Announced earlier in the year, but launched tonight, the Zik Parrot by Starck headphones are seriously aspirational, coming with touch control, motion activation, active noise cancellation, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity. And of course, being designed by Philippe Starck, they look pretty cool too. Aimed squarely at smartphones users and designed for listening on the move, the outside of the cans
To be honest, I'd never heard of JayBird headphones until I came across them on the DAD Audio stand at Gadget Show Live. However, having listened to their pitch, I'd consider a pair for use at the gym or during sport. Why? Because JayBird specialise in headphones and earbuds that are sweat-proof and difficult to dislodge. On show were two Bluetooth
Skunk Juice earphones have a little feature which not only sets them apart from other earphones but brings friends together. Jeffrey and Andy talk with Corissa from Skunk Juice to find out more. The novel feature about Skunk Juice earphones is that they have a patented inline magnetic coupler which provides two benefits. One, if you move away from your
Many of you are probably familiar with bone conduction sound technology, which has been around for a few years, but has previously been associated with Bluetooth headsets for making hands-free calls on your smartphone. Now, AfterShokz has finally succeeded in bringing the technology to music headphones. The new headphones are designed mainly for sports. They boast a healthier environment because
Cordless headphones rarely have audiophile sound quality because of the data compression technologies used to transmit the music to the headphones, but Sennheiser's new headphones resolve this by using a lossless technology to transmit the sound. Eric Palonen gives Todd and Jeffrey more detail. The Sennheiser RS 220 are cordless audiophile headphones, based on the reference HD 650 headphones. The wireless
SOUL by Ludacris can be guaranteed to have some nice gear on show and they don't disappoint. Allante takes in the latest audio extravaganza. First up are the flagship SL300 flagship noise-cancelling headphones, with built-in amplification giving great sound even within noisy environments such as aircraft. The little brother to the SL300s are the SL100s, a smaller headset; still very stylish,
ClarityOne visited GNC at last year's CES with their prototype earbuds and this year, Dean Kurnell returns to report on progress and to show of the new headset. Alex and Courtney listen in on the pursuit of sonic perfection. ClarityOne's PureSound processor is at the heart of their products and it completely eliminates distortion from the speaker, no matter how