Category: Audio

Behold the cutest little Star Wars bluetooth speakers in this galaxy or any other. Judge them by their size do you? Well don’t. They can crank up the volume, despite their size. You can choose from…

There are different gadgets that can turn bodies, steering wheels or food into musical instruments. Now you can turn pretty much any rigid solid object into an instrument using just one device: Mogees. Mogees consists of…

NuForce recently became part of the Optoma family of products, and is now offering the first of its new headphones, the BE6. These compact earphones offer Bluetooth connectivity, so they’re great for athletes and anyone else…

Whether you like to sing in the shower, or just like to listen to tunes while you scrub up, you’ll want to grab this deal from the Technabob Shop. This compact water-resistant Bluetooth speaker measures about…

Dolby was kind enough to invite me into their brand new headquarters building in San Francisco. The 16-story, 300,000 square foot building brings together research, engineering, marketing, business and operations teams in a single location, and…

Artists usually place a hidden track or two in their albums. The upcoming three EPs of electronic artist Captain Credible on the other hand will each have a randomly generated track. The Dead Cats EPs are…

Listen to your tunes while enjoying a cool display of physics in action with the Lyrix Axis Levitating Speaker. This Bluetooth speaker hovers magnetically over its base station as it plays your music. It’s got a…

Synthesized music can now sound less synthesized with the latest voice bank for Yamaha’s Vocaloid software. Announced earlier this year, the Cyber Diva is the first library to have an American English female voice. Here’s a…

TwistedWave lets you create studio-quality digital recordings with your Mac. The software can record, cut, layer, mix, convert and apply effects to audio files in just about any format. The Mac OS X app is packed…

I get to review lots of pairs of headphones, and one of my favorites from past last year are the Grain Audio OEHP.01 over-ear headphones. Not only do they look great, but they sound wonderful, with…

For starters, the Wren V5US is one of the most beautiful wireless speakers you can buy. It’s built into a stunning wood enclosure with a flowing sort of organic form, and will look great sitting on…

Griffin’s Twenty tabletop digital amp is perfect for listening to music through your own choice of speakers. If you’ve already got an old pair of unpowered bookshelf speakers, it’s ideal. The stylish box looks at home…

If you’ve ever wanted to sing in public, but know that your voice is a little pitchy, then this is the gadget you need. Singtrix is a karaoke machine on steroids, not just capable of removing…

Last month, I had the opportunity to test out the Ruark Audio MR1 Bluetooth audio system, and thought it offered very good sound for its size, and an excellent, substantial build quality. Now I’ve got the…

Sony recently set me up with a couple of pieces of audio gear from their Hi-Res Audio line, so I could hear first hand the differences between typical digital music players and the higher quality sound…

A drum trigger is a device that converts hits on an acoustic drum into electronic signals that activate digital sounds. You can use them to achieve a cleaner sound in live performances or use sound effects…