Jojo’s Headphone Concept Adjusts Like a Yo-Yo, Without Sliders
A headphone cable usually gets treated as the part you tolerate. It hangs off the ear cup, catches on things, and rarely contributes much to…
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These Xiaomi open earbuds have five drivers and look like tech-jewelry
I own a lot of earbuds, and I can say with total confidence that none of them have ever made me feel fancy. Earbuds are…
Amazon Puts a Camera in an Echo Speaker and Alexa in a Photo Frame
Smart home gadgets have a habit of looking like smart home gadgets, even when they’re supposed to disappear into the living room. Amazon’s latest Echo…
$229 Galaxy Buds On arrive with hands-free AI operation and smooth gestures
The clip-on buds form factor is here to stay and not merely a fad. Samsung has joined the bandwagon with its first-ever clip-ons that compete…
km5’s Sp1 Speaker and Mp1 Mixer Give CD Listening a DJ-Style Twist
There’s something satisfying about choosing a CD, even if most of us have become accustomed to tapping a screen instead. The trouble is finding audio…
Teenage Engineering’s EP-35 Amp Has a Hidden Cable Compartment
The back of Teenage Engineering’s EP-35 opens to reveal a compartment for cables and accessories. It’s a wonderfully unglamorous feature to put on a music…
The 8 Best Audio Designs for People Who Want to Own Their Music
An album can be a folder you keep, a disc you lend, or a cassette you record yourself. That is a useful starting point for…
Final’s Porta wireless on-ear headphones strip back the headband to just 40 grams
Japanese audio brand Final has introduced Porta, a pair of wireless on-ear headphones that rethink one of the most familiar elements of headphone design –…
Nothing’s Ear (open) should have been a CMF product all along… Here’s proof
I’ll say it: Nothing launched the Ear (open) under the wrong logo. The open-ear buds debuted in 2024 at $149, wrapped in Nothing’s signature transparent…
This porcelain Pioneer DJ setup belongs in a museum, not an Ibiza nightclub
David Guetta just won DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs poll for a record sixth time, and I have a very specific idea for his trophy…
These retro-modern Headphones put audio adjustments on physical dials and tactile switches
Adjusting your headphones shouldn’t mean searching for a tiny button or guessing where to tap a touch-sensitive surface. TUNE X3 explores a more hands-on approach,…
This 2,680-piece LEGO AKAI tape deck is my kind of analog nostalgia
Owning a reel-to-reel deck in the 1970s meant owning a piece of furniture you could not move alone. The Akai PRO-1000 came in two boxes,…
Fyne Audio’s Speaker Uses Hidden Glass to Tame Ringing
A glass diaphragm is an unlikely detail to get excited about in a speaker that looks like expensive furniture. Yet it’s the detail that makes…
Sony’s Gold-Plated Walkman: Cassette Nostalgia Without Tapes
One of the things I wish I had been able to keep from “the olden days” is my cassette player, specifically my Sony Walkman. It…
You now pair your old iPod with AirPods thanks to this Motherboard swap
When Jobs pitched the iTunes Music Store to studio execs, he pointed at Napster as the model. Napster won because it was easy, so Jobs…
Someone Turned the Beats Pill Into a Diglett, and Now the Official Pikachu Version Looks Boring
Pokémon turned 30 this year, and every brand with a product page seems to want a slice of the cake. Polaroid’s Pokémon cameras and the…