Audiophiles and the high-end audio industry mourned as Jim Thiel, who co-founded the speaker brand that bears his name, died last week at age 61.
Two partners, Lexington KY & 1976 served the founding of this company. One of Jim’s partners was Kathy Gornik, a college acquaintance. She later became president and co-owner of the company. [...]

Asus recently launched a multimedia speaker series designed for notebooks. The aluminum uBoom and uBoom Q connect by USB 2.0 and are about half the size of most speakers. The uBoom also doubles as a notebook dock with more air flow for better heat dispersion.