Headphones

These Sennheiser Headphones Live in the Future and on My Head

These hot red Sennheiser Momentum headphones used to live in the bedroom of the future and now they live on my head. I picked them up a few days ago and haven’t been able to take them off. In fact, here’s a Vine to prove it. “Living” in this Home of the Future the past…

Tech News Leslie Horn May 19

Report: Apple Is Getting Ready to Buy Beats for $3.2 Billion

According to the Financial Times, Apple is closing in on an acquisition of Beats, the headphone manufacturer turned streaming music service. The $3.2 billion deal would give Apple control over a powerful brand, but at the same time, it would be puzzling and uncharacteristic of Apple. The FT points out it would be Apple’s biggest…

Tech News Mario Aguilar May 8

V-Moda XS Headphones Review: Indestructible Cans With Runway Looks

V-Moda, the decade-old veteran of the new-wave of headphones is just launching a fresh set of impressively over-engineered cans. They fit you snug like a tailored suit and last as long as a tank. What is it? Portable on-ear headphones with 40mm drivers that cost $200 on Amazon. You can also buy them directly from…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 26

How Sennheiser Designs Serious Headphones For a Smartphone Generation

For decades, German audio company Sennheiser has made some of the best headphones you can buy, regardless of whether you’re trying to keep it thrifty or splurge. In recent years, though, the legacy brand has had to adapt its technology to an era when how consumers listen to music has radically changed. https://gizmodo.com/sennheiser-hd-700-headphones-when-1000-cans-sound-wor-5873817 At CES,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 15

Sennheiser’s DJ Cans Get Overhauled for the Rigors of the Modern Club

Sennheiser’s HD25 DJ headphones are icons. They’re also 25 years old, and up against some tough competition. So Sennheiser took their balanced sound and crammed them into a new line of headphones, lead by the HD8 DJ. Classic sonics, meet the comforts of a new millennium. While specs are pretty thin (so far) on the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 7

Sol Republic’s New Sweat-Proof Earbuds Might Be the Most Versatile Yet

Running headphones are for the most part a hideous, utilitarian lot. They stay put when you’re running and don’t short out when you work up a sweat. They probably live in your gym bag. Sol Republic’s new Relays are headphones designed with the simple goal of making a single bud that works for everything and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 6

Shure’s New Cheap Earbuds Will Sound Way Better Than Your Crap EarPods

Shure is one of the oldest players in the earbud game—the company accidentally helped invent the category in the 90s whilst designing in-ear stage monitors for musicians. The company’s stuff sounds fantastic, and now with it’s new SE112, they’ll cost just a couple bucks more than the unfortunate buds that ship with your phone. Specs…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 3

Family Opens Beats Headphones on Christmas, Finds Tuna Instead

It’s Christmas Day. You’ve carefully wrapped the Beats headphones your daughter’s been dreaming of, and she’s just about to see that dream become reality. Looking on with glee, you watch as she tears the paper from her brand new set of cans only to find that these were cans of a markedly different sort. Tuna,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Dec 27

A Headphone Splitter That Lets Each Listener Control Their Own Volume

Sharing a single set of earbuds is bad, but being at the mercy of another person controlling the volume when using a headphone splitter isn’t great either. The folks at Wicked Audio have just solved that problem, thanks to this simple splitter that gives each listener their own volume dial. The Wicked Audio Splitter is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Dec 19

SubPac M1 Review: A Subwoofer You Wear Like a Backpack

Picture this sexy cyborg future: Bored of headphones and hungry for bass, people roam the city with speakers strapped to their bodies. You don’t listen to music any more; you feel it. Well, thanks to a partnership between musicians and engineers, this is all already possible. What Is It? Quite literally, the SubPac M1 is…

Reviews Adam Clark Estes Dec 4

Grado Labs Made Gorgeous Cans Out of Irish Whiskey Barrels

Unlike many revered audio brands, old school Brooklyn outfit Grado Labs hasn’t yet stooped to deploying rappers, athletes, or style icons to market its awesome headphones and phono cartridges. But before you dismiss its first foray into the world of branded products out of hand, you should know two things. The partner is whiskey, and…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Dec 4

CanOpener Improves iPhone Sound Quality for $4 Using Actual Science

Well, we might have just found the grandaddy of all audiophile music apps, perfect for the most important music snob in your life: you. Of course, if you care about sound quality, you already have nice headphones. Canopener for iOS ($4), is about what happens right before the sound leaves your iPhone, but before it…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Dec 3

iRiver On Review: When Bad Apps Ruin Great Fitness Gadgets

Getting detailed data about your workouts is great and all, except there’s so much cumbersome gear involved. A chest strap for your heart rate, your phone to track distance and play music, some headphones so you can listen to music in the first place and hear your training app’s voice prompts. The iRiver ON was…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 20

Do You Use Noise-Canceling Headphones?

Peace and quiet is valuable in life. Sometimes you just want to zone out or hone in on something important. I remember being amazed when my elementary school science teacher passed around his personal noise-canceling headphones and let us all try them. That was memorable and yet I’ve never been motivated to shell out for…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman Nov 17

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

If you’ve dropped a small fortune on a nice pair of over-the-ear headphones but are just connecting them to your laptop’s built-in headphone jack, you’re probably not hearing everything you paid for. For a better sonic experience, a dedicated DAC—or digital to analog converter—is the route you want to go. And Cambridge Audio has managed…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 30

Sol Republic Tracks Air: Sweet Bluetooth Headphones at a Nice Price

A good pair of on-ear Bluetooth headphones is surprisingly more expensive than you want it to be. Tack $100-$150 onto the price you’d ordinarily pay for a certain level of quality, and that’s the price you’re going to pay for Bluetooth. And yet Sol Republic’s excellent, budget-friendly Tracks headphones, liberated from their wires, come at…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 29

