Kevin Hunt

Kevin Hunt

The Electronic Jungle

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Squeezebox Radio Delivers A Wakeup Call

Squeezebox Radio Delivers A Wakeup Call

November 15, 2009

A new generation will never know life without a cellphone, iPod or DVR. Who needs a land-line phone, CD player or VCR, anyway?

  • A Soundbar That Tries To Do It All

    October 25, 2009

    It doesn't take much to get the most out of the iLive's new IT391B soundbar: a high-definition TV, an HDMI cable, a couple of batteries and a two-second attention span.

  • A Soundbar That Tries To Do It All

    October 25, 2009

    It doesn't take much to get the most out of the iLive's new IT391B soundbar: a high-definition TV, an HDMI cable, a couple of batteries and a two-second attention span.

  • Wireless Audio Without The Wireless Network

    October 18, 2009

    The difficulty of installing a home network varies, but the scientific equation goes something like this: lunar-module landing ÷ setting VCR clock = configuring a wireless router.

  • The NFL Fan's Secret Weapon: Rabbit Ears

    October 4, 2009

    In a display of Belichickian brilliance, resourceful Patriots fans in northern Connecticut last week watched their favorite team play even though the game was not available on the Fox network affiliate carried by local cable systems.

  • Powerline Adapter An Easy Boost To Your Wireless

    September 20, 2009

    Thanks to so many Internet-ready home-entertainment devices — set-top boxes that stream movies, video-game consoles and iPod docking stations — a new generation of consumers now can discover the agony of setting up a wireless home network.

  • Sony PS3 Slim Gives Blu-Ray Fighting Chance

    September 13, 2009

    Looks as if Sony sent the PlayStation 3 off to boot camp. It returned slimmer, lighter, $100 cheaper and fixin' for a fight.

  • LEDs Shine New Light On LCD TVs

    August 30, 2009

    LCD has become the default HDTV the way Kleenex is the default tissue, Bose the default table radio and Jonas Brothers the default boy band.

  • For iPhone, Touch Users, A Sound System

    August 16, 2009

    App-happy owners of the iPhone and iPod Touch sometimes get so caught up in the cult of Apple that they never suspect they're being deprived of some basic mobile comforts.

  • Going 3D: Modern Meets Prehistoric

    August 9, 2009

    What kid can resist going nose-to-skull with a three-dimensional Seismosaurus, a 110-foot creature that weighed up to 100 tons and roamed what is now central New Mexico during the Jurassic period?

  • Gadgets, And Women Who Love Them

    August 2, 2009

    A show of hands if you think men buy more consumer electronics equipment — iPods, HDTVs, surround-sound speaker systems, camcorders, cellphones, mobile navigation devices and other gadgetry — than do women.