Headphones

Bowers and Wilkins announce P5 headphones

High-end Hi-Fi manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins has announced its first ever pair of headphones. The snappily-named  P5 Mobile Hi-Fi Headphone (singular) offers metal and New Zealand sheep-leather earpads, noise isolation and a microphone for iPhone compatibility.

Bowers...

Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2009 - music gadgets

After a mixed start at CES 2009, it's been an excellent year for music gadgets. Slowly the world is getting over its lust for hording mp3 downloads in favour of streaming and digital music, possibly a sign that it's maturing. Sound quality has become important once more...

Headfunk launches SNO!zone earbuds

Headfunk has launched another set of its earbuds, this time customized for the SNO!zone indoor ski slope in Milton Keynes, Castleford and Glasgow. They're basically a set of the company's "Badass Buds" but in blue and white.

They have silicon eartips that enhance...

Logitech "Loud Enough" earphones launch for kids

After the EU's volume limit proposals have been revealed, Logitech has followed Griffin's lead in launching volume-limiting headphones for kids.

The "Loud Enough" noise-isolating earphones come with built-in volume control that reduces the maximum volume of...

Sony Ericsson MH907 motion activated headphones revealed

Sony Ericsson has announced the launch of the "clever" MH907 headphones, the end result of its "the way you listen to music is going to change forever" teaser campaign.

Apparently a world first, the motion activated efforts work automatically once you stick...

Griffin MyPhones headphones for children launch

Griffin has launched headphones for children - the MyPhones - that have a maximum volume limit to "protect young ears".

The MyPhones cap volume at 85 decibels, apparently the maximum sustained volume level as recommended by regulatory agencies. In addition,...

Sennheiser HD 380 Pro unveiled

Sennheiser has produced a pair of headphones designed for monitoring applications within the broadcast, studio, film and music industries - the HD 380 Pro.

They have a closed-back design to minimise the amount of sound leaking in from the outside - passive attenuation...

Philips GoGear Muse media player launches

Philips has announced the launch of the GoGear Muse, a new PMP that comes complete with noise-cancelling headphones.

It also offers Philips FullSound tech which claims to enhance dynamic, bass, treble and stereo imaging of compressed MP3 files, restoring them...

Sony launches MDR-NC300D earbuds

Sony has launched what it claims is the first pair of in-ear headphones that feature digital noise cancellation. The in-ear nature means that you're also getting passive noise cancellation, so these should deliver something approaching absolute silence.

Apparently...

Radiopaq tunes its custom earphones to the iPhone

Radiopaq's custom-tuned earphones, which are built specially to accentuate the dynamics of different music genres, are now available in a version with iPhone compatibility.

What that basically means is that the earphones now come with an multi-directional inline...

Bose introduces mobile in-ear headset

Bose makes headphones of all types - on-ear, around-ear and in-ear. The company has already converted its on-ears to a mobile version with a mic, and the around-ear headphones also come in an aviation version that also includes a microphone.

No prizes, then,...

Bose QuietComfort 15 launched

Bose has added a third model to its range of QuietComfort headphones. The QuietComfort 15s join the QuietComfort 2 and 3 in offering noise cancellation, but Bose reckons this is the "best noise cancelling headphone" that the company offers.

Aethetics-wise, they...

VIDEO: Clever tangle-free headphones concept revealed

A product designer has come up with a devilishly simple way of making sure headphones don't get tangled up when not in use.

The idea, said to have been thought up when the designer was on the bus untangling headphones, sees the two wires connected together...

Samsung WEP870: Headset that transforms into stereo headphones

Samsung has announced the launch of a new headset that can transform from being one that you use with your phone to one that allows you to listen to music without wires on the go.

The new model, which will go under the moniker of the rather dull WEP870, will...

Sennheiser launches HD 238 headphones

Sennheiser has announced a pair of open-backed headphones, designed for use with Hi-Fi equipment in quiet environments. The HD238s are the first in the 200-series not to block external noise, which the company says gives improved audio quality.

They come in...

Freetalk launches Skype-certified Everyman headset

A new headset is available for Skype users from Freetalk that's been developed in conjunction with the VoIP company and promises great performance with the latest versions of the internet calling software.

The Freetalk Everyman, a new super wideband audio headset,...

Logitech announces G-series G500 mouse and G330 headset

Logitech has unveiled two new additions to its G-series line of gaming peripherals - the Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 and the Logitech Gaming Headset G330.

The successor to the G5 Laser Mouse, the Logitech Gaming Mouse G500 claims to deliver "a maximum hand speed...

Daily Tech Deal: Skullcandy Full Metal Jacket earphones

We are pointing you in the direction of some in-ear headphones for our tech deal today, something which may appeal to music lovers in need of some portable ear appendages.

Available from Play.com at the bargain price of £17.99 these headphones have an 11mm driver,...

Klipsch launches Image S2 budget earphones

Klipsch has announced that it's launching a set of budget earphones to appeal to slim wallets. The Image S2s are available in either a normal version, or a version with an inline microphone/control for the iPhone/iPod touch.

The company's marketing director,...

Belkin launches iPod shuffle headphone adaptor

Belkin's come up with a nifty solution to the iPod shuffle's biggest problem - the lack of controls on the device itself. The bundled headphones have a little controller that lets you skip back and forward, and pause/play, but what about if you want to use your own headphones?

Denon announces AH-NC600 headphones

Denon has announced the launch of the AH-NC600, apparently the company's first in-ear noise cancelling headphones that claim to reduce outside noise by 99%.

Designed for a "high-quality listening experience" while travelling, the headphones offer a built-in...

Sennheiser launches HD218 and HD228 headphones

Sennheiser has announced the HD218 and HD228, a pair of closed-cup headphones, targeted at commuters. Sennheiser says:

"Where many headphones leak sound in every direction, these
closed back designs reduce background noise and allow the user
to...

Creative EP-630 earphones announced

Creative has announced a new range of earphones that it says will brighten up your MP3 player, laptop computer, portable DVD player - or the like.

The in-ear Creative EP-630s offer noise isolation buds and are available in the geographically-themed Pacific...

Headfunk announces "Freakin' Buds"

Shortly after announcing its "Badass Buds", Headfunk has revealed that it's bringing "Freakin' Buds" to the world. Targeted again at the "skate/surf generation", Headfunk is touting the design and colour range of the buds.

The Freakin' Buds are also called the...

iPod saves girl from lightning strike

Praise be to Apple. An iPod is being credited as saving a girl's life in a tidy bit of tabloid reporting from The London Paper.

14-year-old Sophie Frost from Essex escaped with just minor burns and singed hair after her iPod's headphones apparently diverted...