Ken C. Pohlmann

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Cortana, Who Is Medea?
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Feb 05, 2019
"Of all creatures that can feel and think, we women are the worst treated things alive. Medea, Euripides, 431 BC.

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Covid and a Concert Hall
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jun 07, 2021
Suppose you're head honcho of an orchestra. Cool gig! Then Covid arrives. You cancel your season and shut down the hall. You manage to keep the musicians on payroll, albeit at a reduced salary, but your revenue drops to zero. What do you do? You speed-dial an architectural firm.

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Cutting the Cord (with Strings Attached)
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Sep 02, 2014
I am not a cheapskate. I am, however, very careful with my money. Okay, actually I am a cheapskate. In my weak defense, I work hard for the money, and I feel bad, real bad, when I underutilize its value. The continual drip, drip, drip of monthly fees particularly drives me nuts. Thus cord-cutting greatly interests me. Aereo was shining bright on my radar until the Supreme Court shot it out of the sky. Hmm, how can I get a cable experience with an antenna? Enter the TiVo Roamio OTA.

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Grace Notes
Dark Victory: The Dark Knight Rises
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jul 23, 2012

Above all, we admire mastery. A painter, sculptor, athlete, musician, actor, scientist — whatever the profession, there is nothing quite like witnessing someone working at the top of their game. The expression of professional confidence, ease, and poise is a joy to behold. You sit back and let it wash over you, and think to yourself — this is really good.

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David Sonos v. Goliath Google
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Aug 23, 2021
Cognitive dissonance, that's what it is. When we are growing up, small and weak, we yearn to be big and strong. We naturally admire anything that dominates. And yet as adults most of us do not dominate. We must endure submission and we resent it. We root for the underdog. So, how do you feel about Sonos beating the tar out of Google?

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Dear Best Buy,
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Mar 01, 2021
First, congratulations on your company's many successes, including your recent decisions that helped you to weather the lock-down storm. You strike me as a company that is well-run, and I hope you will agree that every well-run company listens to its customers. So, on behalf of audio/videophiles everywhere, I am asking you – begging you – to take into account one very special need of our community.

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Death of the Remote
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 26, 2011

Ah, the remote control. The gizmo that gets no respect. Lost under the sofa cushions, berated when its batteries are dead, made into a chew toy by the dog, cursed at for having too many buttons, cursed at for having too few. And now the poor thing seems destined to become yet another fine piece of technological roadkill.

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CES 2017
Decibullz Contour ES Earbuds Melt in Your Ear, Not in Your Hand
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 07, 2017
Decibullz Contour ES earbuds use DIY thermo-fit custom-molded earpieces. They are the latest offering from Decibullz which first showed thermo-molded earbuds three years ago. The new earbuds also sport wireless capability; they are said to be one of the smallest and lightest Bluetooth earbuds available.

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Custom Installation How-To
Denon DVD-2200 Universal DVD/SACD Player
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Dec 29, 2003

Photos by Tony Cordoza When the DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD formats were launched, critics bemoaned the start of yet another format war, knowing that when incompatible formats compete, consumers often don't buy either one. Instead, they wait to see which format is left standing.

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Denon DVM-4800 DVD-Audio/Video Changer
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 05, 2002

At least some things in life are predictable. And one of them is the progression of value-added features in consumer electronics.

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