Geoffrey Morrison

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HiFiMan HM-801 Portable-ish Music Player Review
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 06, 2011  |  1 comments

HiFiMan's HM-801 ($790, head-direct.com) is the size of a Walkman - I mean literally. A cassette could fit inside it, with plenty of room leftover for the heads, playback motors, and whatever other analog hoopla those things had.

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This Week Around the Web, June 17th Edition
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 06, 2011  |  0 comments

Roger Ebert finds a cool infographic on PC people and Mac people. Mac users are hipsters, PC users are...conservatives?

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OpEd: Ownership in the Age of the Cloud
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 06, 2011  |  0 comments

I am not a luddite. In fact, barring cybernetic augmentations (bring 'em on), I'd say I'm about as far from a luddite as one could be. I love technology. Thanks to my job, I'm often the first of my circle to have the latest gadget. I've got tons of Apple iStuff, a beloved Android phone, an oversized HDTV, 18MP DSLR, and yadda yadda.

Yet, I still buy CDs.

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Restoring "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 11, 2011  |  0 comments

The 30th Anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark came and went on June 12th, and while there's still no Blu-ray announcement, a special screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (you know, the Oscar folks) brought together a panel of behind-the-scenes people who worked on the film.

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RedMere Ultra-Thin HDMI Cables
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 11, 2011  |  0 comments

RedMere, based in Balbriggan, Ireland, is one of those clever companies that comes up with something needed, then licenses it out for other companies to make and sell. In this case it's a tiny chip, small enough to fit in an HDMI connector, that allows the cable to be significantly smaller than other cables.

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Stop Whining about Netflix
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 15, 2011  |  0 comments

When Netflix announced their new pricing plans this week, it was as if they'd kicked a baby. Twitter, Facebook, and even the desolate Google+ ignited as thousands cried out in horror: "How dare you raise your prices!" "I'm cancelling my subscription!" and the terseless "Netflix is making their service more "convenient" by charging me $5 more a month. Thanks a lot."

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ACS ER-25 Custom Earplugs
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 18, 2011  |  0 comments

Ever left a concert with your ears ringing? How about after mowing the lawn? Working in the shop? Listening to your in-laws?

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Video Games vs Computer Games
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 22, 2011  |  6 comments

Call me purist. Call me curmudgeon.

For most, the terms "video game" and "computer game" are interchangeable. I disagree, and my complaint is more than just semantics.

You see, the difference is a simple one: video games are dumb.

That in itself isn't a bad thing. The problem is, they're making computer games dumber as well.

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On Measuring and Calibration: The LG 50PZ950
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Jul 28, 2011  |  0 comments

I've got LG's new 50PZ950 plasma in my lab for an upcoming review in the magazine. The set had some cool features I didn't have space to mention, so I figured I could talk about them here instead.

The short version? It has some of the most extensive calibration settings I've ever seen on a TV.

And yet, they're not enough.

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Cloud Denied
Geoffrey Morrison  |  Aug 04, 2011  |  0 comments

I recently took a bit of a road trip for my summer vacation. All told, it was about 1,000 miles, starting in rural New Hampshire (is there any other kind?), down through New York into rural-ish Pennsylvania, and back again.

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