A Cheap Pair of Headphones Can Accurately Measure Your Heart Rate

There’s a plethora of devices out there that let athletes, amateur doctors, and even hypochondriacs constantly monitor their heart rates. But thanks to researchers at the Kaiteki Institute in Japan, soon all you may need to keep tabs on your ticker is a cheap pair of in-ear headphones. https://gizmodo.com/your-web-cam-can-see-your-heart-rate-which-isnt-creepy-5994798 Using a technique that measures the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 25

Beats Has Ended Its Relationship With HTC

Beats has had enough: it’s walking out of its relationship with HTC and buying back the 25 percent stake currently held by smartphone manufacturer. HTC ponied up $300 million back in 2011 for a 50.1 percent stake in Beats. Then, the headphone manufacturer paid $150 million to buy back 25 percent last year. Today, it…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Sep 27

JBL’s New Headphones Use Pro DSP to Sound Like a Live Performance

JBL’s new line of Synchros headphones use proprietary digital signal processing (DSP) that supposedly leverages the company’s experience with professional gear to make the speakers hanging off your head sound like the musicians are on stage in front of you. On paper, JBL’s over-ear S700 headphones are an intriguing concept. Usually, battery-powered “LiveStage” DSP installed…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 18

The Best Rugged In-Ear Headphones

If you like music, you must have good headphones. It’s that simple. To do otherwise would be to cheat yourself out of one of life’s great pleasures. Why would you want to do that? The difference in sound quality — and with that, the quality of your life to an extent — between low-end earbuds…

Tech News Eliot Van Buskirk - Evolver.fm Sep 17

These Sennheiser Headphones Live in the Future and on My Head

Report: Apple Is Getting Ready to Buy Beats for $3.2 Billion

V-Moda XS Headphones Review: Indestructible Cans With Runway Looks

How Sennheiser Designs Serious Headphones For a Smartphone Generation

Sennheiser’s DJ Cans Get Overhauled for the Rigors of the Modern Club

Sol Republic’s New Sweat-Proof Earbuds Might Be the Most Versatile Yet

Shure’s New Cheap Earbuds Will Sound Way Better Than Your Crap EarPods

Family Opens Beats Headphones on Christmas, Finds Tuna Instead

A Headphone Splitter That Lets Each Listener Control Their Own Volume

SubPac M1 Review: A Subwoofer You Wear Like a Backpack

Grado Labs Made Gorgeous Cans Out of Irish Whiskey Barrels

CanOpener Improves iPhone Sound Quality for $4 Using Actual Science

iRiver On Review: When Bad Apps Ruin Great Fitness Gadgets

Do You Use Noise-Canceling Headphones?

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

Sol Republic Tracks Air: Sweet Bluetooth Headphones at a Nice Price

A Cheap Pair of Headphones Can Accurately Measure Your Heart Rate

Beats Has Ended Its Relationship With HTC

JBL’s New Headphones Use Pro DSP to Sound Like a Live Performance

The Best Rugged In-Ear Headphones

Ozempic Shreds Bones? How a Small Study Turned Into a Big Health Myth

Anker’s Soundcore Translation Earbuds Are Now Nearly 7x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3 After a Sudden Price Drop on Amazon

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Using Emojis at Work? You’re Not Going to Like This Study 😮

A Terrifying Invasion Feels Eerily Familiar in This Short Horror Story

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum at 51% Off Quietly Undercuts Dyson’s Stick Cleaner Prices

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Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

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Headphones

These Sennheiser Headphones Live in the Future and on My Head

Report: Apple Is Getting Ready to Buy Beats for $3.2 Billion

V-Moda XS Headphones Review: Indestructible Cans With Runway Looks

How Sennheiser Designs Serious Headphones For a Smartphone Generation

Sennheiser’s DJ Cans Get Overhauled for the Rigors of the Modern Club

Sol Republic’s New Sweat-Proof Earbuds Might Be the Most Versatile Yet

Shure’s New Cheap Earbuds Will Sound Way Better Than Your Crap EarPods

Family Opens Beats Headphones on Christmas, Finds Tuna Instead

A Headphone Splitter That Lets Each Listener Control Their Own Volume

SubPac M1 Review: A Subwoofer You Wear Like a Backpack

​Grado Labs Made Gorgeous Cans Out of Irish Whiskey Barrels

CanOpener Improves iPhone Sound Quality for $4 Using Actual Science

iRiver On Review: When Bad Apps Ruin Great Fitness Gadgets

Do You Use Noise-Canceling Headphones?

A Tiny Matchbook-Sized USB DAC Will Make Your Headphones Sound Sublime

Sol Republic Tracks Air: Sweet Bluetooth Headphones at a Nice Price

A Cheap Pair of Headphones Can Accurately Measure Your Heart Rate

Beats Has Ended Its Relationship With HTC

JBL’s New Headphones Use Pro DSP to Sound Like a Live Performance

The Best Rugged In-Ear Headphones

Ozempic Shreds Bones? How a Small Study Turned Into a Big Health Myth

Anker’s Soundcore Translation Earbuds Are Now Nearly 7x Cheaper Than AirPods Pro 3 After a Sudden Price Drop on Amazon

Volkswagen Shuts Down Tennessee Plant’s EV Production at the Worst Possible Time

Using Emojis at Work? You’re Not Going to Like This Study 😮

A Terrifying Invasion Feels Eerily Familiar in This Short Horror Story

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum at 51% Off Quietly Undercuts Dyson’s Stick Cleaner Prices

Tubi Manages to Turn People Against Recommendations With Bad AI Branding

Gizmodo’s Favorite Photos From NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

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Grado Labs Made Gorgeous Cans Out of Irish Whiskey Barrels