At CES 2026, Motorola expanded its moto things ecosystem with four new accessories designed to work seamlessly across home, work, and everyday carry. Leading the lineup is the Moto Sound Flow, Motorola’s first portable speaker, tuned with Sound by Bose and powered by Ultra-Wideband technology that lets audio follow the […]
Fender’s direct competitor, Marshall, has been in the business of Bluetooth speakers and headphones for the longest time. Fifteen years later, Fender decided it was not going to sit around and watch a fellow guitar amp maker have all the fun in the consumer speaker arena. Introducing Fender Audio. Debuting […]
If you are in the market for a small speaker and you happen to embrace Nintendo retro culture, well, 8BitDo has just the speaker for you: the 8BitDo Retro Cube 2 Speaker – N Edition. A homage to the NES, this handy Bluetooth speaker features an oversized D-pad for controls. […]
It’s no secret that Bang & Olufsen wants consumer electronics to be part of your decor. It does not want you to hide its TVs and speakers. It wants to be an art piece too. Meanwhile, Swedish flat-pack furniture giant IKEA also shares this idea. It already did with the […]
As IKEA’s partnership with Sonos ended this year, the SYMFONISK line is being phased out. But IKEA is not about to leave you without a speaker/lamp combo. Enter the IKEA BLOMPRAKT (article no. 006.049.48). Touted as the successor to the SYMFONISK speaker lamp, this new Bluetooth speaker lamp brings to […]
One of the best things about hi-fi companies, in my opinion, is that their products usually last for years before being replaced by next-gen models. The KEF LSX, introduced in 2018, received a follow-up in 2022 with the LSX II. 3 years on, the LSX II is not only still […]
Setting up audio equipment for events can be a hassle. You can save yourself the trouble by grabbing a megaphone, or you can save yourself from looking like a lost protest leader with the Sanwa MM-SPAMP20 Microphone with Loudspeaker. That’s right, this handheld gadget stuffs the loudspeaker right inside the […]
Remember when an Echo was just a speaker that yelled out the weather when you asked nicely? Well, Amazon clearly doesn’t. Much like how the new Kindle Scribe decided it wasn’t enough to just display books, and the new Fire TV decided it wanted to be your home’s entertainment general, […]
When it comes to portable Bluetooth speakers, most speaker makers would design them with curves so they fit the palm like a glove. Xiaomi clearly is not one of the “most speaker makers.” Case in point: the straight-up straight-edge design of the Xiaomi Portable Bluetooth Speaker. This little fellow [CH] […]
Want to see a really cool-looking speaker with a Bauhaus minimalist design, packed with high-end circuitry, and won’t break the bank? If yes, here it is: the Xiaomi Sound 2 Max. That’s right. Xiaomi is not only gunning for the high-end market with its phones; it is doing so with […]
KEF may be late in the soundbar game, but they were quick to hop on the portable Bluetooth speaker hype train in 2015. But I guess the audiophile company was busy turning out awesome monitors and floor-standing speakers, leaving its Muo with no successor—until now. That’s right. It has been […]