Headphones
Are noise cancelling headphones doing us any good?
Noise-cancelling headphones are everywhere but can too much silence have unintended side effects? Professor David McAlpine the Academic Director of Hearing at Macquarie University talks to Mark… Audio
Using music as medicine
New research has revealed that music could be prescribed to help us focus, feel happier, relax and overcome sadness. Lyz Cooper is the founder of the British Academy of Sound Therapy and conducted the… Audio
What is all the fuss about wireless headphones?
Apple has audiophiles all tied up in knots over the removal of the headphone jack. Media commentator Russell Brown breaks it down for the consumer and dissects the acronyms DRM, DAC and above all PR.
…Apple Beats and scams
Our tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, Apple users on both sides of the Tasman are targeted in a scam. Also Apple shells out US$3 billion for Dr Dre's headphone… Audio