Reading marketing copy like “the simplest and most intuitive product ever” in relation to an electronic device that interfaces wirelessly with other electronic devices seems a little misleading at first. What happened to all the continue...
When we first get a new pair of headphones we treat them with the same delicacy that we would a newborn—we’ll place them down gently, carry them with care, and try our best not to continue...
Before Steve Jobs came along, we didn’t even consider white as a color option for our gear. We drove cherry red muscle cars, had jet black audio equipment and—for a brief period in the 80′s— continue...
These days, portable speakers that connect to your cell phone are kind of like energy drinks – everyone with any amount of star power has their name on one, and most of them suck. The continue...
The milk crates left in the world haven’t held bottles of milk for quite a while. Now you’ll find them in Brooklyn apartments surrounded by empty cans of PBR and loaded with vinyl from bands continue...
Did we recently write an article saying the term “boombox” immediately makes our shoulders cringe? Yes. Did we then mock the get ups we used to wear when we used them? Um, yeah, but if you’d continue...
When some dude sitting in his basement can throw together a bunch of speakers, some wiring and a suitcase and turn it into audio dynamite, it’s difficult to justify the premium most manufacturers charge for continue...
Not since third grade and that bumper bowling party has it been cool to have things bouncing off the walls on the way to their intended destination. It’s cool for racquetball or squash because, well, continue...
At this point in time, it’s harder to get us interested in another speaker/dock/super-universal-totally-versatile-sound-system than it is to get us to a dry wedding. Sony actually piqued our interest with the new HomeShare Portable Speaker continue...
It seems like every time we open an internet browser we’re being bombarded with the latest and greatest iPod / iPhone / iPad dock. We haven’t played with all of them, but when you see continue...
It’s been a long time since there was a product we were willing to buy 6 AA batteries for. Once you hit a certain age in life (post GI Joe/Transformers/TMNT) you don’t even really expect continue...
The 80s are back in a big way. Vinyl is cool again. Casio made a huge comeback with their G-shock watches. Even the new music coming out these days has a decidedly 80s feel to continue...
If you’re an audiophile who lived through the 80′s, just hearing the word “boombox” can cause a temporary twinge in your shoulder muscles as you recall hoisting one up and strolling the block in your continue...
With access to services like Spotify, Grooveshark and Rdio, your music is with you wherever you are. You don’t need to deal with CDs or computers to pump out some sweet jams in the living continue...
We’re no strangers to creative speakers or cool photography inspired gear, so obviously a speaker that looks like a Nikon Lens isn’t going to fly under our radar. (Even if it is on continue...