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“This Week in Tech History” Weekly Feature with Chris Graveline
Facebook Participation: Would you spend $5,500 on headphones? (Abyss Model AB-1266) What kind of headphones/earbuds do you have and how much did you pay? Do they work well for you?
Dean in Camas, Washington: I won’t leave the ground for an international flight without my Bose QuietComfort Noise-Cancelling Headphones. They cost about $250 when I got them about 5 years ago and they work extremely well. My great, new set of Noizy Stereo Bluetooth Earbuds cost me NOTHING, since they were an awesome prize from the great group at Into Tomorrow. — It was fun to participate on the show and great to be thanked with such a great gift! — Oh… and NO WAY would I ever pay $5,500 on headphones!
Sal in Miami: Ditto with Dean. I also have the Bose earbuds – $300.00. Oh yeah, $5,500, no.
Dorothea from Detroit: I try to use any in ear/over ear audio as sparingly as possible. So, NO way would I spend that much.
Stuart from somewhere: Unless they placed the album on the turntable and played it for me, NO I have a few pairs of headphones, ranging from $20 up to a couple of hundred, plus have my still working first pair for Radio, the Koss Pro4 AA. Even on the cheaper earbuds, I buy them with a frequency response of 5-20,000 hz, and believe it or not, you hear quite the range. I think they’ve learned to build a better mouse trap for a lesser price.
Rob from who-knows-where: I use $5.00 ear buds because whether $5.00 or $5000 they all have something in common. China.
Trevor in Fairbanks, Alaska: Ummmmmm … NO!!!!!!!!!
Patrick in Dania Beach, Florida: Only if I was flying a B-17 over Dunkirk.
Tom from … no idea: $5500 for headphones?! No! I could spend that on amtrak vacation. No I have the Aftershokz bone conduction headphones I paid over $100 for.
Guest Segment:
Kris Rowberry, Creator and Host – Great American Thrills / Lost Parks of Northern California
CEA Update with Samantha Nevels
CarTech Demo Days are coming back this weekend, giving you the chance to try out the latest products firsthand. The Consumer Electronics Association’s Samantha Nevels explains how you can participate, in this week’s CEA Update.
Arthur in Madison, Wisconsin listening via Tune In Radio and calling via the App asked us: “I would like to ask you about Windows 7. I’d like to create a new folder on my harddrive, but theres a missing a “New Folder Option” when i right click. Can I bring back the New Folder Option?”
Arthur, This problem is fixable, but it’s gonna take a little work. Unfortunately, the cause is typically a corrupt registry key, and fixing it means dealing with long strings of unintelligible text and numbers.
Microsoft’s website has a solution here that may help you resolve your problem in an easier way.
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Other World Computing (OWC): Nuguard KX phone cases for Samsung Galaxy S4, iPhone 4/4S and 5
Phone Halo: StickR TrackR — Find any object you attach it to with your smartphone
PURE: Jongo Wireless Adapters — Allows you to stream all your music wirelessly to your home audio system.
Tylt: A plethora of USB charging cables for iPhone and Android phones and iPhone battery cases.
“Into Tomorrow”: Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloths with Dave’s cartoon on them, for all your smartphones, tablets, TVs, camera lenses and computer screens!