Beep Music

Two ex-Googlers create hardware that allows you to stream Pandora onto any speaker

Music streaming services such as to Pandora, Spotify and the just-launched Beats Music are no longer newfangled “apps of the moment,” but have become the standard way of listening to music. While new apps and services for listening to and discovering tunes are continuously being developed and updated, hardware still lags far behind. Chromecast was perhaps a response to the increasing number of users who …

Z2 by Bowers & Wilkins

High-end AirPlay audio in an understated package

While Sonos remains a market-defining force in wireless music streaming, Bowers & Wilkins makes a strong case for Apple AirPlay with a seductive, newly expanded lineup. Today, the company introduced an update to the popular Zeppelin Air—the torpedo-shaped beauty that’s been upgraded with a flexible Lightning dock for iPhone 5. New to the collection is the Z2, a smaller and more affordable model that packs …

TEDxMogadishu: Rebirth

An impromptu conference aimed at reforming a war-torn nation

For many Somali‬ refugees, the film Black Hawk Down serves as one of their only memories of the civil war that has ravaged their country for the last two decades. This Thursday, 17 May 2012, thousands of expats—along with the rest of the world—will see their nation again in a live broadcast of TEDxMogadishu, an impromptu conference bravely taking place in Somalia’s capital city. Documenting …