Articles on Speakers

Hands-on with the X-mini Max II - Sep 9, 2009

Crave The second iteration of the X-mini Max is upon us. We had a brief hands-on with the Max II five months ago, but now after blasting the living daylights out of ... Read story »

FleXpeakers for some seriously flat-out sounds - Oct 12, 2009

Crave Taiwan's innovatively lightweight, paper-thin and bendable loudspeaker. We've all heard about the coming of flexi screens and superslim displays, yada yada, for years. But what about speakers that are just ... Read story »

Sony's new PC speakers with iPhone/iPod dock look set to kill clutter - Sep 1, 2009

Crave Yes, we have heard great-sounding iPod/iPhone speaker docks, and we also have great speaker systems for the PC. Put them together unfortunately, and you'll get clutter on the table and ... Read story »

Blow your trumpet with these see-through speakers - Jun 23, 2009

Crave FHOO1 Horn Speaker. Everything about the Brit-based Ferguson Hill speakers simply shouts supersized. Huge horns (it's 1.65m tall). Huge sounds. Huge price tag (think US$26,000, before shipping). You'll also need ... Read story »

Touchscreen speakers that look like wall art - Jul 24, 2009

Crave There's something beautifully organic about the misnamed Fruity Speakers. With form and function in alignment here, you'd expect a more elegant name along the lines of a Bowers & Wilkins ... Read story »

KEF's uber-cool concept speakers - Jun 10, 2009

Crave The KEF Concept Blade is a set of one-off speakers engineered to demonstrate the British hi-fi specialist's technical know-how. Developed over a three year span, these life-sized boomboxes are a ... Read story »

Web site lists the new Sony S-series Walkman - Aug 18, 2009

Crave Looks like someone jumped the gun and listed the new Sony S-series Walkman for sale. Thankfully, the quick guys at SonyInsider spotted the new players on materiel.net, a French-based retailer. ... Read story »

SonicImpact SoundPads - Nov 11, 2004

Crave What a concept. A lesser-known company has literally thought out of the box here. Doing away with the box-like speaker cabinets, the SoundPads draw on the idea of sticking two tiny ... Read story »

Bone conduction speaker system (RLX-P1) - Dec 24, 2004

Crave Toshiba's Oto Makura (literally noise pillow) marries both wireless and bone conduction technology to produce what is, only from Japan, a stereo pillow. Simply lay your head on the "pillow" and ... Read story »

Altec's stylin' Expressionist Plus PC speakers - Jun 24, 2009

Crave The Expressionist Plus will be available for US$99.95. Altec Lansing is adding to its line of Expressionist PC speakers with the Expressionist Plus, which goes by the model number FX3021 ... Read story »

Sony debuts S-series Walkman with onboard speakers - Aug 25, 2009

Crave The new 8GB Sony NWZ-S544 and 16GB Sony NWZ-S545 we saw earlier are now official. Sony's first speaker-endowed MP3 Walkmans are featuring 2.4-inch 320 x 240-pixel (QVGA) LCD screens capable ... Read story »

DIY retro Paper Speakers for papercraft hobbyists - Jul 1, 2009

Crave For an idea of what you've let yourself in for, check out the step-by-step pdf. Sorry, not for me the oodles of patience required for intricate paper folding to assemble ... Read story »

Logitech announces the S315i and S125i speakers for iPod - Aug 13, 2009

Crave The Logitech S125i isn't going to knock you out of your seat, but at around US$69, it's a nice, light, and portable speaker to keep in a kitchen or bedroom. ... Read story »

Sony announces two feature-packed iPod speaker docks - Jul 6, 2009

Crave The NAS-Z200iR. (Photo credit: Sony) Sony has just announced two feature-packed iPod speakers that sport a built-in iPod dock, a slot-loading CD player, an AM/FM radio, an audio-in port and an ... Read story »

Altec Lansing releases USB-powered Orbit speakers for laptops - Sep 15, 2009

Crave Altec Lansing introduced its USB-powered ultraportable Orbit speaker. The Orbit's USB cable is used for audio input and power, doing away with the need for batteries and a 3.5mm audio jack. ... Read story »

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