Capture One for iPad Is Finally Here, but You Almost Certainly Don’t Want It

And yet, until now, the only game in town for iPad-toting pros has been Lightroom. Unfinished Price alone is not what has annoyed photographers like La Roque. In a way, it feels like you have to pay to become a beta tester. Above all else, pro photo apps like Lightroom and Capture One need to be reliable. It syncs, your images and edits appear where they should, and it all just works....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Rebecca Mason

Car Amplifier Classes From A to D

These basic types are further broken down into more than a dozen lettered classes. They use internal circuitry designed to always have current passing through the outputtransistors. The biggest issue when it comes to class A amps in car stereo applications is size. Class B Car Amplifiers Unlike class A amps, class B power amplifiers are switched. Class AB Car Amplifiers These amps are a hybrid of the traditional A and B amplifier classes....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 113 words · Craig Mathews

Car Amplifiers: Do You Really Need Them?

Car audio amplifier essentials: channels, power, and clarity Amplifiers are often associated with high-performance car audio. In fact, a car stereo wouldn’t work without one. The power of an amp dictates how loud and distortion-free the sound is. Do You Really Need a Car Audio Amp? Another factor to consider is whether the head unit includes preamp outputs. These outputs bypass the built-in amplifier and send a clear signal to an external amplifier....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 191 words · Holly Collins

Car Audio Basics: Head Units, Amplifiers, and Speakers

In addition to acting as the brains of the audio system, some head units also include video functionality. Modern head units are sometimes also integrated into infotainment systems. The Amp An amplifieris the second major component that every car audio system needs. These simple audio systems actually contain a small power amp inside the head unit. Some OEM audio systems include separate power amps but most dont. However, installing a new amp wont always provide a huge boost in sound quality....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 155 words · Eric Barrera

Car Audio DAC: From Analog to Digital and Back

The behind-the-scenes magic of digital-to-analog converters So what, exactly, is aDAC, and how important is it? The answer to the first question, however, requires some explanation. The one exception to this rule is conventionalAM/FM radio, which starts off with an analog signal. A compact disc can store more audio data than a record or compact cassette in less space. so that do so, it has to be passed through a digital to analog converter....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Darrell Simmons

Car Batteries Are Made to Die

None of this is to say that you cant hold back the tide of entropy for a time. Of course, thats a sword that cuts both ways. It’s just a function of thescience of how car batteries work. Lifewire / Tim Liedtke Duty Cycles and Dead Cells The operational lifespan of a battery is typically expressed induty cycles. None of that should ever be an issue if everything is working properly under your hood....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 210 words · Julia Hill

Car Cassette Adapters: How They Work, and How to Use Them

It includes information on how cassette adapters work and suggests good alternatives to cassette tape adapters. They are shaped like compact cassettes on the outside, but the internal workings are quite different. Listening to music in your car with a tape adapter is easy. Raimond Spekking / Wikimedia Commons Turn on your car radio and adjust the volume to the lowest level. Insert the tape adapter into your car radio tape deck....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Richard Steele

Car Food Warmer Options

What Kinds of Car Food Warmers Are out There? The one feature most of these devices have in common is that they run off 12v power. you’re able to usually plug them into your car’s cigarette lighter without popping a fuse. A slow cooker that runs on 12v is one of the most foolproof ways to safely cook or warm your food on the road.RoadPro Car Food Warmers and Cookers Car food warmers and cookers can be slow to heat up....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Jeffrey Brewer

Car Fuses and Fusible Links Explained

Blowing the lid off car fuses and fusible links Automotive fuses are the gatekeepers and bodyguards of automotive electronics. This often results in a temporary loss of functionality. Fuses, however, are cheap and usually easy to replace. Gary Gladstone / Stockbyte / Getty Images Repeated failures of a fuse on the same circuit often reveals an underlying problem. Types differ primarily in size and number of terminals. Physically large fuses are typically used in high-current applications....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 271 words · Christopher Harrington

Car Stereo Amp Turns On and Off by Itself

mauro_grigollo / Getty Images Why would a car amp turn off by itself? There are a few different reasons for an amp to turn off by itself. Some older vehicles that have been updated with modern head units and amps can also present unique issues. mauro_grigollo / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 49 words · Darren Brown

Carol Shaw: Atari Superstar

But back when women like Carol Shaw started, there were even fewer women making games. There, she created games likeVideo Checkersand3-D Tic-Tac-Toe(which took her six months to create). “Carol was amazing at what she did.” Robee Shepherd / Getty Images “She also hand wrote her code on paper and then later typed it in.” Thats where she would developRiver Raid, which Novakovic said sold 1 million copies upon its release in 1982....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Robert Henry

Cars Are the Perfect Venue for Apple Music’s 3D Spatial Audio

And now, with Apple’s Spatial Audio, surround sound is also a thing. But this also means you have to tailor the sound setup to suit the car itself. Apple / Mercedes With these Mercedes systems, the result is probably amazing. Alan Veas / Unsplash But with access to more speakers, the sound can actually physically surround you. Combined with audio mastered for surround playback, it makes for a potent combination....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Margaret Navarro

Cars Communicating With Bikes Could Improve Traffic Safety

Its about communicating via cellular If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. Hinterhaus Productions / Getty Images Theescalating conflictbetween cars and bikes may be getting some tech help. Safer Streets? Hinterhaus Productions / Getty Images Audi is working on the new safety tech that uses cellular technology that lets cars communicate with their surroundings. Audi also collaborated with a C-V2X system with Qualcomm Technologies and others to connect cars with school buses....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 208 words · Monica Dean