Speakers

A Speaker Helmet That Maybe Takes First-Person Shooters Too Seriously

You’ve already got the hyper-realistic machine gun controller, but you’ve probably noticed that playing a war-themed first-person shooter on your basement couch just doesn’t feel like you’re actually at war. There’s definitely something missing—and that something surely has to be Hyperkin’s new ComRad that packs speakers and a boom mic into a realistic looking helmet.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Researchers Found a Way To Make Announcements Quieter But Clearer

There’s an endless list of annoyances that make air travel unenjoyable, the least of which being the nonstop blaring airport announcements you have to endure while waiting for your flight. So hats off to a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland who’ve developed a filter that can make speech blasted over…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Sonos Play:1 FCC Filing Hints At Bookshelf Speaker

Sonos is primed to expand the lineup of speakers for its wireless audio system. As usual, the company’s FCC filing has surfaced in advance of the actual product launch. The forthcoming Play:1 looks like it’ll be a simpler speaker than its counterparts, and that Sonos intends it to be used in a stereo pairing. Is…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Incredible Disney Microphone Transmit Sounds Through Your Fingertips

When it comes to secrets, whispering just got outdated. Disney Research has come up with a microphone, straight out of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, that doesn’t actually amplify your ramblings, but instead turns them into a secret signal you can transmit by touch. The Ishin-Den-Shin installation—named for a Japanese term that means something along…

Tech News Eric Limer

Harman Kardon SoHo Headphones: Same Great Sound, New Portable Package

Last year’s Harman Kardon CL headphones were absolute knockouts: A beautiful minimal design plus nearly perfectly clear sound, all for the totally reasonable list price of $200. With the new SoHo headphones, HK hopes to revise that success in a more portable package, while retaining the sound that made them a smash value to begin…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

This “Ionic” Speaker Is Stretchable, See-Through and Mind-Blowing

Ever get that feeling that the speakers in your living room are too, well, opaque? Wouldn’t it be cool if it looked like they were just floating there in mid-air blasting jams for all to hear? It’s a heck of a dream, and thanks to a team of Harvard scientists, it might just come true…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Installing LG’s Sound Plate Speaker Is Easy, If Your TV Isn’t Too Heavy

Good news for home theater enthusiasts who are short on “home”. LG’s new Sound Plate speaker looks to be a super simple solution for those wanting to boost their TV’s sound, without having to fill their tiny apartment with a mountain of audio gear. The Sound Plate is 35mm high and is designed to hide…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Since When Are Logitech Products So Pretty?

I remember my family’s first Logitech product well. It was a mouse, roughly the size of a small football and shaped like a half eaten apple and the color of dirty bones. It rolled and it clicked and did everything it was supposed to. It was not an artifact of fine design. Fast forward about…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Over-Engineered Speaker Cables? Nope, Actual Speakers

Do you live in a bizarre, warped, Escher-style home that’s made installing a booming sound system next to impossible? The Anakonda KAN200 might look like a well shielded audio cable, but it’s actually a flexible speaker designed to squeeze into spots where traditional boxy speakers don’t fit, but still require jam pumping. Flexible enough to…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

This Tiny Wooden Speaker Turns Your Glasses Into Equalizers

Chances are you’ve used an equalizer before, and chances are there was a lot of blindly turning dials and hoping something good happened. The Timbre Speaker embraces exactly that kind of blind experimentation by using nothing but two glasses for its sound control. Designed by industrial design student Casey Lin, the speaker appears to be…

Tech News Eric Limer

Watch Fake Telekinesis Make Mind-Controlled Water

Telekinesis isn’t real, but you can fake it if you really put your mind to it. Conceptual artist Lisa Park did just that and surrounded herself with vibrating pools of her own brainwaves. But her final trick, total brain silence, turned out to be just a little too hard to fake. For her performance art…

Tech News Eric Limer

Wireless Pillow Speakers Put a Personal Home Theater In Your Bed

You may have spent a small fortune on the impressive home theater setup in your living room, but when you’re watching TV in bed, are you really going to settle for the crappy sound coming from its tiny speakers? Of course not. But skip the redundant bedroom surround sound setup and go with these SoftSound…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Sustainable Wooden Speakers For Ethical Audiophiles

