To understand silence, one must understand noise as well, and Prochnik, an advocate for quiet, takes himself to a car-audio competition where boom-car enthusiasts compete in decibel production.
Online karaoke site Bix ended its beta with flair last night with the launch of a $50,000 "Second Chance" video and audio karaoke competition.
It's the day before the Notting Hill Carnival so she runs an audio-only competition for people to do the running man dance, scored by increasingly fast UK Bass tracks.
The Cliburn began streaming audio of the competition online in 1997, and in 2009 offered extensive online video coverage of performances and rehearsals.
ARC, which started out life as a competitor to chip designer ARM Holdings, could face plenty of competition as audio becomes a competitive advantage for manufacturers.
Of course, while Amazon's own products aren't nearly as focused on the audio experience as the competition, the company has begun partnering with third-party hardware manufacturers like Sonos and Harman to offer a more music-focused listening experience.
As far as video guidelines, participants "cannot post any video and/or audio of the events, competitions or any other activities which occur at Olympic Venues (including the Olympic Villages).
For the first time, the 17-day competition offered streaming audio and video in real time on its Web site.
But it makes more sense to see XM and Sirius as part of the bigger radio and digital audio markets and thus in competition with AM/FM, HD, and Internet radio.
There's no real competition on the audio side.
Audiosocket faces competition from Pump Audio and Jingle Punks.
