Piezoelectric materials work quite simply, in theory — motion in, electricity out, or vice versa — and since that’s just how speakers and microphones transmit their sound, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine someone would figure out audio on a micron scale.

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MIT’s piezoelectric fibers can act as speaker or microphone, don’t mind auto-tune

We’re sure that SteelSeries is mighty pleased with the audio quality of its brand-new Spectrum 5xb gaming headset, but company reps didn’t introduce the product as such. They wanted us to walk away knowing three things, and the first was that we could beat the living crap out of them

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SteelSeries shows off ultra-durable Spectrum headset, we fail to rip it a new one (video)

Anyone can take a hammer and rib-spreader to a new piece of hardware.

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New Xbox 360 gets a proper teardown analysis: power and noise reductions confirmed

When the Scout in-ear headset launches this fall, it’ll actually be Nox Audio’s second debut product — the first is the Specialist we just reviewed — but unlike that pair of supra-aural cans, these little devils may actually have quality sound.

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Nox Audio explores audiophile options with Scout mini headset, we go ears-on

What do you get when a 5″ record and a CD get together and have the sexes?

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A CD + 5-Inch Vinyl Combo Disc: The Best Of Both Worlds! Old-Ass Technology Mashup

For the debut of their company Nox Audio, some creative headphone designers went all-out, crafting a feature-packed folding headset ready to rock PC chat, console gaming and even iPhone use. Priced at $80, the Specialist isn’t going to do all that without some compromises, of course — join us after the break to find out which uses these cans were best suited for.

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Nox Audio Specialist review

On one hand, it’s just a laptop docking station. On the other, it’s probably the most useful laptop docking station this side of Toshiba’s dynadock V . SMK-Link ’s simply titled Notebook USB Audio Station was just released, bringing a universal (Mac and PC) design that actually goes above and beyond the call to a product segment that’s typically a snoozefest.

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SMK-Link’s Notebook USB Audio Station tilts your laptop with speakers

Note: Video is after the jump because the quality is so bad that it could actually make you sick. Musician and Youtube user Patrick Liddell uploaded a video of himself to Youtube, downloaded it, and uploaded the new version. Then he repeated the process 999 more times.

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Bad Things: What Happens When You Upload A Video To Youtube, Download It, And Reupload That Version A THOUSAND TIMES

Samson’s attempt to break into the Flip-dominated portable video space didn’t hit all the right notes , so the company’s gone back to basics with a new handheld audio recorder — as delightfully basic as it could go. The Zoom H1 doesn’t have fancy 4-channel recording schemes or a triple-capsule mic ; it’s merely a twin X/Y stereo recorder that does 24-bit / 96-kHz audio at an unheard-of $99 price.

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Zoom H1 Handy Recorder captures 24-bit, 96 kHz stereo for $99

Solar-powered sound systems are certainly nothing new , but Et