Having developed a low-microphonic cable specifically for musicians’ electric instruments, Black Rhodium introduced this Prelude audio interconnect with similar design characteristics. Prelude is a coaxial cable whose 2.5mm cross section signal conductor is made of multiple strands of silver-plated OFC with PTFE insulation. The coaxial screen, braided closely to aid RFI rejection, is also silver-plated OFC. 
An electrostatic shield of conductive carbon/graphite compound between the inner insulation and the coaxial screen is claimed to minimize microphony. 

LG has been paying more attention into its mobile lineup recently, particularly with devices powered by Google’s hugely popular Android platform. Move over, Optimus Prime, we now have the LG Optimus One. Based on its specifications, the Optimus One does sport a few major improvements over its predecessor, the LG Optimus, especially considering that the latter came with a three-inch resistive screen, while the Optimus One sports a 3.2-inch capacitive panel for improved responsiveness.

Offering iPhone and iPad users eight new models from its portable entertainment series, headphone specialist Sennheisser is even making purchasing identification easy, introducing an ‘i’ in the product name to designate Apple-friendly models. Like the official Apple headset that comes with the iPhone, the Sennheisser products pause the music on an incoming call and can be operated via controls on the cable.

Photokina 2010, the last big camera show of the year, has come and gone. The two big names released their expected updates; Canon with cameras like the 60D, Nikon with the 07000. And yet, these weren’t the cameras we were looking for. For the second year in a row since the first mirror-less interchangeable lens camera was launched; the two largest camera manufacturers in the world have remained silent on that front.