All items tagged with product design (443)
Ceva RealSpace Software Adds Immersive Spatial Audio to Nothing Headphones and Earbuds
July 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Ceva RealSpace Software Adds Immersive Spatial Audio to Nothing Headphones and Earbuds

In a move that pushes the boundaries of personal audio, Ceva announced a new collaboration with London-based lifestyle consumer brand Nothing to bring Ceva's RealSpace Spatial Audio Software to its upcoming audio lineup. Ceva will power enhanced listening experiences across the Nothing and CMF sub-brand audio product lines, including the newly announced Nothing Headphone, which is the company’s first entry into the over-ear style audio device, developed in cooperation with KEF.
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beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X Headphones Get Detachable Cable and New Drivers
June 5, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X Headphones Get Detachable Cable and New Drivers

Designed for critical listening and editing, the updated 2025 beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO X headphones bring new flexibility, comfort, and clarity to one of the most iconic headphones in professional audio. The DT 990 PRO X now have a detachable cable and received powerful new STELLAR.45 drivers, getting a lower impedance rating that allows for better performance across a wide range of devices (the original 600 ohm version of the DT 990 PRO is still around and remains unchanged).
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Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Cancellation Headphones Revealed. What Changed Three Years Later?
May 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

Sony WH-1000XM6 Noise Cancellation Headphones Revealed. What Changed Three Years Later?

In May 2022, Sony launched the WH-1000XM5 wireless headphones, which immediately reclaimed the position as a market reference in active noise cancelling headphones and personal audio. Three years later, the new WH-1000XM6 model, powered by next-gen processors, 12 microphones, and intelligent algorithms, combines the best noise canceling into a new seamless, foldable design. This time, guided by world-renowned mastering audio engineers, Sony expects the WH-1000XM6 headphones to set a new standard for music lovers, travelers, and music professionals.
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Bang & Olufsen Launches Third-Generation Beosound A1 Portable Speaker
May 6, 2025 by Joao Martins

Bang & Olufsen Launches Third-Generation Beosound A1 Portable Speaker

Bang & Olufsen announced the third-generation Beosound A1, a reimagined version of its most affordable portable Bluetooth speaker, now combining enhanced performance with a circular design, extended battery life, and even better sound. Created in collaboration with renowned Danish designer Cecilie Manz, the A1 3rd Gen balances the minimalist lines with advanced acoustics, creating an even more appealing product - the most affordable from Bang & Olufsen.
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IsoAcoustics Introduces New Range of Height-Adjustable Acoustic Isolation Feet
May 6, 2025 by Joao Martins

IsoAcoustics Introduces New Range of Height-Adjustable Acoustic Isolation Feet

A recognized leading manufacturer of acoustic isolation solutions for OEM, professional, and consumer audio applications, IsoAcoustics just announced a new range of high-performance isolation feet made for speakers and home hifi systems. Improving on the successful GAIA Series, IsoAcoustics is introducing the GAIA Neo and GAIA-TITAN Neo products, adding seamless height adjustment, simplified installation, and refined aesthetics.
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Fresh From the Bench: Sony MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones
May 1, 2025 by Brent Butterworth

Fresh From the Bench: Sony MDR-M1 Closed Monitor Professional Headphones

Intended to become a new studio stalwart replacing Sony's MDR-7506 headphones, which have been a fixture in recording and radio studios for decades, the new MDR-M1 headphones retail for two and a half times the price. Sony reexamined and improved upon all aspects in the new MDR-M1 headphones and added a few improvements according to today’s high-resolution standards for mixing and mastering. Brent Butterworth compares the new MDR-M1 to the MDR-7506 and the AKG K371.
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Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears
April 29, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears

Shokz, the pioneer in bone conduction headsets that gradually is expanding its portfolio towards open-ear air conduction technology, announced the OpenDots ONE, a new design and form factor for the brand. These are clip-on earbuds with a design somewhere in between the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and the Huawei FreeClip, but using Shokz's own air conduction approach, based on what it calls Bassphere technology, combining two facing dynamic drivers into a spherical module.
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Bowers & Wilkins Announces New Px7 S3 Advanced Wireless Headphones
April 24, 2025 by Joao Martins

Bowers & Wilkins Announces New Px7 S3 Advanced Wireless Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins announced its all-new premium active noise-cancelling wireless headphones. The renowned British audio brand has a long-established pedigree in the manufacture of reference-quality loudspeakers and gradually established a solid reputation also in category-defining headphones, from the original P5 of 2010 to the Px7 S2e of 2023. The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones are a comprehensively re-imagined design benefiting also from Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon Sound platform.
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OneOdio Studio Max 1 Hi-Res Audio DJ Wireless Headphones
April 21, 2025 by Joao Martins

OneOdio Studio Max 1 Hi-Res Audio DJ Wireless Headphones

Coming from a Hong Kong-based brand with a very unfortunate name (numerous Chinese brands don't bother to check what their names mean in other languages... "Odio" is Latin for Hate), the new Studio Max 1 headphones are an interesting new wireless proposition. Using a dedicated transmitter with ultra-low latency, the Studio Max 1 headphones are able to deliver a reliable, fast 20ms connection.
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Skullcandy Unveils New Method 360 ANC Earbuds Powered by Bose
April 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

Skullcandy Unveils New Method 360 ANC Earbuds Powered by Bose

The result of Bose’s licensing efforts in partnership with Bragi, simplifying the process of building high-quality audio products for brands worldwide is starting to yield results. Already an earlier adopter of Bragi’s platform, Skullcandy now announced the new Method 360 ANC earbuds. Combining industry-leading sound by Bose with Skullcandy’s signature boldness, the affordable true wireless earbuds are a fresh take on the crowded product category with a clear competitive edge.
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