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A photo of the interior of Kurt Martinez's DIY Dolby Atmos garden studio
This backyard Dolby Atmos home music studio is the shed of my dreams, and is used for pro mixing

By Carrie Marshall Published

The shed of my dreams is very very spatial — and it was all done as a DIY project.

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Split image of a black iPod nano 2006 in person's hand (left) and a man sat on a sofa looking at the nano's screen listening through wired headphones (right)
I found my 2006 iPod nano during a clearout — and it was an emotive pre-streaming time capsule

By Timothy Coleman Published

From iTunes to Spotify: what recovering my iPod nano 2006 during a clearout revealed about how my music listening habits have changed

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I use Beyerdynamic's pro headphones — and this new cheaper pair looks like a steal

By Carrie Marshall Published

The new Beyerdynamic DT 275 Pro headphones promise pro-level performance without the price tag — and with solid noise isolation.

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The Spotify logo next to a smartphone showing the Shazam shortcut in the iOS control center
Spotify is reportedly working on a native song identification feature

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify is tipped to launch a built-in song identifier tool to one-up Apple and Shazam.

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The Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 buds and case in a man's hand.
Here's when Samsung's clip-on earbuds are said to be arriving

By Tom Bedford Published

The Samsung Galaxy Buds Able (or just 'Galaxy Able') were a no-show, so when could the much-rumored open earbuds release?

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Someone used an AirPod to make a 'frisbee tracker' that measures spin and speed, and it looks great

By Carrie Marshall Published

Pavlo Sharhan has created a smart Frisbee that records performance via an attached AirPod

Earbuds & Airpods
A smartphone showing Spotify's new Music Video Charts Global playlist
Spotify launches music video charts in its latest move to challenge YouTube

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's new Music Video Charts Global brings back the nostalgia of classic music TV channels, but it still won't beat YouTube.

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JBL's latest speaker comes with 9 drivers and its wildest features yet: a 12-inch touchscreen, cameras and the ability to play games....

By Tom Bedford Published

The ultimate tablet for music-lovers just launched, with 9 JBL speakers squirrelled away in the back

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Lorde performs during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025, and Spotify's About the Song feature on a smartphone
Lorde criticizes Spotify's AI-generated 'About the Song' feature for inaccuracies

By Rowan Davies Published

Lorde called out Spotify's About the Song tool, saying its details were incorrect and that it 'limits free interpretation'.

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A promo image of the Deezer app open on a smartphone
Deezer reports over half of new music uploads are AI-generated, and it's taking fresh action

By Tom Bedford Published

Deezer has announced that half of all new music uploaded to its site is AI slop, alongside new rule changes on how it's dealing with it

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