Month: April 2014
Axpona 2014: From Turntable to Hi Res Audio
At a show dominated by the excitement of High Resolution (HR) audio and the delivery systems that are becoming available to play it, VPI introduced a high quality but affordable consumer turntable which might be considered the first of its kind in the post CD era. The AXPONA audio expo in Chicago is one of […]
April 28, 2014
Do Digital Cables make a difference?
While there are still a few holdouts who say that power cords and analog connector cables don’t make a difference with sound or video quality, they are now a minority. However, the debate remains active about digital cables. Digital cable Naysayers point out that the digital signal is just a series of 1’s and 0’s. […]
April 21, 2014
Trip Advisor Names Grace Bay Beach Second Best in the World
Grace Bay Beach, which runs across the northwest coast of Providenciales, an island in Turks & Caicos, was named by Trip Advisor as the second best beach in the world. Trip Advisor is the largest travel website on the internet. Many seasoned travelers rely on it to plan their vacations. Visitors to the website can […]
April 14, 2014
Vermont Town Must Rescind Its Role in Patent History
The legend of a Vermont town being home to America’s first patent is no more. For decades, Pittsford, Vermont celebrated being the hometown of inventor Samuel Hopkins. On July 31, 1790, Hopkins received the first U.S. patent for an improvement in “the making of Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process.” […]
April 7, 2014