The Libratone Live Speaker is a high-end gadget ($699.95-$799.95) designed for audiophiles who are also looking for a speaker that blends in with the surrounding furniture. The Libratone speaker streams music wirelessly from Apple products, featuring technology that supposedly provides all encompassing, 360 degree sound coverage. Kristian Kroyer, the designer of Libratone, has a pedigree [...]

From Pro-Ject Audio Systems arrives the Debut III, a stylish entry-level turntable that offers quality sound. The manual turntable comes in the choice of fix surface colors (incl green, glossy white, red), and features a 8.6in tone-arm and a decoupled motor to reduce vibrations. It comes with an Ortofon OM5e cartridge although the turntable is [...]

For compactness and wireless capabilities, JBL’s SoundFly Air appears to be one of the top contenders. It arrives as a 20W box (measures 3-5/8 in x 190mm x 2-13/16 in) and plugs directly into your wall outlet. SoundFly Air also arrives with a downloadable app that allows the user to browse music with cover art, [...]

NI’s latest DJ Controller, the Traktor Kontrol Z2, is the first 2+2 DJ control mixer (2 stand-alone channels and 2 full remix channels). It features an intuitive lay-out for DJs (mixer, effects, Kontrol section) with a spacious control surface and a high-quality, aircraft-grade aluminum chassis. The software, which is included in the package, arrives with [...]

Recycled pulp is commonly found in various forms of packaging and print media. The actual process of deinked pulp involves freeing paper fibres by removing unwanted substances (e.g. printing inks). Balance Wu Design has created the Pulpop MP3 Speaker, which is shaped like a doughnut (and may also be mistaken for a headrest), created from [...]

From Sony comes the new MDR-1 line of premium headphones, developed in collaboration with individuals from Sony Music Entertainment – sing songwriter Katy B, dubstep group Magnetic Man, engineer Naweed Ahmed. The headphones are available in 3 models beginning in October: the standard MDR-1R wired, the wireless MDR-1RBT boasting 30 hours of battery life between [...]

UNMONDAY Unravel from antti mäkelä on Vimeo. It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, and it sounds like a music lover’s dream. Unmonday has announced the progress of a project its been working on in Finland—an entirely wireless speaker system. When completed and made available to consumers, the hexagonal little box will be [...]

Das Programm was incepted to allow audiophiles and furniture seekers access to the industrial designs of Dieter Ram. The audio department covers the range of Braun audio designs from the mid-1950s and 1960s, while the furniture collection includes his work for Vitsce spanning shelves, armchairs, sofas, and desks. Rams’ work is known for its simple [...]

Besides the health benefits of staying active, individuals can now harness their movements (walking, dancing, biking, etc) to generate energy that is stored in an internal battery. The nPower PEG allows just that, converting your movement into stored energy that can be used as stored electricity through a USB 2.0 port for your devices (Apple [...]

From Ultimate Ears (purchase by Logitech in 2008), comes a pair of speaker offerings. The ‘light’ version, Mobile Boombox ($100), is obviously made for mobility and offers sufficient sound quality for recreational purposes. It features a 3.5mm audio output and a 10-hour micro USB rechargeable battery. The premium offering is the UE Boombox ($250), which [...]