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Oct 27

Future Sonics’ New Atrio Professional Earphones Combat Hearing Loss

Posted in: audio, earphones, Miscellaneous Tech, MP3 Digital Audio, Today's Chili

Atrio Special Edition Earphones Anyone who’s used to wearing the earbuds that come with an iPod or almost any other media player will tell you the first purchase worth making after buying a new device is a decent pair of earbuds or headphones. Too many people crank up the volume in their stock earbuds to try and improve the audio quality of their music and in the end just cause damage to their ears. Future Sonics wants to fight that trend with the new Atrio Special Edition Earphones.

The Atrio earphones feature Future Sonics’ proprietary “Power of 1” audio technology that reportedly delivers superior sound at lower volumes, resulting in a more natural sound that won’t damage your ears but still sounds great. They also feature some passive noise isolation to keep out unwanted sound while you focus on what you want to hear. The Atrio Professional line is available in red, blue, and black, while the Special Edition earphones come in a soft chocolate brown. All models are available now for $229.00 list price.

Oct 20

Marshall Headphones joining your JCM 900 on November 15

Posted in: audio, earphones, headphones, Music, Today's Chili

Details are few and far betwixt right now, but a legendary name in guitar amplification is about to branch out in a big way. The cans you see above are slated to launch officially on November 15th, proudly boasting the Marshall label, a 1/4-inch input jack and soft, pillowy earcups. We get the impression that at least the initial run may be a limited time offer, so those interested in getting a head start can peek the source link for an early pre-order signup. Mum’s the word on price, but given that you sunk well over a grand into the tubes behind you, there’s little doubt that you’ll be overlooking a modest premium.

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Oct 05

iFrogz Debuts Two Chunky Headphones

Posted in: audio, earphones, MP3 Digital Audio, Today's Chili

Good news for lovers of giant colorful headphones: iFrogz has just released two models that are perfect for you. Bad news for lovers of giant colorful headphones: how will you ever decide?

The Mogul (shown) comes in three color combinations (the other two aren’t so vibrant) and lists for $69.99. Besides styling that wouldn’t have looked out of place in the ’80s, it offers 50mm speaker drivers, deep bass, and smooth, undistorted highs. The padded band and thick cushions are meant for all-day comfort, while the Mogul can fold up small for easy storage.

The Ronin also comes in three color combinations, one of which is seriously eye-catching (and a little dizzying). It’s the bargain-priced model at $49.99. You’ll get similar specs as the Mogul offers, but the design doesn’t look quite as high-end.

Sep 28

Motorola’s wraparound S10-HD Bluetooth headphones: for the Usain Bolt in all of us

Posted in: audio, bluetooth, earphones, headphones, headset, moto, motorola, Today's Chili

Clearly, introducing one Bluetooth headset in a single day just isn’t enough for Motorola. In addition to the Oasis, the outfit has also let loose the new S10-HD, a wraparound set that is marketed as Bluetooth headphones rather than a BT headset (though it’s fully capable of acting as either / both). As expected, these guys are designed to withstand all sorts of sweat beads, enabling fitness junkies to keep on rockin’ in the free world regardless of how steamy the conditions may be. We’re also told that the speakers are recessed in their housing with a new ear cushion interface and hydrophobic acoustic mesh (fancy!), and silicon seals are in place around all of the electrical components. Should you receive a call while streaming tunes, it’ll gently pause the music until your call is done, and afterwards it’ll resume automatically. The S9-HD‘s proper successor will be landing in Best Buy locations starting October 24th for $79.99.

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Sep 22

iPhone Awareness! app selectively filters outside noises into your headphones, saves hipster lives

Posted in: app, Apple, application, audio, earphones, headphones, iPhone, ipod touch, IpodTouch, Music, sound, Today's Chili, video

Apps are funny things. They tend to provide narrow utility — focusing intensely on one specific thing — but once you get used to them, you wonder how you lived without them. Take this Awareness! app, for example: it gauges environmental noise levels, sets up a threshold, and then pipes in anything louder than that into your skull alongside your music. Reasons why you’d want that to happen include oncoming SUVs, mothers screaming because their babies are in peril (from oncoming SUVs), or something as benign as your teacher yelling at you for not paying attention in class. There’s a nice set of options too, such as manually adjusting how loud a sound must be to be allowed entry into your cranium, as well as pausing of the app or of your music. Awareness! is available for five bucks on the iPhone and iPod touch, and will soon jump on to the iPad, Android, Symbian, and even the Mac and PC.

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Sep 09

Nokia Mobile TV Headset acts as a TV antenna for your unreleased Symbian^3 device

Posted in: earphones, headset, nokia, peripheral, symbian, Today's Chili, TV

Okay, so Symbian^3 is still just a glint in our eyes, but that launch date is fast approaching and here’s a neat little accessory to keep up excitement for the platform: the Mobile TV Headset. You know how most phones use the cord of your earphones as an FM aerial? Well, this thing does the same, only with DVB-H teevee signals, piping them straight through into your USB-on-the-go-equipped Nokia handset. It comes with channel-changing, call-receiving, and volume controls, and will set you back €40 ($51) before taxes in Q4 of this year.

