Philips ups the style of home stereos with SoundSphere |
Philip’s new SoundSphere MCi900 and MCD900 definitely add some flair to the home stereo concept. Both systems have a pair of speakers, 100 watts of amplification and “free floating” tweeters outside of the enclosure.
The casings are molded from a single piece of aluminum, and each has an integrated CD player and USB socket. The former has a 160GB hard drive, support for internet radio and wireless streaming with networked PCs or Macs. Nothing on price yet, and we have no idea when we Americans may see it.






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One of the only bad things about my iPhone is that the battery just doesn’t last long when I use it to play games or surf the internet. A good 45 minutes of gaming eats half the battery capacity. That means I often end up needing an external battery to keep playing.
I have a computer upstairs in my house that is in my son’s room. He likes to get online, read about Pokémon, and play games. The problem is that the normal USB adapter for the wireless network lacks the signal strength for a consistent connection.
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