Ahead of Avengers: Infinity Warâs official release in just a few weeks, Chinaâs Brando has revealed the penultimate collectible for fans of Thanosâ rise to power. Why buy a simple life-size replica of his infamous Infinity Gauntlet when you could buy this superior life-size replica made from actual copper, withâŚ
Despite conflicting reports, the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation is obviously the best starship that Starfleet has ever built. That alone makes this Enterprise Bluetooth speaker worth the $80 asking price. But sweetening the pot is a secret feature that turns the device into a soothing, Star TrekâŚ
Your phone has one, your laptop has one, and youâve got a smart one in the corner of your room telling you the weatherâbut what makes a good speaker different from a so-so speaker? Why you might consider upgrading the audio capabilities of your TV or computer, and what should you look for if you do?
It seems inevitable that one day your entire home will be wired so that smart assistants can hear your every request, no matter where you are. But if you mostly rely on a smart speaker, its built-in mic can only eavesdrop so far. Companies like Google would certainly love it if you bought a smart speaker for everyâŚ
Look, I donât really care about Appleâs upcoming HomePod because even though it might sound fantastic, Iâm not convinced I need to drop $350 on yet another smart speaker. Even so, I appreciate a job well done, no matter how small, and the person or people responsible for the status sounds for the HomePod have createdâŚ
Itâs no secret Sonos is working on a smart speaker to rival products like Amazonâs Echo and Appleâs HomePod. Last year, Sonos laid off a number of staff while simultaneously announcing a new shift in focus to help the company âremain innovative and successful.â But jumping on the digital assistant bandwagon hasnâtâŚ
With the new Sound Bar Flex, LG didnât make the worldâs best sound bar. Itâs actually a bit of a stretch to call the modular, three-piece speaker system a sound bar at all. And at $430, the (mostly) wireless setup isnât quite a bargain either. You know what, though? The Sound Bar Flex sure is fun to use.
Youâve probably called someone an asshat before. But do you know what an asshat literally is?
2017 might go down in history as the year those boxy speakers your dad still uses finally started to go extinct. Following the development of a heat-powered graphene chip that could replace the speaker in your phone, scientists at Michigan State University have developed a paper-thin, flexible electronic panel thatâŚ
The traditional speaker design involves the use of a vibrating membrane that pushes air to create sound waves that travel to your ears. The technology has been in use for well over a century, but scientists at the University of Exeter might have found a way to improve how speakers workâeliminating movementâŚ
Itâs hard to have long-lasting fun for $100 these days. A fancy dinner is over in a couple of hours. A ticket to Disney World expires not long after sunset. But the Wonderboom, a new waterproof speaker from Ultimate Ears, feels like it could last forever.
Gallium is one of those rare metals that turns to a liquid somewhere above room temperature, allowing you to do fun experimentsâlike pouring it onto a vibrating speaker while playing musicâwithout risking severe burns. Point a camera at the results and that fun science experiment suddenly feels like youâve discoveredâŚ
Bose has a long history of making great-yet-pricey speakers. But its latest, the BoseBUILD Speaker Cube, is a first for the companyâa build-your-own speaker, intended for kids. Itâs designed to help teach the basic concepts of sound and speaker design. Itâs a cool idea, with dead simple setup and instructions, but forâŚ
Weâve spent hundreds of hours over several months using six multiroom wireless speaker systems in every possible room and even outside to find the best multiroom wireless speaker system. Though new competition is better than ever, Sonos is still the best for most people. If you want something cheaper, GoogleâŚ
In a world that cherishes gadgets that keep getting smaller and lighter, the Fluance Fi70 is a big hulking WTF. The $500 Bluetooth speaker is as big as your parentâs oldest television set and weighs in at a hulking 81 pounds. Itâs so ridiculous, so surprisingly handsome, and so cheap that I almost want to buy it.âŚ
An unknown breakthrough in consumer levitation technology has led to an influx of floating speakers that donât sound any different, but look kinda coolâwere this the mid-â80s. Before you write them off completely, someone has managed to find a way to make these novelties genuinely worthy of your desk space, as a tiny âŚ
When subway, train stations, and airports get crammed full of people, itâs impossible to hear loudspeaker announcements over all the noise. So researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute developed a new system that listens for when a venue gets loud, and automatically adjusts announcements so theyâre always audible.
LSTN isnât your average audio company. The Los Angeles-based enterprise turned head a couple years ago when it started selling sleek wood and chrome headphones. Now, LSTN is expanding into the world of Bluetooth speakers with a very lovely box named Apollo.
The Super Bowl is less than a week away, and that means itâs time to throw out everything you own and start living like a real Americanâwith a brand new home entertainment system plopped right in the middle of your living room. Sure, you could probably get by streaming the game on a laptop, but itâs 2016. Why notâŚ