[Thanks, Maximus]

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Sep 06

Sleek Audio’s SA7 earphones briefly tested, dubbed ‘stonkingly good’

Posted in: earbuds, earphones, headphones, Today's Chili

We didn’t get to hear them for ourselves at IFA 2010, and it sounds like we missed out — a pair of publications are already showering Sleek Audio’s nigh-bulletproof SA7 buds with praise. The tightly-woven carbon fiber casing may look stylish, but both SlashGear and TrustedReviews were even more impressed by the sound, calling the combination of dual-armature drivers and one-piece aluminum housing “more precise” and “stonkingly good” respectively. Both noted hugely powerful bass that sounded fantastic alongside the trebles and mids, rather than drowning them out, and high frequencies that remained comfortable to listen to even at higher volume — a mark of excellence, to be sure. Of course, one typically expects quality audio when slapping four Benjamins down — we’ll have to hear how these stack up against other audiophile buds.

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Sep 04

Klipsch Image S5i Rugged in-ear headphones earn our respect (video)

Posted in: Apple, controller, earphones, Features, hands-on, headphones, ipad, iPhone, ipod, rugged, Today's Chili, video

“Rugged” is one of those terms thrown around pretty loosely by the consumer electronics industry. So when Klipsch, a name that’s not exactly synonymous with husky men in the saddle, rolled out a rugged version of its S4i in-ear speakers under the Image S5i Rugged moniker, well, we just had to put them to the test. But first we had to give these $129.99 ‘buds a listen… from the very noisy floor of the Messe Berlin convention center. Fortunately, the oval ear tips did an excellent of job of isolating most external sounds, thus allowing us to hear a rich reproduction of lows and mids with a noticeable emphasis on bass. Not a surprise since the Image S5i headphones feature the same acoustic characteristics as the Image S4i and Image S4 headphones that came before them.

But what we really wanted to know was how that “moisture-resistant” (not waterproof) Apple-compatible three-button remote / mic would hold-up to a torture test. Fortunately, the Image S5i Rugged managed to keep the music playing and under control even after a generous bath of bottled water. Rugged and classy? Looks like iPod, iPhone, and iPad owners just made a new friend.

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Sep 02

Ultimate Ears announces $999 In-Ear Reference Monitors and $19.99 Blue Robots, because it can

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Ultimate Ears is pushing out a tag team of in-ear earphones that clearly demonstrates the heights (and depths) the Logitech-owned company is willing to scale. Starting at the extreme high end are the Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitors. The $999 price tag should help clarify the target audience here (hint: professional producers and recording / mixing engineers on the go). Each handcrafted monitor, developed in partnership with EMI Music’s Capitol Studios, contains three individually tuned, balanced armature speakers with an extended wide band response from 5Hz to 18kHz. They provide up to 32dB of noise isolation with a low-distortion braided cable replacing the typical Y-joint connector. Dialing things down just a bit (uh hem) for consumers are the $19.99 Ultimate Ears 100 (pictured after the break). These “trendy” noise-isolating earphones offer 24dBs of noise isolation and ship in five styles, including our personal fave “Blue Robots.” Look for each to ship to Europe and the US sometime in September.

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Sep 02

Philips and O’Neill launch durable headphones — shaka bra!

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In what amounts to yet another co-branding marketing kerfuffle, Philips and O’Neill have teamed up on a foursome of so-called durable headphones. The Stretch headphones (pictured) are the toughest of the bunch, constructed from an ultra-durable, temperature-resistant, and awesome-sounding material called TR 55LX that boasts a surface hardness six times greater than the polycarbonate stuff found in most headphones. The Snug series boasts “bold graphics” and can fold flat, while the in-ear Covert buds brings an iPhone controller. Last, and apparently least, is the “stylish” Specked with tangle free cord. Amazing. All are said to have been tested by the “toughest O’Neill team riders.” As proof, O’Neill is trotting out Jeremy Jones, Mark Mathews, and Ane Enderud to promote its new gear, presumably because they want to and not because they are contractually obligated under the terms of their respective high-paying sponsorships. Needless to say, these headphones aren’t for you if you don’t know who these people are or you lack the fragile hipster ego required to wear them. No prices were announced, but you can expect them to match the “premium” description when these arrive for retail in Europe and the US sometime this month.

We did give Stretch a go for a quickie ears-on, and honestly, while the cloth cord was a nice touch and they do seem to be super rugged, we’d prefer that the team paid a bit more attention to the sound quality than the finish.

Gallery: Philips and O’Neill Stretch and Snug press pics