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. Read More >>
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. Read More >>
Featured comment by H00pyFr00d:
"There was a great Beats Bluetooth speaker I saw in the airport recently. You just tapped the phone against it and the NFC tag turned on the Bluetooth,..." More »
Featured comment by Ian:
"Sometime after I cancelled my Jongo order I bought a couple of Creative D200s for under £100 from the Creative online store (refurbs). Not wifi and ..." More »
Normally, we wouldn't consider £2,500 to be affordable for a set of surround-sound speakers. But when said speakers come from Bang & Olufsen, legendary purveyors of stupidly expensive stuff, and they've got a rather exciting aluminium design, well, then we're cooking on gas. Read More >>
Featured comment by SomeOtherGuy:
"I can't give you any real science, it's more of a personal dislike of the "integrated-ness". But, hey, I'm picky.
I currently run an Epos ELS-Sub whi..." More »
The La Boite Concept LD120 is a Bluetooth-powered desk with 120 watts of speaker packed inside. Made of real leather, piano wood and old-school tactile knobs, it's probably the most beautiful speaker you've ever laid eyes on, but at one-thousand-bleeding-quid, it's also damn expensive. Read More >>
Featured comment by AndyHiFi:
"I saw the LD 120 in the Conran Shop - it's a piece of Design and the sound is amazing (regard the space occupation). If you want the same sound with c..." More »
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. Read More >>
Ugh. Everything. Right? Time to walk over to the bookshelf and vent some aggression with this extremely compact and heavily designed £530 speaker. This is the life. Read More >>
Forget pulling a wagon filled with kids. If you really want to enjoy a day at the beach you'll hit the sand with this speaker-packed wagon in tow. A pair of 12-volt batteries power the Blastmaster XL's 2,000 watt sound system for up to 40 hours of non-stop partying, and yes, it comes with cup holders. Read More >>
With an endless supply of streaming media at our fingertips, who in their right mind would spend money on a radio these days? That's probably the same question Lexon's designers were asking themselves, just before they came up with the stunning design for the company's Flow FM radio. Read More >>
There are plenty of speaker solutions out there for turning your iOS device something of a future-boombox, but none are quite as awesomely old-school as using re-purposed brass instruments. Read More >>
Featured comment by hairyski:
"Myself and 3 mates have all got nixon watches and all 3 of us have had to retun them with faults. The strap then broke on mine after 12 months normal ..." More »
Looking to expand its expertise outside imaging products, Fujifilm researchers have developed what's called an electroacoustic film — which is basically a fancy way of saying an ultra-flat speaker that's flexible enough to roll up and stash in your jacket pocket. Read More >>
Featured comment by chud37:
"Wow! I didn't really believe what I was seeing at first, But this is pretty incredible. Fast forward 5 years or so, and we'll all have credit card s..." More »
Featured comment by Longfellow:
"Shame, I liked their stuff. And Philips earphones are the only ones that don't make my ears sore, hopefully the new buyer will keep producing them th..." More »
Bowers & Wilkins makes some of our favourite audio hardware. We also happen to love AirPlay—so the union of the two should be terrific, right? Sort of. The A7 speaker is tremendous—but it's just so, so expensive. Read More >>
Featured comment by gauntatronic:
"Sure the B&W is awesome, and I'm not really answering your question however the Sonos system is pretty good now. I bought the Play:5 and Play:3 fo..." More »
JVC Kenwood has released a set of bewildering wireless wooden speakers in Japan. Looking more like just a speaker frame, the pair vibrate to produce sounds, which unfortunately means their bass performance is non-existent. Read More >>