Headphones and Speakers

Adidas Joins the Wireless Headphone Market — But Are They Too Late?

September 5, 2019

Adidas has officially entered the wireless headphone industry — several years later. The sportswear giant recently announced that their in-house wireless headphones are available for purchase and will begin ... Read More...

99% of Americans Don’t Care About the Headphone Jack, Survey Finds

Ashley King

August 24, 2019

A survey of over 3,000 smartphone owners found most Americans don't care about the headphone jack. Ting — a mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) — conducted the survey. Only 1% of those who responded said... Read More...

Get Ready for AirPods With Noise Cancellation and Water Resistance

Ashley King

August 22, 2019

Apple is prepping a refresh of its iconic AirPods line amid new phones and tablets. Apple is planning to unveil at least three new iPhones at an event next month. Sources familiar with the company's plans sa... Read More...

Spotify Is Testing Smoother Proximity Hand-Offs Between Phones and Speakers

Marsha Silva

August 13, 2019

With competition between music streaming services continuing to intensify, Spotify is focusing on smooth peripheral hand-offs. Spotify is now testing a new feature that will allow users to hand-off music... Read More...

After Slamming Apple for Removing Its iPhone Headphone Jack, Samsung Removes the Headphone Jack on Its Galaxy Note 10

Ashley King

August 8, 2019

Photo Credit: Samsung Yesterday, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 10 to the world. Today, the company scrubbed its Apple attack ads criticizing the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack. The Samsung Galax... Read More...

Sonos Dramatically Narrows Its Losses as Low-Cost Ikea Speakers Pay Off

Marsha Silva

August 8, 2019

Sonos's recently posted Q3 2019 fiscal-year results are encouraging, with sales growth (relative to the same period last year) having climbed by more than 25 percent. And with revenue at $260 million for Q3 ... Read More...

Sonos Sues Bluesound for Patent Infringement — But What’s the End Game?

Marsha Silva

June 24, 2019

Sonos (l) vs. Bluesound (r): strikingly similar! Sonos, the Santa Barbara-based maker of speakers and home-entertainment products, is suing Lensbrook Industries, the parent company of smart-speaker manufactur... Read More...

U.S. Patent Office Approves Microsoft's Next Gen AirPods Killer Dubbed the Surface Pen

U.S. Patent Office Reveals Microsoft’s Strange New AirPods Killer — Introducing the ‘Surface Pen’

Daniel Sanchez

June 18, 2019

Apple’s wireless earbuds, the AirPods, have proven a success for the Cupertino tech giant. Now, Microsoft wants in. Providing an estimated amount of units sold, Ming-Chi Kuo, a trusted Apple analyst at TF I... Read More...

True Wireless Earbuds for Running That Don’t Fall Out

Henry Ayanlowo

June 10, 2019

Whether you are an athlete putting in some serious training, or a casual runner, you might agree with me that distractions can affect your performance. The following guest post comes from xFyro, a proud part... Read More...

Are ‘Microbe-Grown Headphones’ the Future of Sustainable Audio Technology?

Ashley King

May 28, 2019

These Korvaa headphones were grown using fungus and a yeast-based bioplastic grown by microbes. But how do they sound? The answer is that these aren't working headphones, just prototypes for a future, susta... Read More...

Kygo Spins Another Artist-Branded Headphone — the A11/800 Noise-Canceling

Ashley King

May 27, 2019

Is there still gas in artist-branded headphones? DJ and producer Kygo is now re-entering the extremely crowded field. The Kygo A11/800 noise-canceling headphones are designed to keep all distractions at bay... Read More...

The iPhone 11 Might Feature Dual Bluetooth Streams

Ashley King

May 27, 2019

Ever since the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack, Apple has been working hard to make wireless audio the default for smartphones. That future may become one step closer with the iPhone 11, if recent rumors... Read More...

Sync Music Licensing: Secrets for Scoring Deals and Maximizing Revenue

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Working Through the Pandemic: Three Prominent Music Supervisors Discuss the Music Industry’s Way Forward

How to License Your Music Directly From Your Website & Win

The New World of Sync: How Two Sync Music Pros Are Surviving COVID-19

Songtradr Joins the Growing Music Industry Recovery Effort — Donates All Sync Commissions to Musicians

Here Are Some of the Latest — and Most Significant — Sync Music Deals

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Apple Expands Its Original Podcast Presence With ‘The Zane Lowe Interview Series’

Apple Quietly Launches Apple News+ Audio Stories in Beta

Does Joe Rogan’s Spotify Deal Signal the End of Independent Podcasting?

Spotify Paid More Than $100MM for Its Joe Rogan Podcast Deal — Report

Joe Rogan’s Podcast Is Now a Spotify Exclusive

LiveXLive Jumps Into Podcasting With $18 Million Acquisition

Apple Moves ‘Some’ Airpods Pro Manufacturing From China to Vietnam

What Wireless? — Google Experiments With Braided Wires To Control Music Apps

Rumors Suggest Apple’s New Headphones Will Retain ‘AirPods’ Branding — But What About Beats?

Google is Revamping the Pixel Buds to Take on Apple’s AirPods

New Apple Airpods Could Be Coming in May — If Rumors Prove Correct

Apple’s New High-End Headphones May Have Interchangeable Parts

Adidas Joins the Wireless Headphone Market — But Are They Too Late?

99% of Americans Don’t Care About the Headphone Jack, Survey Finds

Get Ready for AirPods With Noise Cancellation and Water Resistance

Spotify Is Testing Smoother Proximity Hand-Offs Between Phones and Speakers

After Slamming Apple for Removing Its iPhone Headphone Jack, Samsung Removes the Headphone Jack on Its Galaxy Note 10

Sonos Dramatically Narrows Its Losses as Low-Cost Ikea Speakers Pay Off

Sonos Sues Bluesound for Patent Infringement — But What’s the End Game?

U.S. Patent Office Reveals Microsoft’s Strange New AirPods Killer — Introducing the ‘Surface Pen’

True Wireless Earbuds for Running That Don’t Fall Out

Are ‘Microbe-Grown Headphones’ the Future of Sustainable Audio Technology?

Kygo Spins Another Artist-Branded Headphone — the A11/800 Noise-Canceling

The iPhone 11 Might Feature Dual Bluetooth Streams