If you’re just as concerned by the origins of your technology as their quality, then these speakers could be just the thing you’re after. Designed by Neue Werkstatt, the NW3 speaker series combines audio hardware from danish audio company Peerless with cases handmade n a small German carpenters’ workshop using sustainably harvested pine wood. The…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

This Handsome Passive Speaker Is Down to Party Anywhere

It’s late afternoon on a Friday, which means we’re all thinking about our weekend plans. That might mean a party, but what’s a party without a little music? The attractive Timbre Amplifier is just the ticket for your shindig’s soundtrack, and you don’t have to worry about charging it. It’s a passive speaker, meaning it…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Control This Lovely Wireless Speaker By Just Putting Your Phone On It

Dismayed by the over-complicated control schemes of wireless speakers that usually result in redundant playback and volume controls, Victor Johansson, an inspiring product designer, came up with a better solution: a minimalist ceramic speaker that only cares about where you place your phone. Instead of buttons or other physical controls, the speaker uses a set…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Creative’s Airwave HD Adds NFC So You Just Tap To Tether Your Tunes

No one has yet to unseat Jawbone’s Jambox from the Bluetooth speaker throne, but the king of the heap is starting to show its age, leaving room for feature-packed competitors to challenge its reign. Creative hopes its updated Airwave HD might be in line for the throne by offering the citizens NFC capabilities so it’s…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Plug Into These Revived Vintage Speakers, Or Just Ogle Their Beauty

Camera-lovers aren’t the only ones who get to fawn over retro design nowadays. German company Soundpauli has made a racket of taking vintage speakers and restoring them to their former glory. They’re stunning. Each device is doted upon cosmetically and electronically, adding a 1.8″ mini-plug for your smartphone or iPod as well the ability to…

Tech News Michael Hession

Muji Stripped This Splash-proof Speaker To Its Bare Essentials

Muji’s known for its ultra-minimalistic take on everything from office supplies, to apparel, to electronics like this simple splash-proof speaker housing for a smartphone that still provides full access to its touchscreen. Powered by three AAA batteries that promise up to 30 hours of playback, the $70 speaker eschews a wireless connection to your device…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Adsum Detonator Speakers Blast The Crap Out Of Stuff

Ugh. Everything. Right? Time to walk over to the bookshelf and vent some aggression with this extremely compact and heavily designed $800 speaker. This is the life. The Adsum Detonator has two-way passive radiators, magnesium and aluminum cone subwoofers two 19mm dual ring radiator tweeters and a frequency response between 65Hz and 40 Khz. It…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

Boomboxes Are Expensive When They’re Big Enough To Need Wheels

The Mobile Blastmaster exists. That’s most of what you need to know. It’s the boombox of your dreams, or more probably, your nightmares. It’s a little red wagon on crack. This baby has pneumatic tires to easily traverse sand and snow. It plays from any Bluetooth-enabled device with a 30 foot range. It has a…

Tech News Lily Hay Newman

A Speaker Helmet That Maybe Takes First-Person Shooters Too Seriously

Researchers Found a Way To Make Announcements Quieter But Clearer

Sonos Play:1 FCC Filing Hints At Bookshelf Speaker

Incredible Disney Microphone Transmit Sounds Through Your Fingertips

Harman Kardon SoHo Headphones: Same Great Sound, New Portable Package

This “Ionic” Speaker Is Stretchable, See-Through and Mind-Blowing

Installing LG’s Sound Plate Speaker Is Easy, If Your TV Isn’t Too Heavy

Since When Are Logitech Products So Pretty?

Over-Engineered Speaker Cables? Nope, Actual Speakers

This Tiny Wooden Speaker Turns Your Glasses Into Equalizers

Watch Fake Telekinesis Make Mind-Controlled Water

Wireless Pillow Speakers Put a Personal Home Theater In Your Bed

Sustainable Wooden Speakers For Ethical Audiophiles

This Handsome Passive Speaker Is Down to Party Anywhere

Control This Lovely Wireless Speaker By Just Putting Your Phone On It

Creative’s Airwave HD Adds NFC So You Just Tap To Tether Your Tunes

Plug Into These Revived Vintage Speakers, Or Just Ogle Their Beauty

Muji Stripped This Splash-proof Speaker To Its Bare Essentials

Adsum Detonator Speakers Blast The Crap Out Of Stuff

Boomboxes Are Expensive When They’re Big Enough To Need Wheels

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