(Bloomberg) — Eiko Higuchi took a job in an audio factory employing people with disabilities after an accident left her needing to use a wheelchair. Thirty-five years later, she’s become a master craftswoman, making microphones for recording industry stars like Dr. Dre.Most Read from BloombergHiguchi works for a Sony Group Corp. subsidiary, in a plant designed to give people with disabilities a fair chance in the workplace. It’s the passion project of co-founder Masaru Ibuka, who created the unit Sony Taiyo to disprove widespread prejudice about disabled people in Japan.To accommodate workers with different physical challenges, Sony developed a unique…
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Calamity has been avoided, and justice for woefully underappreciated noughties hardware served: Microsoft has fixed an issue in Windows 11 affecting compatibility with the Zune MP3 player. As The Verge noticed in the latest Windows blog, Windows 11’s new Insider Preview build includes an update specifically for its long-dead iPod competitor.Microsoft fixed an issue “that was causing some challenges in getting the original Zune drivers to install in Windows 11,” the blog says, “so now it should be easier to use your (totally unsupported and still discontinued) Zune on Windows 11.” The update isn’t quite as random as it might…
It seems that the PlayStation Pulse Elite and Explore were just the tip of the iceberg.Image: Sony PlayStation Portal and PulseYesterday, Sony dropped some news about their teased Project Q, now known as PlayStation Portal. Additionally, they showed off more information about the Pulse line of headsets and earbuds that were also teased during the Project Q reveal. Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Audeze.The PlayStation Pulse Elite and Pulse Explore were shown off back in May during Sony’s PlayStation Showcase 2023, but were not given names or any info. But, now we know a ton more about…
Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton runs for a touchdown against Utah in the Rose Bowl. Photo by Paul Burdick, StateCollege.com Penn State running back Nick Singleton is one of a handful of college football players to be featured in a newly released by Beats by Dre commercial highlighting a some of the game’s biggest up and coming stars. Singleton joined Michigan quarterback JJ McCarthy as the current Big Ten’s representatives in the commercial. Singleton’s appearance in the Beats’ advertisement is arguably the biggest name, image and likeness [NIL] agreement a Penn State football player has had in terms of…
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will convene its annual Economic Policy Symposium, from August 24 to 26 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The theme is “Structural Shifts in the Global Economy” will explore several significant, and potentially long-lasting, developments affecting the global economy. While the immediate disruption of the pandemic is fading, there likely will be long-lasting aftereffects for how economies are structured, both domestically and globally, as trade networks shift, and global financial flows react. Similarly, the policy response to the pandemic and its aftermath could have persistent effects as economies adjust to rapid shifts in the stance…
WiiMPro Plus Music Streamer£219 RRPThere aren’t many products that are as useful to those dipping a toe into the world of music streaming as those building a complete whole-home wireless streaming system, but this caters for both types of buyers. The WiiM Pro Plus is a generously specified music streamer designed to bring digital audio modernity to legacy audio systems or to form the basis of a serious multi-room streaming system.If you judge value in terms of how much stuff you get for your money, then it isn’t particularly special. Being fairly small and light (42x140x140mm, 400g), the Pro Plus…
Story Links It’s Chattanooga football time on Mocs on the Mic presented by SmartBank. The season kicks off Sept. 2 at North Alabama. This episode features the architects of the offensive and defensive strategies for the coming season. Host Chris Goforth is joined by the coordinators with Joe Pizzo representing the offense and Lorenzo Ward on the D side of things. Both are entering their fifth years in the Scenic City leading their respective groups. Follow each episode of Mocs on the Mic on GoMocs.com, Spotify or Apple Podcasts as we discuss all things Chattanooga Mocs. Click…
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Not so long ago, becoming a world-beating classical musician required study at a historic conservatoire in either Vienna, London or New York. Now that classical music has become global, there are new routes to the top. So far none has been more spectacularly successful than Venezuela’s regional network of music schools and youth orchestras known as El Sistema. The ‘system’ claims to have rescued thousands of children from a potential life of crime on the streets, most notably Gustavo Dudamel, probably the best-known conductor on the planet, who now leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Fast catching up with Dudamel is conductor…
JBL excels at making sports and water-friendly audio gear. The brand’s colorful beach speakers are probably their most famous outdoor equipment. But they make some good workout earphones too. The Endurance Peak 3 is the latest iteration of a sports model they’ve been working on for years. How does the Endurance Peak 3 perform with respect to comfort and sound? And could it be the ultimate sports earphone? What’s in the Box? Look and Feel Although I wouldn’t say the Endurance Peak 3 are the most comfortable buds I’ve even worn, they certainly feel secure. And once I mastered the…