AOpen, a Taiwanese manufacturer of computer components, has released a motherboard for PC with a vacuum tube to “improve” the audio output. This product is obviously targeted for a niche market, for those people that find their conventional PC sound cards unsatisfactory

Bruel and Kjaer are selling a gadget in the shape of the ear that has lights to indicate when the noise level is too loud. The gadget is called PocketEar and can be seen on the B&K web site.

Dactron has released a new analyzer called Focus that uses USB connection to a laptop. The device has options for 4 to 20 Channels at 24 bits.

This product is a mini-shaker device that uses a sucker to attach itself to any hard, glossy surface such as glass, metal or MDF. An MDF desk top, MDF cupboard door, a window or even a glass-framed picture will do perfectly. The device has a mini amplifier and shaker that vibrates the surface to generate sound.
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