The $99 Gadget That Clears 3 Devices Off Your Nightstand
The nightstand has become a staging ground for technology. Between a phone, a white noise machine, a lamp, and whatever book you’re pretending to read…
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The Jerry Can That’s Actually a 300W Party Speaker With a Guitar Input
Portable party speakers have settled into a comfortable but predictable aesthetic: boxy, rugged, cylindrical, occasionally translucent. They compete mostly on specs, with loudness and battery…
5 Portable Bluetooth Speakers for Summer 2026 That Sound as Good Outside as They Look
Most portable speakers resolve the outdoor brief in one of two ways. They build something tough enough to survive whatever summer throws at it, then…
The 21.5-Inch Transparent Speaker That Animates Lyrics to Match Your Music
Most home speakers today have settled into a comfortable invisibility. Whether they’re slim soundbars pushed against a wall or cylindrical mesh towers parked on a…
NTS Radio’s New $179 Player Wants You to Stop Choosing
We spend an embarrassing amount of time choosing what to listen to. You open Spotify, scroll for fifteen minutes, start a playlist you’ve already heard…
The AI Music Device That Finally Asked Artists First
Most of us are passive music listeners now. We scroll, press shuffle, half-hear a song while doing something else entirely, and let algorithms decide what…
Noble’s $199 Osprey Earbuds Aim Straight at Sony’s XM6
The $200 true wireless earbud market is crowded, but the brands filling it are mostly consumer electronics companies that tune for mass appeal rather than…
4 Best Wireless Audio Gadgets for Creators, Now Up to 20% Off For Prime Day
Most creator setups get built backwards. The camera comes first, the lighting comes second, and audio ends up being whatever fits in the bag. That…
Bowers & Wilkins Spent 60 Years on These Speakers. It Shows.
Most brands celebrate a 60th anniversary with a retrospective book or a limited-edition colorway. Bowers & Wilkins celebrated theirs by unveiling what may genuinely be…
This $399 Tablet Has 9 JBL Speakers and Works as a Bluetooth Speaker
Entertainment tablets have always been a bit of a compromise. They’re large enough to make video look good, but the speakers are almost universally disappointing,…
These 5 Speakers Are So Beautiful They Could Hang in a Museum – and They Actually Sound Amazing
For years, high-end audio meant choosing between performance and aesthetics, often leaving enthusiasts with bulky, utilitarian “black boxes” hidden in corners. Function ruled, and beauty…
The Sculptural Speaker Concept That Sounds Good From Every Spot in the Room
Most wireless speakers look like speakers. They announce themselves with grilles and ports and branding, and they tend to disappear into a corner or a…