Vollebak’s New Sonic Jacket Fires 180 Speakers Into Your Body
If you’ve ever stood too close to a speaker at a concert and felt the bass move through your chest, you already understand the basic…
Audio
Fosi’s $150 Headphone Amp Snaps to Your iPhone Instead of Dangling
The dongle DAC has become a familiar but awkward sight plugged into the bottom of a smartphone, a small reminder that the headphone jack didn’t…
Wilson Benesch’s $130,000 Greenwich turntable arrives at HIGH END Vienna this June for audiophiles seeking sonic perfection
For more than four decades, the global high-end audio industry revolved around one annual ritual in Munich. Every May engineers, and audiophiles gathered at HIGH…
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Co-Designed a Synth So Good It’s Now a Collector’s Item
Transparency in tech has followed the classic arc of any design trend: radical, then referential, then mainstream, then meaningful. Nothing made it radical. Dozens of…
This Ceramic Vase Is Actually a Phone Speaker That Needs No Power
The home has become increasingly cluttered with gadgets that need charging, pairing, and their own dedicated spaces. Even something as simple as playing music from…
Nocturne’s Free App Turns Your Bricked Spotify Car Thing Into Something Better Than the Original
The open-source community has a long history of doing more with abandoned hardware than the original manufacturers ever did. The PSP got emulators Sony never…
This AC Does 5 Jobs at Once and Looks Like Furniture on Your Wall
The split air conditioner is one of the least loved objects in any home, which is a strange thing to say about something most people…
AI-powered earbuds with built-in camera expand your capabilities in the real world
Headphones and earbuds have, over the last couple of years, become staples of this fast-paced world for good reason. The little audio gear essentials can…
Google’s $99 Gemini Speaker Is About to Land
The smart speaker category has been quietly stagnating. Go ahead and look around your house. Chances are there’s a Nest Audio or an Amazon Echo…
Bose Just Revived Its Lifestyle Speaker for $299, Minus the Wires
For most people, getting serious audio at home eventually turns into a tradeoff. Multi-speaker surround setups demand wiring, dedicated gear, and more floor space than…
Apple Wants To Put A Camera In Your AirPods… To Improve Siri’s Visual Intelligence
Your earbud can read your body temperature, heart rate variability, and sleep quality. No, I’m not joking, there are TWS earbuds on the market that…
This Tiny Sunrise Alarm Clock Replaced My Phone, My Lamp, and My White Noise Machine
Imagine a small coastal diorama sitting on your nightstand, a sculpted seascape of rocky shores and a lone sailboat frozen in miniature, and then imagine…