Astell&Kern Just Killed the Touchscreen With Two Knobs and $2,000
Physical controls are having a moment. Volkswagen and Subaru are bringing back buttons and dials after years of touchscreen regret. Ferrari’s first EV was designed…
Audio
Elgato’s Wave Next Connects Your Mic, Software, and Stream Deck
Audio setups for creators have long followed a predictable pattern: buy a microphone, download some software, spend an afternoon reading forums about signal chains, and…
TECNO and Tonino Lamborghini Built the Smallest Water-Cooled Gaming PC
Tech collaborations with fashion and luxury brands usually follow a familiar, slightly tired script. A logo goes on the back of an otherwise unchanged device,…
Motorola’s Bose-Tuned Speaker Automatically Follows You Room to Room
Bluetooth speakers have largely solved the portability problem and mostly failed the living room one. They tend to look like gym equipment that wandered indoors,…
5 Best Portable Bluetooth Speakers of Spring 2026 — Designed for the Outdoors, Not Your Bookshelf
Most portable speakers end up on a shelf somewhere, playing lo-fi beats while someone makes coffee. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is…
Redmi Buds 8 Pro Review: This €69.90 Earbud Punches Way Above Its Weight
Redmi Buds 8 Pro arrives as Redmi’s more ambitious take on everyday wireless earbuds. They aim to combine punchy sound, serious noise cancellation, and gaming-friendly…
These $40-$299 Cassette Players Just Crushed Spotify’s Algorithm
Somewhere between the algorithmic playlists and the infinite scroll of recommended tracks, music stopped being something you held in your hands. Cassette tapes were declared…
Electric guitar–shaped Clearaudio Celebrity Al Di Meola Edition Turntable exemplifies functional art
In the world of high-fidelity audio, certain products move beyond function and enter the realm of art. For instance, the VS-01 Bluetooth Vertical Turntable, Orbit…
Arcade Game-shaped Wooden Cabinet Plays Vinyl Vertically and Cassette Tapes
There’s something genuinely exciting happening in the world of audio design, and it comes packaged in warm wood and a beautifully nostalgic aesthetic. Swedish artist…
Cloudbeat reimagines the portable speaker with user-repairable, circular design
In a market where most portable speakers are sealed shut and designed for eventual replacement rather than repair, the idea of opening up your own…
Gorgeous Audio-Technica Turntable Concept is worthy of being in an Art Gallery
If you’ve ever looked at your turntable and thought it could be on a museum shelf, you’re not alone. Hive Industrial, a design studio with…
Yamaha’s Sail and Butterfly speakers reimagine how sound takes shape
Few brands move as fluidly between precision engineering and artistic expression as Yamaha. From concert grand pianos to motorcycles and professional audio systems, the company…