Sidney Harman 1918-2011
Philanthropist, triumphant entrepreneur, government servant and steward of journalism, Sidney Harman, executive chairman of The Newsweek Daily Beast Co., died last night. Jonathan Alter on the remarkable 92 years of a true polymath who built one of America's great companies.
In Harman International's quest to deliver better audio quality in its home and automotive sound systems, Harman trains its focus groups to listen for specific frequencies in music, using an app available to the public.
With Android being such a success on the mobile market, automobile audio and information system developer Harman is jumping on the train by being the first to support the Android Open Accessory Protocol.
Pocket-Lint: The Home Theatre in a Box (HTIB) business is dominated by brands that build systems to a price, loading them to overflowing with the latest digital doodads. There is, though, a less frenetic high-end to this market, where simple sophistication is valued. It is into this space that Harman Kardon has pitched the BDS 800, a high-end all-in-one 5.1 Blu-ray entertainment package.
