Pass to a higher consciousness
Yoga enthusiasts don’t have to break their routine while traveling, thanks to a local upstart trying to bring the country together under one deep breath. Om Pass, an innovation from Denver yoga instructor Andrea Hellman, is a growing nationwide network of yoga centers that students can visit for a discounted drop-in rate.
According to Hellman, 10 percent of Americans practice yoga, creating a $27 billion industry. Most of that money is spent on classes.
With Om Pass, users pay $10 or more for annual membership to visit centers in the Om Pass network and receive a 15 percent discount on classes.
Hellman is working on building a system that would allow traveling members to receive text messages of nearby yoga centers on their cellphones.
– Kimberly S. Johnson, Denver Post Staff Writer
Big sound in old headphones
Headphones that let you hear surround sound have been around for a few years. But what if you want to hear surround sound through the stereo headphones you already own? You can do it with the SU-DH1 from JVC, a $130 wallet-size adapter that plugs in between your headphones and a music source.
The unit uses Dolby technology to provide virtual 5.1-channel surround sound through ordinary headphones, and it is small enough to use with laptop computers, portable DVD players and hand-held game systems. The device, available soon at www.jvc.com, can separate the channels from several types of Dolby Digital and DTS surround recordings and soundtracks, as well as from MPEG-2 AAC signals.
Ivan Berger, The New York Times
