2022 New York Audio Show, Part Two
Even though Manhattan is the center of the photography universe, amazingly, its never had its own major photography festival. Sure, there are events like PhotoPlus Expo, held each fall at…
Show Report – A Visit to The 2022 New York Audio Show, Part One
The New York Audio Show returned after a bit of a break, and it was nice to get back to a local event I had attended for the first time…