We’re starting to see some consolidation in the headphone market, with Incipio picking up Skullcandy for $177 million and HoMedics quietly buying Sol Republic. Now, musical-instrument maker Roland is acquiring a 70 percent stake in V-Moda, maker of the Crossfade M-100 and other popular headphones. Val Kolton, a former DJ who founded V-Moda 12 years …

For the last several months the prevailing rumor about the next-generation iPhones has been that Apple would do away with the headphone jack to help make the hardware thinner. But in recent days the latest chatter has been about the size of the next iPhone’s battery. Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka @OnLeaks) of Nowhereelse.fr, who has a good track record of leaking …

Dish’s Voice Remote, announced back in January at CES in Las Vegas, is now a reality. Available to Hopper 3 and 4K Joey customers for $30, the remote allows you to navigate, search and select programming using spoken commands. You can also change channels and record shows using your voice. It’s similar to voice remotes for the Amazon Fire TV …

A few weeks ago I contacted Bose about some comments I saw on Amazon about people experiencing problems with the company’s new SoundSport Wireless headphones, which I’d rated very highly. The problems seemed to be related to sweat, or more precisely heavy sweat. I did my best to replicate the problems, using the headphones on more than a dozen runs …

Sonos, the pioneer multi-room audio company, seems to have spared no expensive in opening a 4,200-square-foot flagship retail store at 101 Greene Street in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The store officially opens July 19 and is one of the coolest consumer electronics stores you’ll ever see despite the fact that it only sells Sonos products. “The music experience in your home, …

I’m not seeing many Prime Day headphone deals, but there are handful worth checking out. Some are timed deals with limited stock, so grab the product if it piques your interest — you can always return it later if you don’t want it. Sony MDRZX770BT (going fast at $48): This is an older Sony Bluetooth model. I reviewed the step-up …

Korea’s LG Electronics is reporting that it had a strong second quarter with operating profit likely reaching a two-year high. According to Reuters, LG stated in a regulatory filing that April-June profit was likely 585 billion won ($504 million), compared with the average of 599 billion won compiled from 23 analyst estimates in a Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S survey. LG’s television …

When Tom DeVesto sold Tivoli Audio in May of 2015 he signed a one-year non-compete agreement. Well, now that year has passed, and DeVesto has decided to start making wireless tabletop radios again. This time he’ll do it under his new Como Audio brand, which just launched a Kickstarter campaign for two new music systems, the Solo and Duetto, which …

Earlier this year, as rumors mounted that Apple might remove the headphone jack on the upcoming iPhone 7, I wrote about how the possible change provoked strong negative responses on Twitter. We still don’t know whether the iPhone’s headphone jack will stay or go (the latest rumor is that the next iPhone won’t look all that different from the current …

Now playing: Watch this: Jaybird Freedom: next-gen wireless sports headphone slims… 2:09 A Twitter user named Joe contacted me the other day about a problem he was having with his new Jaybird Freedom in-ear Bluetooth sports headphones. He said the sound of the left and right earbuds was reversed. Or as he put it: “Right is left & left is …