On the Road to Autonomy

About 40 years ago Martin Logan started shipping its first audacious and stunning electrostatic speakers. Since then, the company has become a venerable brand offering not only cutting-edge towers but also wireless, in-wall, and bookshelf speakers, such as the Motion XT B100s. If you're like me, the first pair of speakers you owned were a pair of bookshelf speakers, primarily for their affordability but also because your parents wouldn't let you put a pair of 6-foot-tower spe

News this week on the electric vehicle (EV) front may have reminded one of the rather mean spirited admonishment from Steve Martin's character in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles : "When you're telling these little stories, have a point." That's the primary lesson to be learned from the demise of the Sony Honda Afeela. The Sony Afeela 1 was regularly ballyhooed at CES, the massive trade show in Las Vegas once dominated by the consumer electronics company, and much like the App

The much anticipated Consumer Reports annual top 10 picks for new cars, SUVs and light trucks is out again, and it reveals some interesting trends. Subaru is tops. While electrics have been growing in popularity and reliability, this is the first year that every model on the list is either fully electric, a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, or available as one. It's both a reflection of the market and a reflection of CR's extensive testing. Simply put, hybrids and electrics are more