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Party & Sporty: Sony Targets The Young & Active With New Portable Audio
New speakers, ear buds all include some level of water protection
Gatorade’s Sweat-Reading Wearable Almost Ready For Retail
Bandage-like wearable tells athletes if they need to hydrate
Fitbit Turns To Kids With Ace Band As Wearables Continue To Find Footing
Growth is slowing, but consumers remain interested
Toys’R’Us: A How-Not-To Guide For The Retail Business
Avoiding these missteps could have steered it to an alternate ending
Toys‘R’Us To Liquidate As Retailer’s Turnaround Collapses
Unable to recover despite rescue attempt
Watch: Riding The Retro Tech Wave With RetroStone
The RetroStone, which closely resembles a 1990s-era Nintendo GameBoy, can play a consumer's ROM files.
Selfie Journals & Viper Drones: Tech Toys Grow Up To Keep Up
Toy sophistication attempting to pace with the abilities of their users
10 Headphones That Want To Give Beats A Run For Its Money
Not going down without a fight
Michael K. Mauler Tapped As New GameStop CEO
Replaces J. Paul Raines, who stepped down in November
Transformative Engineering Debuts HDMI Switcher For 4K Sources
Boasts Dolby True HD, DTS Master support
Hearables Could Become All Day, Every Day Thanks To Qualcomm
Qualcomm is ready for the wireless revolution.
FTC Cracks Down On VTech For ‘Net-Connected Toys
VTech Electronics had agreed to pay $625,000 to settle charges it violated privacy law (the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act )
Cleer Brings Headphones Quartet To CES
Cleer officially took the wraps off the new products it’s bringing to CES 2018, and the lineup includes a pair of completely wireless in-ear...
Kodak Bringing Mini 2 Photo Printer To CES 2018
Wirelessly prints photos from a smartphone in less than a minute
Klipsch Extends Heritage Speaker Line With 1st Headphones
Voxx International’s Klipsch brand has dedicated its two-years-in-the-making new flagship Heritage HP-3 headphones to the memory of founder Paul W. Klipsch, who pioneered stereo...
The Mouse That Roared: Evoluent’s VerticalMouse Turns 15
You can argue that most tech products are designed to provide entertainment or increase productivity. Jack Lo’s VerticalMouse does the latter, but takes it...
She’s Like A Rainbow: Elevate Marks Rebrand With A Splash
Elevate is marking a new rebranding effort with a high-profile licensing partnership with the French Bull design company. The company, formerly PCT Brands (and...
Bose Builds Google Assistant Into QC35 II Headphones
Bose became the first headphones manufacturer to integrate Google Assistant into a pair of headphones. The company also introduced a new pair of...
Capitol Going All-In On IoT At CEDIA 2017
Capitol, the distribution source for residential systems and light commercial contractors, as well as CE dealers, is featuring its latest smarthome line at CEDIA....
Beats Adds Studio Wireless3 Headphones With Apple W1 Chip
Beats by Dr. Dre has updated its top-of-the-line Studio Wireless headphones, adding the Apple W1 chip and upgrading the components. It also trimmed a...
Sphero, LittleBits & Propel Mark Force Friday II With Cool Smart Toys
The connected-toy industry ushered in Force Friday II with a warm welcome. In honor of the marketing event, intended to generate excitement for the...
Voxx Code Alarm Line Gets Promo For Dealers
Voxx Electronics is supporting the launch of its new Code Alarm remote-start lineup with a six-month-long promotion for both dealers and consumers. It is...
Sony XAV-AX200 & MEX-GS820BT Head Units
Like its predecessor, the XAV-AX200 is a DVD receiver with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, allowing integration with Apple and Android smartphones and...
1More 1st With THX Badge
THX has launched a performance-certification program for headphones, and 1More is the first company to receive official designation. THX said it established its headphone...
Trndlabs’ Nova Take On Apple AirPods
Serving as an affordable alternative to Apple’s AirPods, The Nova ear buds from Trndlabs offer the same wireless operation for half the price. Currently...
Monster Builds In Voice Control To Its Headphones With MonsterTalk
Monster said voice-activated versions of its Elements, Clarity HD and iSport Freedom V2 Bluetooth headphones will become available later this month as part of...
Best Buy Holding Nintendo World Championships Qualifying Events
Best Buy will once again host qualifying events for the Nintendo World Championships. Eight Best Buy locations will offer consumers the chance to compete...
THX Launches Headphones Certification Program
THX has launched a performance-certification program for headphones, and 1More is the first company to receive official designation. THX said it established its headphone...
Trndlabs’ Nova Buds Take On Apple AirPods
Serving as an affordable alternative to Apple’s AirPods, The Nova ear buds from Trndlabs offer the same wireless operation for half the price. Currently...
Klipsch Adds Atmos Reference Speakers
Klipsch is bringing Dolby Atmos to its Reference line of home-theater speakers. According to the company, these will be the first two-way, horn-loaded Atmos-enabled...
Phiaton Unveils New Bluetooth Headphones
Phiaton has unveiled its first new headphones since CES 2016. Targeted toward travelers and commuters, the on-ear BT 390 wireless headphones feature Bluetooth 4.1...
Phiaton Unveils BT 390 Bluetooth Headphones
Phiaton last week unveiled its first new headphones since CES 2016. Targeted toward travelers and commuters, the on-ear BT 390 wireless headphones feature Bluetooth...
The Top 10 Most Successful Headphones Brands Online
When it comes to the business of selling headphones online, discoverability means a lot more than pegboards and end caps. Brand View, which recently...
Audio-Technica’s High-Res Wireless Headphones Now Available
Audio-Technica has begun shipping its ATH-DSR9BT wireless headphones, said to transmit a digital audio signal from source to driver. The headphones are also able...
House Of Marley Adds Wireless Smile Jamaica Headphone Model
House of Marley’s new wireless version of its Smile Jamaica headphones continues the company’s sustainable materials design aesthetic. The lightweight Bluetooth in-ear buds incorporate...
Logitech Buys Astro Gaming For $85 Million
Logitech will acquire gaming headset and accessory manufacturer Astro Gaming in an $85 million cash deal. The deal is expected to close in early...
Pioneer Unveils Low-Priced Streaming Car Receiver
Pioneer Electronics has added a new double-DIN 7-inch LCD digital media receiver to its NEX platform of aftermarket car audio products. The new MVH-2300NEX...
Pioneer & Onkyo USA Signs Licensing Deal With Ironman, Debuts 1st Headphones
Pioneer & Onkyo USA has signed a multiyear licensing deal with Ironman, unveiling the first fruits of its partnership: athletic earphones. Ironman, a Wanda...
Sony Aims For STEM Education With Koov Building Blocks
Add Sony to the list of the companies that want to make computing coding as easy as snapping Legos together. Sony’s global education unit,...
Monster’s Heavy-Hitting ‘Sound of Champions’
Monster’s newest marketing campaign has officially begun, its start marked with a high-profile partnership with Roc Nation Sports. The audio manufacturer’s “Sound of Champions”...