They may not look as fancy as a pair of Beats, but many users consider these Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones the “anti-Beats” headphones for their refined sound and much tougher build quality. Better still, you can get them today for $90 as part of Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day. They normally …

We usually try to avoid feeding the crowdfunding hype-machine, but the Pilot language translating earpiece by Waverly Labs is too cool not to mention, especially because the Indiegogo page is now available for preorder. The concept realizes the dream of an instant, universal language translation device that’s shown up in so many science-fiction movies that it’s practically become a Hollywood …

If you’ve fallen in love with the sound of vinyl records but can’t bring yourself to invest time in the hobby, the Louis speaker by Paolo Cappello might be exactly what you’re looking for. The speaker is completely free of electronic components and uses the shape of the smartphone dock on top to project your digital music through the large, …

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A startup company in Seattle that secured a $5 million investment round back in April just announced its secret weapon: a pair of strange-looking wireless ear-pod headphones that can shift from a private listening device into a portable loudspeaker, and more. In a press release published on its Web site today, Human Inc. makes it clear that its intention with …

“X-Men: Apocalypse” arrives in theaters on Thursday, but starting Monday fans can get a jump on the box office by purchasing tickets directly through the Snapchat app. All week long, Snapchatters will see a video ad for the movie in the Discovery section, hidden among the other media brands. Clicking the “Show Now” button at the bottom of the ad …

Spotify this morning announced phase two of its plan to increase video content. This time it’s taking the form of 12 new original programs that will be available to iOS and Android users this year in the US, the UK, Germany and Sweden. The shows could draw fans closer to music history and the culture surrounding it with concepts including …

Periscope announced a public beta last week that finally enabled users to save their broadcasts indefinitely. On Monday, the live-streaming service said it will add three more features, including the ability to broadcast back and forth between your phone camera, DJI drone and a GoPro action camera. Now that Periscope broadcasts won’t disappear after 24 hours (unless you want them …

Apple will be holding a press event on March 21 at its headquarters in Cupertino, where the company is widely expected to announce new devices. As usual, the rumor mill is kicking with speculation about what exactly will be introduced — we expect the big news next week will be a 4-inch iPhone unofficially called the iPhone SE, in addition …

Sony on Wednesday beefed up its PlayStation-based subscription service, delivering on its promise to add new channels back when the Internet TV provider acquired the rights last year. PlayStation Vue subscribers can now check out live sports content from ESPN and ESPN 2 and new programming from the Disney Channel and ABC. The good news doesn’t end there. Sony is …