Tag: audio
Does your turntable need a USB port? Here’s why it does (or doesn’t) matter
When you look at the back of most of the best turntables, you’ll see the familiar shape and color of its RCA outputs, with their red and white inserts. They’ve been with us for nearly a century, and they remain the most common way to connect turntables to other audio…
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Skullcandy’s 3 new cheap sporty wireless earbuds have different fit options to suit your ears
I’m absolutely in love with the marketing images for Skullcandy’s new earbuds, which I hope are deliberately hilarious: the images are here to promote the firm’s three new sporty earbuds, two of which feature earhooks in different designs for secure fit, while the third is just an in-ear fit. The…
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The Sony Walkman turns 45 – here’s why it’s still the most iconic gadget of all time
If you show a cassette tape to almost anyone under the age of about 25 and ask them what they think it does, they’ll stare blankly back at you like you’ve just asked them to open a tin of beans with a flip-flop. But with the original Sony Walkman –…
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AirPods with IR cameras are rumored to be on the way – but we’ll have to wait a while for them
Apple is rumored to be planning to add a new model to its line-up of the best AirPods: specifically, AirPods with infrared cameras installed, which can be paired with a Vision Pro headset and create a spatial audio experience that changes as you move your head. This comes from Apple…
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The next pair of affordable OnePlus wireless earbuds may have leaked
All the indications are that OnePlus is planning to launch an affordable pair of wireless earbuds in the near future, and a new leak suggests that these buds are indeed on the way, under the Nord series branding. As per 91mobiles, earbuds called the OnePlus Nord Buds 3r have made…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 and Watch Ultra might have Apple-inspired looks, according to leaked photos
Another day, another Samsung Galaxy leak. This time, notable industry leaker Evan Blass posted new high resolution photographs of two pairs of Galaxy Buds and two Galaxy Watch models on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter). The images don’t reveal any new information; instead, they do two important jobs:…
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