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When it comes to portable audio, the market has been extremely competitive, with products frequently offering better quality at ever more affordable prices. As someone who’s fairly sensitive to audio quality, I’ve mostly stuck to wired connections unless I’m out … Continue reading →
I do a fair amount of commuting on public transport, so active noise cancelling is a feature I can’t do without. While the Apple Airpods Max are still the ones to beat with regards to sound quality and noise cancelling, … Continue reading →
Sometimes, luck really does strike twice in quick succession as statistics really works like that. So, thanks to Wild Turkey (not this wild turkey) and their “The Greatest Pub Setlist” voting campaign which just ended, I managed to win myself … Continue reading →
The wireless audio market is a highly competitive one, and my personal hypothesis has been that in order to survive, the majority of products generally sound at least decent. I really put this one to the test recently with the … Continue reading →
Did you know that you could get a Bluetooth active noise-cancelling headphone from a local bricks-and-mortar outlet for just AU$17? I didn’t, until I stumbled upon this OzBargain posting. Behold, the Otto Pastel ANC Headphones, available in grey, blue or … Continue reading →
When it comes to audio, I’m quite fastidious when it comes to quality. While I still have a preference for wired connections while at home, the convenience of Bluetooth is undeniable, especially when on the go. While ordinary Bluetooth headsets … Continue reading →
Readers of this blog will probably already know – I’m a person with many interests and a passion for preserving technologies and experiences. Just the other day, I went trawling around my hard drive to clean up some space when … Continue reading →
Getting good quality audio is important for people looking to get into podcasting, video content creation or even live-streaming. Part of that is getting a microphone that does the job well and is suited for the application. The other part … Continue reading →
After my LDAC adventures with my QCY Melobuds Pro, I decided to try some over-the-ear headphones instead. Thanks to yet another OzBargain posting, I was alerted to the Xiaomi-related 1MORE Sonoflow Pro HQ51 Bluetooth 5.4 ANC headphones being sold at … Continue reading →
In a previous post, I announced the return of Telstra’s free calls to Santa for 2024. In that post, we were waiting for Santa to come online, but I had already determined where he was hiding in the phone network. … Continue reading →
On my way to work the other day and … have you heard? Telstra’s free calls to Santa are back for 2024. They’ve even started to decorate a number of their payphone booths to advertise the initiative. Simply rock-up to … Continue reading →
Back in November 2022, I became the lucky owner of a pair of Apple AirPods Max thanks to winning an element14 contest. Since then, it has been my daily commuter, providing a lovely amount of isolation from outside noises with … Continue reading →
While I continue to mostly write blogs, the rest of the world has moved on to producing video content and podcasts. In our modern, cramped and noisy world, setting up the right studio environment and ensuring high production values becomes … Continue reading →
I can’t believe how fast 2024 is going by … Australia Day long weekend has already come and gone. Unfortunately for me, I spent it being rather sick with a flu-like illness which I’m still recovering from … but that … Continue reading →
UPDATE: AI service ended on Christmas Day 2023, leaving a pre-recorded message only. It has become a yearly tradition at Telstra, it would seem, to offer free calls to Santa from payphones around the festive season by dialling #464646 or … Continue reading →
It’s literally been weeks since I have posted on this blog and it makes me uncomfortable just saying that … as I have been meaning to write but things keep getting in the way. This past month has been a … Continue reading →
The previous post featured a Nokia 3350, a close cousin of the legendary 3310. This post looks at a much later 2G Nokia phone – a very basic product from the tail end of the Nokia’s dominance in the phone … Continue reading →
I’m sure everyone remembers the Nokia 3310 – whether it’s because of its legendary status as being so durable that it is often depicted as being indestructible in numerous internet memes, or being such a big best-seller that they even … Continue reading →
In my last posting, I looked at the various call-Santa lines around the world and found the NORAD Tracks Santa line at +1-877-HI-NORAD. Not having previously had any contact with such a service, all the way from Australia, I was … Continue reading →
It’s almost Christmas, which means it’s time for Santa-related postings. In one of my recent postings, I looked at Telstra’s #HO HO HO free-calls to Santa from payphones event and discovered where it is actually being run from. But perhaps … Continue reading →
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