I don't pretend to understand mathematics and harmonic analysis to the level required, however the mystery of how our brains perceive sound has been deepened of late and it appears that musicians ... yes all you chaps who stay up late in cloudy rooms making loud noises ... are capable of smashing through mathematical limits on sonic perception imposed by this famous algorithm.

Mr Aratani passed away aged 95 this week. He was the founder of Kenwood Electronics and the Mikasa ceramic brands. A remarkable individual who was interned as a Japanese American during the war.

The official Australian dealer release for this product was this evening for Carlton Audio Visual. A delightfully low key and geek style presentation for a hallmark product. If this had been a tier one brand they would have rolled out the free drinks and canapes and inflicted us with merciless powerpoint presentations.

The Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show is the great Mecca for our industry. It attracts the best and worst of manufacturers and distributors and is noted as being the place for both opportunity and betrayal in our business sector.

At 66 years old Mr Bowie was thought to have retired quietly in New York. Instead he has just released this very self reflective material with a video walking the streets in Berlin.
The new album will be released in March.

Christmas in consumer electronics is a double edged sword. On the one hand we look forward to seasonal upward variation in the happy sound of the till going ching. On the other we suffer the slings and arrows of everything that breaks down the day before Xmas and the lack of a proper day off other than Jesus birthday.