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New suede Converse All-Stars bring texture to your strut

Converse recently teamed up with UK-based retailer Size? to create a version of the classic All-Star Oxford with a unique…

Harness the sun’s rays to power this portable Bluetooth solar speaker

With spring weather finally hitting the Northern Hemisphere, it's a good time to think about music accessories for the season's…

Majestic unicorns, space whales, and power ballads: Robot Unicorn Attack 2 for iOS

In need of majestic unicorn accessories, space whales, and power ballads? Adult Swim Games has released Robot Unicorn Attack 2,…

Fund This: Charge your devices while you pedal with the Siva Atom

Siva Cycle, a San Francisco-based bicycle company, has come up with a new way to charge your gadgets on the…

Fight the Amory Wars in Coheed and Cambria’s new iOS video game

Coheed and Cambria’s Amory Wars saga has been developing over the course of the band's discography. Now it has made…

Third Man’s vintage record booth offers live recordings straight to vinyl

Singer-songwriters are sure to flock from all over as Third Man Records unveils its new Record Booth on Record Store…

WTF? Friday: Party Animal Dancing Pet Speakers

You know how you try to make your pet dance and they're having none of it? Check out these speakers…

The Mantis “Walking Machine” heralds our insectoid-robot overlords

You've found your next ATV. The Mantis has six legs, wi-fi remote control, and looks like something out your childhood…

Out of juice? USB FlashCharger is a gadget-head travel essential

Only $15? Grab yourself an emergency charger and you can charge your gadgets easily, wall outlet or not.

Caffeine on 12 cylinders

Do you love espresso and have copious amounts of money but not enough things to spend it on? Check out…

Reimagining the synthesizer: Meet the Seaboard

The first instrument from UK music-tech company ROLI, the Seaboard is a reinvention of the keyboard with an organic way…

Better listening through science: UC Berkeley researchers make headphones with carbon allotrope

Scientists from UC Berkeley have used graphene (a nanoscale, one-molecule-thick carbon allotrope) to create headphones that "match... or surpass..." commercially…