Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Jawbone unleashes Big Jambox, beefs up its Bluetooth 'smartspeaker' lineup

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We've had a shimmer in our eye for Jawbone's $200 Jambox, the itty bitty Bluetooth 'smartspeaker,' ever since it was released back in late 2010. So, imagine our delight now that the company has just stepped things up to a larger level with its new $300 Big Jambox. Measuring in at well over double the size of the original, the 2.7-pound speaker is still very similar in design, featuring the familiar perforated metal grill designs by Yves Behar. The larger footprint helps it to be more functionally capable than its sibling, yet it's still small enough to carry in one hand. On top, the unit sports playback controls in addition to the requisite volume and talk buttons, while on the side you'll find a USB connection, power input 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth-pairing button and a power button.

To pump out the jams, the Big Jambox features an airtight enclosure loaded with a duo of active neodymium drivers and opposing dual-passive bass radiators to handle all the wub wub you can throw at it. A 2,600mAh rechargeable battery will get you roughly 15 hours of totally wireless listening time, but -- as is the case with the original -- you still can't share that juice with your gadgets. On a better note, Android users can take advantage of the Big Jambox's exclusive Companion app, which allows the unit to do tricks such like sync up with your G-cal to inform you about your appointments. Lastly, like the Jambox, the Big Jambox features MyTalk voice prompts / app compatibility, along with Live Audio DSP to give your sounds an immersive "3D" feel. Curious to find out more? We spent a full weekend with the new gizmo, and you can catch our full review by clicking here.

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Falling in love on the internet

Today?s first bit of silliness is from goo Ranking as usual, loooking at when men fall in love on the internet. There?s no female version yet, but I?ll be sure to bring it to you if I see it. Note that I?m a day late, but as this Sunday?s public holiday was moved back to Monday, I shall do the same?

Demographics

Over the 29th of February and the 1st of March 2012 1,175 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 61.4% of the sample were female, 10.0% in their teens, 16.5% in their twenties, 29.3% in their thirties, 24.1% in their forties, 10.6% in their fifties, and 9.5% aged sixty or older. Note that the score in the results refers to the relative number of votes for each option, not a percentage of the total sample. This question was for the men only.

I find it curious that most of the moments listed below would be in SNS-type situations; perhaps I am showing my age and/or habits by feeling the lack of online game or straight-forward bulletin board-type situations?

Ranking results

Q: At what moment have you fallen in love on the internet? (Sample size=454, male)

Rank ? Score
1 When I can empathise with her way of thinking 100
2 When her real profile photo is cute or beautiful 99.2
3 When she has similar hobbies 76.6
4 When I?m feeling down and she posts a gentle comment 75.0
5 When she frequently comments 67.7
6 When she posts ?Good morning!?, ?Good night!?, etc comments every day 60.5
7 When she has a cute use of words 59.7
8 When I feel she is opening her heart to me 54.0
9 When she shows concern when I?m in a bad mood 45.2
10 When she makes a lengthy response to me 43.5
11 When she always seems to be having fun 38.7
12 When she has fresh values that I don?t have 37.9
13= When she has a girlie profile picture 27.4
13= When she has values that I can look up to 27.4
15 When she sometimes comes to me for advice 26.6
16 When she has a lot of surprisingly entertaining utterances 25.8
17 When the music she listens to, programmes she watches, events she attends, etc, are often in sync with me 20.2
18= When I want to protect her when she seems lonely 17.7
18= When she seems so gentle when she weeps about her love of animals 17.7
20= When I get curious about her profile history, comment, etc 15.3
20= When she always seems to cook delicious food 15.3
22 When our times of going to bed, getting up are in sync 12.1
23 When she believes even in stories that seem untrue 11.3
24 When she mimics my speech patterns, use of smilies 9.7
25 When she often Likes, +1?s my posts 6.5
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    The Voice Recap: Semifinal Surprises?


    The remaining eight contestants on The Voice – two from each coach's team – gave what could be their final performances during Monday's semifinals.

    With the season finale set for next Tuesday night, audience votes plus scores from their respective coaches will determine which four singers advance.

    Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Cee Lo Green will have a chance to weight their hopefuls' chances tonight. Who will they favor?

    From Team Blake, Erin Willett became overwhelmed with emotion after a powerful performance of David Guetta's current radio hit, "Without You."

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    "I just emotionally kind of got lost," a tearful Erin, who lost her dad during the competition, revealed to MC Carson Daly after the stirring performance.

    "I would give anything to have a tenth of the talent that you have," said Shelton, in what may be his highest praise. "Your singing is unbelievable."

    Shelton, whose own father passed away in January, added: "But more than that, Erin, I'd give anything to have the strength that you have."

    "I know what that song means to you," the country star added. "It means the same thing to me right now also. And you held it together."

    Still, it was Team Blake's other semifinalist, Jermaine Paul, whom Shelton described as the "frontrunner" after a heartfelt take on Journey's "Open Arms."

    "Jermaine is the guy," Shelton told his protégé. "Every time you get on stage, you separate yourself a little bit more from the rest of the pack."

    Adam Levine begged to differ.

    He told Team Cee Lo's Juliet Simms, who closed out the night with James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World," simply "You're the one to beat."

    Aguilera, on the other hand, had high praise for Team Adam's Katrina Parker. "I just encourage Adam to really look at you," she told Parker.

    Her version of The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" will guarantee that.

    "I know that probably the obvious, predictable choice for Adam would be to be swayed towards [his other finalist, Tony Lucca]," she said.

    "But I'm telling you, take a look at Katrina Parker because she's a star."

    Aguilera, who donned a tiara for the evening for some reason, really does not favor her one-time fellow Mousketeer Lucca for some reason.

    The singer was also enthusiastic about her own protégés, Chris Mann and Lindsay Pavao, of course. It's anyone's guess who she'll pick.

    America's votes and the coaches' points will be awarded tonight, narrowing The Voice field to four. Who do you think will make the finals?

    Share your comments on The Voice with us below!

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