We're in the midst of the home recording revolution. Whether you’re a big-name artist like Billie Eilish or a small-time indie musician like me, you can spend just as much time working from home as you do in so-called “real," purpose-built studios when making pro-quality records. Many of your favorite …
Read More »Sonos Wants to Get Off Your Shelf and Own Audio Everywhere
Sonos is at an impasse, and it’s mostly Apple's fault. When what is now the largest cell phone maker in the world forced headphones wireless by removing the jack from the iPhone, the writing was most definitely on the wall. Folks used to pile around a stereo, home theater, or …
Read More »It’s Time for Nothing to Do Something
“Everyone is so passionless about technology,” said Nothing cofounder Carl Pei when WIRED spoke to him about his upstart brand, known for its striking clear plastic designs, two years ago. “On hardware, it’s basically more and more of the same. Less and less differentiation, and consumers aren’t as excited anymore. …
Read More »Here’s How to Take Advantage of Samsung’s Buy-One, Get-One-Free TV Promotion
Earlier this year at CES, Samsung announced its 2024 TV model lineup, which includes screens with Mini LED displays, quantum-dot-enabled OLEDs, and other, more affordable TVs. We like what we've seen so far, which makes Samsung's current TV promotion pretty exciting if a new TV is in your budget for …
Read More »This Tandem Showerhead Turns Your Bathroom Into a Spa
According to my wife, the world comes with two types of people in it, “soakers” and “non-soakers.” She is the latter. Without question, I am the former. I still dream of a world in which I never need to leave the shower, living my life in a cozy, warm mist …
Read More »This Aromatherapy Shower Spray Smells Like God’s Armpit
I like a fancy pair of headphones and a gorgeous TV as much as the next nerd, but what really gets me going these days is European Spa Source’s Eucalyptus Shower Spa Mist. No, I’m serious. It’s not a new piece of tech, but have you ever wondered why fancy …
Read More »This Gaming Seat Brought My Formula 1 Racing Fantasies to Life
When I was a kid, I always gravitated toward racing games in arcades. I especially liked when they had force feedback in their controls, allowing me to imagine some semblance of the virtual road through the wheel. When I rediscovered these things as an adult with a gaming PC, I …
Read More »These Solid-State Drivers Bring the Future of Portable Sound to Your Headphones
In the world of audio, drivers aren’t people behind steering wheels, they’re the tiny objects that physically produce sound. These tiny speakers come in many forms, from piston-like dynamic drivers you’d recognize as miniature speaker cones to more advanced forms of, essentially, magnetically moving a diaphragm in the air to …
Read More »Our Favorite Audiophile-Grade Gear for Serious Listening
Take it from someone who records music: The world of high-end audio is often tainted with bullshit. Precious (and often snake-oily) materials and terms are exploited to sell products for inflated prices. Faux science is deployed to trick you into thinking you need overpriced accessories like 2-inch-thick speaker cables. Once …
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