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It might be larger, thinner and lighter but it’s also dead

Posted on 20121008 by admin

I placed an order with Apple for extra Lightning cables and adapters well before my iPhone 5 arrived and I still do not have a confirmed shipping date other than October.

I left home this morning grabbing the lightning cable, stuffing it into my bag as there is no way the phone will last for two days. Tonight sitting in my hotel room I found the cable I had packed; a traditional iPhone cable, the one that had been in use charging my iPad.

So hello useless iPhone 5. It will be on its last few percent of battery tomorrow morning and I will be without a phone for most of the day.

How could Apple with its new CEO a manufacturing man get its supply chain so badly wrong? And if it knew the delays were going to be this bad, why did it consider its bottom line before its customers. A few weeks delay in launching the phone would have allowed a lot more stock of accessories to be manufactured.

Last time I upgrade until I know everything is in place.

Focal launches White Spirit One Headphones

Posted on 20120913 by admin

Top Audio and Video Show Milan September 13-16 2012. The White Spirit One headphones will be on display and demonstration at this show and available immediately at a Suggested Retail Price of £199. “The white Spirit One Headphones went from something we had thought about to something we needed to action immediately after the launch…

Focal launch White Spirit One Headphones

Posted on 20120913 by admin

Top Audio and Video Show Milan September 13-16 2012. The White Spirit One headphones will be on display and demonstration at this show and available immediately at a Suggested Retail Price of £199.

Naim launches UnitiLite: a slimline all-in-one system

Posted on 20120912 by admin

Milan Top Audio Show September 13, 2012. Naim today announced the new UnitiLite all-in-one player. The UnitiLite is a slimline version of Naim’s original award-winning NaimUniti all-in-one player and is the latest addition to Naim’s Uniti range of all-in-one audio products. UnitiLite comprises a CD player, MP3/iPod and USB memory stick playback, a digital-to-analogue converter,…

Naim launch UnitiLite: a slimline all-in-one system

Posted on 20120912 by admin

Naim today announced the new UnitiLite all-in-one player. The UnitiLite is a slimline version of Naim’s original award-winning NaimUniti all-in-one player and is the latest addition to Naim’s Uniti range of all-in-one audio products. UnitiLite comprises a CD player, MP3/iPod and USB memory stick playback, a digital-to-analogue converter, high-resolution 32bit/192kHz network streaming and an integrated 50W amplifier in one sleek enclosure.

Naim launches new CD5si CD Player

Posted on 20120907 by admin

Naim today confirmed that the new CD5si CD Player is shipping now. The CD5si replaces the highly successful CD5i player and improves upon it in four key ways. The new Naim CD5si CD player delivers a significantly improved performance over its now discontinued sibling the CD5i. Lower distortion, better linearity and improved sound quality make…

New CD5si CD Player from Naim

Posted on 20120907 by admin

The new Naim CD5si CD player delivers a significantly improved performance over its now discontinued sibling the CD5i. Lower distortion, better linearity and improved sound quality make the CD5si a confident success.

Naim Launches New S-800 Ovator loudspeaker

Posted on 20120810 by admin

The new Ovator S-800, Naim’s new flagship loudspeaker, draws on five years of research into Naim’s Balanced Mode Radiator (Naim BMR) and introduces Naim’s radical flat-panel bass unit, designed to deliver a sound quality more consistent with the Naim BMR and which removes the cavity effect, a problem with conventional bass units.

Naim Launches New Ovator loudspeaker: the S-800

Posted on 20120810 by admin

The new Ovator S-800, Naim’s new flagship loudspeaker, draws on five years of research into Naim’s Balanced Mode Radiator (Naim BMR) and introduces Naim’s radical flat-panel bass unit, designed to deliver a sound quality more consistent with the Naim BMR and which removes the cavity effect, a problem with conventional bass units. August 10, 2012….

Naim launches streaming preamplifier – NAC-N 172 XS

Posted on 20120701 by admin

NAC-N 172 XS the first network enabled streaming preamp from Naim. The ideal starting point for audiophile streaming: flexibility and performance in a slimline package.
The NAC-N 172 XS is Naim’s new network-connected streaming preamplifier, combining the convenience and choice of the streaming revolution with traditional Naim engineering techniques. The NAC-N 172 XS is a network player and preamplifier in one. It adds a new type of streaming device to Naim’s product portfolio.