Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless

Although we already had a chance to briefly try out RCA’s Jet Stream DAP / wireless earbud setup at CES, the folks over at PCMag were able to get ahold of a finalized product and put it through paces of their own. Interestingly, they found a lot less to love when using ‘em for more than a few moments on a crowded show floor, and while they did admit that gym rats could possibly fall in love, the average joe / jane probably won’t. On the upside, the DAP proved durable and the wireless headphones exhibited strong reception, but reviewers found that they didn’t fit well enough to really show off their talents. Additionally, the menu navigation was deemed “terrible,” and they weren’t exactly keen on plopping down over $130 for just 1GB of storage. ‘Course, we’re sure those who spend the bulk of their listening [...]

Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Following up on the RICA 100 that Ricavision unveiled in May is the VAVE100, which doesn’t deviate too far from its past siblings in the design department, but does offer up a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD, a shiny green MCE button and SideShow functionality. As we’d expect, this thing is a Class 1 (~50 meters promised) Bluetooth device with A2DP support, and it comes with its own docking station, a BT transceiver and a power charger. The remote enables users to control over 20 different components from up to 50-feet away via IR, and the buttons are backlit to keep you from fumbling around in the dark while trying to switch tracks. Unfortunately, you won’t be using one of these to control your new gear (you are asking for new gear this year, right?) until next February, but you will save $25 by pre-ordering now for $274.
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Original post by Darren Murph