iPodNN: Empire Brands on Wednesday revealed three new earphone collections for its Wicked Audio brand. The Chill, Reverb and Tour all feature graffiti-inspired designs. They are made of plastic and sport comfortable ear cushions. The cords are nearly four feet long and the 3.5mm plugs are gold-plated for superior sound signal transfer and to prevent corrosion. Read more »

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Techradar: Pioneer is probably the coolest brand in home cinema. Its sleek, cosmetically finessed designs and cutting-edge performance make the rest of the herd look positively industrial. So how do you go about making a sub-£500 receiver cooler than a penguin’s toes?

The answer is simple: pack it with features and make it the first affordable machine to hit the market that can be fully controlled from an iPhone or iPod Touch with a dedicated app. Read more »

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Trendhunter: Urban Outfitters are known for their hip clothing and awesome gadgets, but the iPhone DJ Mixer has to be one of the coolest players to be sold yet.

The iPhone DJ Mixer lets you combine music from two iPhones and tests your ability as a DJ. It has a spin option, reverb, flange and filter, as well as a recording button.

Not only is this gadget a turntable, but it can also charge your iPhone as you are trying your best to mix.

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Engadget: Marantz has unveiled its 2010 line of high end receivers, amplifiers, pre amplifiers and Blu-ray players, and naturally the headlining upgrades have to do with streaming internet video access, Blu-ray 3D and HDMI 1.4 compatibility. Read more »

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Engadget: Onkyo, known in these parts for everything from digiframes to a rather wild selection of PCs, has announced a set of compact audio systems aimed at the audiophile (though to be fair, Onkyo’s definition of “audiophile” might be different than our own). Read more »

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What HiFi: Heavy snow, horror shootings, football upsets, new governments and gushing oil - 2010’s been pretty eventful so far, but what consumer electronics products have we been tuning into - or tuning out of - the news with? The CE sales statistics are in, and there are some real surprises…

We’ve had an interim update from GfK - we’ve previously reported on their full-year detailed figures -  the stats masters who analyse all the sales data from retailers (on- and offline), tracking which prices and products are getting the tills ringing. Read more »

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