DR Strings has teamed with Jamstar™, the developer of a teaching app for guitar, to create The Color-Play Learning SystemTM. DR is offering its festively hued Neon strings in a multicolor set for use with the Jamstar™ app.
Jamstar describes itself as “a patent-pending audio recognition platform that can HEAR what students play via their device’s microphone and ANALYZE how they performed in real time, enabling them to improve quickly and effectively.”
We stopped by the booth, …

This AllDayTech reporter–and owner of a Bluebird Microphone–just had to stop by the Blue Mic booth at the 2014 NAMM show to see the latest.
First up was a sneak peak at their new Mo-Fi headphone technology, scheduled for release this spring. Mo-Fi stands for mobile fidelity and the company describes it further as “liberating digital music from overhyped playback to true mobile hi-fi on any device.” We were ushered into a darkened private viewing room …

Acura used to strike fear in the hearts of luxury car makers. This upstart Japanese firm offered two cars which were done so well that others were trying to catch up.
Yes, the entry-level Integra and the “near luxury” Legend were the talk. I mean the talk. Many people wanted them, especially the Legend, a car which was good as anything produced in Germany or England.
Acura lost some of its mojo in 1996 when the Legend …

Nissan’s Juke seems to be a hit. I’ve seen many them running about town with various types of drivers from young to middle aged.
This was in the regular fun version. My first experience in the Juke came in NISMO trim, which the company introduced at the Chicago Auto show back in January.

If Juke owners are happy with regular, wait till they sample the extra crispy version. This thing is a blast.
The NISMO (Nissan’s tuner division) …

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Starring: Kevin McKidd, Justin Chambers, Michael B. Jordan, Cary Elwes, Dana Delany, C. Thomas Howell and Nathan Fillion
Warner Bros. Animation Blu-ray
Warner Bros. finally got a DC super hero film other than Batman right with the success of Man Of Steel this summer. The company has never had that problem with its DC animated releases. It’s yet to miss on one.
It certainly doesn’t miss with Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox. It proves the …

We know–acronyms. Here’s the breakdown: A major music industry foundation and a renowned audio tech foundation have hooked up. The Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Foundation has hitched its wagon to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation. NAMM’s acquisition of TEC is a strategic move to meld the best of the technological and music industry nonprofits, expanding their collective artistic and philanthropic reach in the worlds of pro audio, live sound, recording and music.
We’ve had the pleasure of …

Subaru’s sexy BRZ coupe is, well, one sexy new coupe.
The company has come out of its three-box design briefly to offer a stunningly sculpted two door that looks as if it cost thousands more. Yes, this car is a looker –something that turns heads and gets lips asking questions.
Yes, I like it. Yes, it’s all the hype Subaru let build. And yes, you can get decent gas mileage (but who gives a . . .).
Let …

It’s been a couple of weeks since I switched from the dark side of Android to my Apple iPhone 5 and I must say life is going just fine.
It was no secret I was eventually going to the iPhone. I’ve owned three iPods, a Mac desktop and two laptops. I would have owned more but that’s all I’ve needed. I kept the first two an average of seven years. I’m happily into my third year …

The big news in the crowded smartphone world — literally — is HTC’s new Droid DNA announcement.This is a 5-inch phone. So it’s bigger than the big Galaxy SIII and nearly as big as the Galaxy Note II. It debuts Nov. 21 at the now familiar price point of $199 with a two-year contract via Verizon.But the, um, big news here is the screen. It’s running Google’s smooth Android Jelly Bean software, and that’s as …

Well, the mighty Honda is redesigning its vaunted Civic a little more than a year after its debut as an all-new model.
Why is this news? It takes years to design, test, tweak and deliver a new model, even if it’s an update to an existing model. We are talking millions of dollars in research and development. Honda is so vexed with criticism for the compact it will debut this new Civic at the Los Angeles …