Dec 18th, 2006 · Just as they hear in stereo, humans also smell in stereo, according to a new report. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that humans use both nostrils to determine where a smell is coming from, much like we use our two ears to find where sound is coming from.
Jun 6th, 2006 · Sound artist Xan Palay of Columbus, Ohio, sent us a recording that she and sound engineer Tom Harned made in 1997 of a steel-stock provider's enormous warehouse. We hear, in stereo, a large overhead crane move from one end to the other. She has used the sound in a sculpture installation.
May 2nd, 2006 · Apple's iPod and other digital music players are reshaping the home-stereo business. Users aren't just relying on the devices to store their music. In some instances, they're using them as their main listening device in the home.
Nov 21st, 2005 · With the upcoming release of the XBox 360, Microsoft is taking another step toward making the personal computer the center of home life. The newest Xbox is not just for game-playing teens: Anyone can hook it to televisions, stereos and computers to take advantage of its enormous hard drive.
Jan 27th, 2005 · Scientists have figured out a way to make to make light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, (those little winking lights on your stereo) the light source of the future. With no glass and no filament, LED bulbs can last for 30 years or more. And they can be installed in a variety of places.
Oct 13th, 2004 · The iTrip radio transmitter was designed to allow iPod users to broadcast their tunes to a nearby stereo. Some are using the low-power transmitter to create their own, short-distance pirate radio stations.