Skullcandy 50/50 earphones (photos) +2 more See all photos Skullcandy has made quite a name for itself in the headphone world, thanks largely to its focus on funky fashion and its aggressive marketing tactics aimed at tweens, teens, and young adults. However, the latest Skullcandy earphones to come down the pipe are perhaps the most …

Diddybeats High-Performance In-Ear Headphones (photos) +3 more See all photos It might be said that the best people to create audio products such as headphones are musicians. That was certainly Monster’s feeling when the cable company teamed up with Dr. Dre to create a line of headphones vetted by the hip hop legend. The Beats line encompasses everything from full-size …

Let’s say for a moment you were curious about the type of person I am. You ask around, talk to my friends, my family, even my colleagues. You notice that the word “graceful” never comes up, and that it is because that is one thing I patently am not. On the contrary, I am a huge klutz, an utter walking …

JBL On Time Micro (photos) +2 more See all photos Peruse any electronics store, whether virtual or brick-and-mortar, and you’ll be overwhelmed by the breadth of choices offered in the iPod speaker category. As such, it is of the utmost importance that manufacturers of such goods make their products not just stand but jump out from the crowd. Taking an …

Slacker better light a fire under its keister if it wants to be the first streaming-music service to offer offline song caching for the iPhone and iPod Touch. In the midst of all the SXSW hoopla, Rhapsody has announced its intentions to offer caching as part of the next update to its own iPhone app. For those not in the …

Third-party applications are a big part of what makes the iPhone (and iPod Touch) so desirable, but Apple is hardly perfect when it comes to presenting them in the store. There’s still no way to gift a specific app, for example. But there is something that draws even more ire from the scores of iPhone owners: censorship. Apple has no …

For people who are really serious about audio quality–generally referred to as audiophiles–the majority of ultraportable headphones on the market just aren’t going to cut it. It’s this fact that gives companies like Klipsch a very compelling reason to make something like the Image X10i. This sleek, in-ear headset will set you back $350, but for that pretty penny, you’ll …

The iPhone gets HD radio. RadioShack Staying competitive in an iPod-ruled marketplace is a challenge, and not just because of the player’s built-in virtues (or Apple’s massive marketing budget). The reigning king of the MP3 players has an advantage simply because it resides at the top of the heap, and that advantage comes in the form of feature-adding third-party accessories. …

The Klipsch Image S4i earphones are nearly identical to their sibling, the Image S4. They not only provide the same comfortable fit and stellar sound quality, but also offer the added bonus of an integrated mic and call answer button, as well as volume controls and remote playback for the iPod. Call quality through the inline mic is solid, though …