If someone asks me for headphone buying advice and doesn’t need fancy stuff like active noise canceling or a wireless connection, I always recommend the Koss Porta Pro. Their remarkable sound quality and understated design earned my approval as soon as I put them on back in 2008 and they’re still one of my favorite …

A comfortable, reliable pair of wireless headphones is just about the best workout buddy you can ask for, and it just so happens that Amazon’s Deal of the Day is the Jaybird X2, one of our favorite pairs of earbuds for athletes. The 24-hour sale (for Prime members only) applies to all the colors and you can pick one up …

The annual iPhone Photography Awards recognizes professionals and amateurs around the world using iOS cameras and digital processing apps to capture creative photos, and today the collective announced the winners of its ninth competition. The applicants this year numbered in the thousands and spanned 139 countries around the world, but the grand prize was awarded to a Chinese photographer named …

Tidal refreshed its media streaming app today with an update that finally lets users send audio and video to a Google Chromecast dongle. In addition to software bug patches and improvements to the play queue, Tidal’s latest version 1.14.0 for iOS and Android adds an integrated Cast option that pops up in the playback screen. Your phone will always show …

Audible has launched a new monthly subscription service today called Channels that offers listeners a variety of commercial-free, short-form audio programs including podcasts, comedy shows, spoken news articles and more. Premium account holders that already pay the $14.95 (£12 or AU$20) monthly fee will get Channels for free and the company is also offering a standalone subscription for $4.95 (£4 …

Wireless speakers come in all shapes and sizes, but the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Wireless took off in the marketplace last year, in no small part because of its distinct cigar shape and “glass fibre ribs” that reduced vibrations in the cabinet. Today, the company announced a new white color option that will go on sale this August for $699 …

New York-based headphone house Master & Dynamic is no stranger to collaboration. In the past, the team’s beautifully-crafted MH40 over-ears have been a canvas for designers like Proenza Schouler and Poggy, but today the brand is launching its most satisfying partnership to date: a pair of MH40s celebrating the 54-year career of the Rolling Stones. The limited-edition headphones with the …

There’s no shortage of wireless earbuds out there right now — especially on Kickstarter. The latest to raise funding are the FireFlies, a pair of completely cord-free earbuds that you can order today for the lowest price we’ve seen in the category, just $79 (about £60 or AU$105) for early backers while supplies last. The left and right earpieces connect …

Typeface nerds are a different kind of geek, the kind that will spend hours researching to find the right font choice to fit a particular design. But what if there was a gadget that could scan any printed text and immediately identify the name of the font and the exact shade of color it as it appears? That’s the concept …

After more than 10 years on the Hill, Senate staffers will no longer receive BlackBerry phones. The Senate had no choice after BlackBerry decided to discontinue devices running its own BlackBerry 10 software, said a note sent to staffers on Wednesday, according to Politico. “Once we have exhausted our current in-house stock, new device procurements will be limited, while supplies …