The good: Excellent sound quality for their size; compact, stylish, user-friendly design. The bottom line: An ideal accessory for Walkman phone owners. Your handset is the power source, but the ...

Music helps craft the world around us. It creates an atmosphere where feelings and moments are enhanced by beats and snares. So why let music be restrained by phone speakers and laptops? Instead, let ...

Audio is a cornerstone of our smartphones, and we’re using our handsets for much more than voice calls these days. Music, video, and gaming use are all on the rise, and consumers are increasingly ...

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Straight outta Korea is the MPker, a mobile phone speaker set that packs a nice little punch and has a sexy silver design. The MPker starts off more like a flat rectangle then expands to reveal the ...

One of the most intuitive reasons one would want to own smart speakers is to be able to place hands-free phone calls. With Google’s line of Google Home hardware, it’s easy enough to say “OK, Google, ...

If you are searching for a lightweight speaker for your mobile phone you may be interested in a new Japanese design called the Ototo. The precision machined phone speaker requires no electronics and ...

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Using Skype as a speaker phone is simply a matter of connecting external speakers or disconnecting headphones as required so that everyone in the area can hear both sides of the call. For a small ...

This incredibly easy trick will help you make your own amplification system using items you already have laying around the house. Now you'll never be stuck jamming to your favorite tunes at a muted ...