Tag: SPEAKERS

Our favorite group of New York DIY aficionados set up a booth at a Pepcom event tonight, but not at CES itself. The Quirky crew did show all of its typical crowd-sourced wares, developed by their community of "influencers" (letting those with ideas make money, and change, in the realm of gadgetry), but Quirky had something rare to offer, too. Within the prior 24 hours, the team had built a ...

Thanks in no small part to the runaway success of the iPod, we have become a nation of lo-fi listeners. We listen to our low-quality MP3s on cheapo earbud headphones, or on disposable mono-speaker docks, or -- worst of all -- on the ancient, craptastic, plastic computer speakers that turn our already tortured tunes into muddled, tinny shadows of their former glory. You deserve better. You deserve ...

Share A reader asks: I just moved in with roommates to my first dorm room and realized we need speakers. (Three dudes listening to headphones in the same room is just creepy.) We don't have a ton of space, so a 5.1 system is out of the question, and a booming subwoofer would probably get us written up anyway. High-quality audio matters to me, though, and all the computer speakers I've seen sound ...

If websites could be personified, Greensound Technology would likely resemble an immaculately dressed member of the gentility, haughtily hoisting its nose in the air and extending an erect pinkie finger from a dainty cup of tea. The company's transparent glass speakers certainly possess aesthetic, and perhaps commercial merits, but the company's use of "sophisticated" and "elegant" in its ...

Share Summer is a time for outdoor parties, wherever possible -- be it the beach, rooftop, courtyard or front stoop. And with traditional boomboxes having gone the way of the dodo, you'll need something else to blast your digital music. We've rounded up some of our favorite portable speaker options on the market. All are iPod and iPhone compatible (with shielded speakers to prevent ...

You can tell somebody is into exercise for the right reason (namely, to stay healthy, and not to get "totally ripped"), when they're willing to look completely goofy while doing it. "After all," says the true health nut, "the more comfortable I am, the further I can run/bike/speed-walk!" Well, sir, meet your new best friend: the Uplink. Designed by Adam Hammerman, this solar-powered personal ...

When it comes to modern day auteurs, David Lynch is easily one of the most visionary, having directed such modern classics as 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive.' This week, Lynch adds speaker design to his already varied artistic repertoire (which has included painting, furniture design and collaborating with Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse on their 'Dark Night of the Soul' album). Lynch's ...

Later this month, Sony will release a new Walkman speaker system that fits into a car's cup holder and looks a lot like a coffee thermos. According to Engadget, the RDP-NWV500 is fitted with two-way speakers that will blast 16 watts of Walkman power at 360 degrees inside your car. The device plugs right into your car's cigarette lighter, instead of using an internal battery. There are two ways to ...

Serious audiophiles know that music truly sounds its best when muffled by the palm of your sweaty hand as you navigate through your work day. Thanks to Japanese manufacturer Thanko and its newly announced mouse with an integrated speaker, we can listen to tinny tunes without having to clutter our desks with speakers or headphones. Thanko's mouse also includes a microphone, allowing us to relive ...

Like blasting loud music in your house? Well, that's fine for for your eardrums, but what about the pets that live with you? Like babies, their ears are a little more sensitive to noise. But don't worry. There's a way for you to listen to your favorite jams without making Fido or Socks uncomfortable. It'll cost a chunk of change ($250, to be exact), but My Pet Speaker produces limited, ...

Geneva Lab's GenevaSound minimal iPod hi-fis have been around for a while, but now the ultramodern speaker has been shrunk to fit smaller spaces on tighter budgets. Last night at Digital Experience, we got a hands-on demo of the Lilliputian version of this sleek treasure, and it's fair to say that, despite the raucous environment and zebra-striped booth babes competing for our attention, the new ...

By using the power supply and mount for a light bulb socket, Klipsch's newest invention, a LED-turned-speaker that creates an integrative stereo system, may bring sound systems to ceilings. Using a remote to sense the device and connect it to a local base station, tunes are sent to the gadget, for the perfect "where-is-that-ambient-noise-coming-from" vibe for any room. On top of lighting the ...

We've always been told that water and electricity don't play nice together, but designer Yuki Yamamoto has come up with a beautifully novel, and harmonious, collaboration between the two. Presented at this year's Design Tide Tokyo show, Spica is a relatively simple concept. From what we can tell, water and light are married within a tall glass container, with the speaker below. The ...

If Stanley Kubrick and the Beastie Boys ever got together and decided to design an iPod dock, it would probably look a lot like the latest monolithic, instant-party machine to hit the market. Brothers' new 'Wall of Sound' iPod speaker (sharing the name of Phil Spector's legendary production technique heard on classics like the Crystals' 'Da Doo Ron Ron') is the perfect way to intimidate ...

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2009/10/11/sony-turns-icelandic-village-into-giant-speaker-system/'; Soundville, the latest ad campaign from Sony, is less of a traditional commercial and more of an acoustic art experiment. Juan Cabral of London-based ad firm Fallon transformed the sleepy Icelandic village of Seydisfjordur into quite possibly the world's largest sound system, including, ...