In part two of this multi-part article on upgrading your vehicle’s audio system, we explore the installation process. A decade ago, a full-featured audio system in your automobile meant AM/FM with a CD player … no longer! New cars ship with built-in GPS, digital tuners, sophisticated displays, and a multitude of features. Once we decided on an upgrade to the Pioneer AVH-4100NEX in-dash receiver, the next step was installation. Thanks to the hard-working folks at The Sound of Tri-State, we followed the installation of the Networked Entertainment eXperience (NEX) in-dash receiver & Pioneer TS-A 1605C & TS-A 1675R Speaker Systems. Part Two of Three.

Harris Fogel & Nancy Burlan, Posted 11/8/2015

Trade shows are the time-honored events at which many manufacturers introduce new products to the public. However, at some point trade shows can start to blur together – some are huge, some are tiny, and others are highly specialized. So, when I received my invitation to attend Canon Expo 2015 held at the Javitz Center in New York, I wondered what would make it different from other similar events such as PhotoPlus Expo or the Consumer Electronic Show. The answer was, plenty! It turned out to be a beautifully designed showcase for a wide variety of Canon products.

Harris Fogel, Posted 9/26/2015

Apple's September 9th press event was about many things, but one interesting facet was their treatment of various storage-related issues. John Mulhern III highlights four separate parts of Apple's emerging storage strategy and consider what they mean and the implications for consumers.

John Mulhern III, Posted 9/13/2015

One of the great joys of advances in storage technology is that Network Attached Storage is no longer scary or difficult. And to prove it, consider the recently released Seagate Personal Cloud 2-Bay 4TB NAS device. At a price point barely any higher then a normal external hard drive, the Personal Cloud builds upon earlier products like the Seagate Central, and offers a refined and easy to use feature set for consumers. Last year we reviewed the Seagate Backup Plus Fast Portable USB 3 Drive with two internal drives in a stripe. With the introduction of new 4TB hard drive mechanisms, Seagate can now offer the 4TB Backup Plus which should prove to be more reliable then a stripe which is built for speed. Read our review to see how these new products did in our tests.

Harris Fogel, posted 7/26/15