Tag: HEADPHONE

If you live in the city, noise-canceling headphones are a must-have accessory. But the thing that makes them so great -- the ability to block out surrounding noise -- also makes them dangerous for navigating busy streets. The new 'Awareness!' app for iPhone plays external noises that are louder than a preset threshold via the headphones' microphone (or the iPhone's mic) while you listen to music, ...

Seriously, we feel a little more street just by lookin' at these things. The followup to the smashing over-the-head Beats headphones are here, and yes, they deliver sound so big, you'll think you've got speakers in your ears (Dre's words, not ours). They also feature what's touted as the planet's first "tangle-free earphone cable," in-ear noise isolation and a trio of cone tips to ensure the ...

Now isn't this tie-up worthy of all the "awws" you can muster? The poster child for anti-Napster propaganda has teamed up with Skullcandy to deliver a pair of cans to commemorate the band's ninth (and surely most awesome) studio album, 'Death Magnetic.' Two limited edition models will be made available -- the $69.95 Hesh and $49.95 Lowrider -- and those prices include "free" downloads of the ...

You can't put velvet in these earcups and call 'em nice headphones! As Mr. Chappelle would likely attest, there are no better headphones in which to drop the beat into than Dr. Dre's "highly anticipated" Beats. The master of chronic himself has slapped his all-but-forgotten name onto a set of cans (which we covered a few months ago), and is now ready to introduce 'em to the world. Starting on ...