Most smartphones these days come without a 3.5mm audio jack. While there are plenty of options for USB-C and wireless earbuds, some people still prefer their 3.5mm earbuds and headsets. Fortunately, ...

Use iPhone headphones with your MacBook or iPad Pro with this handy adapter. Photo: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac Anker’s latest adapter lets Apple fans bring a single pair of wired headphones to use with ...

Most consumers are content with the sound that comes out of their wired headphones and earbuds. It’s sufficient for keeping them entertained at their cubicles or during long flights back home for the ...

I've been have some audio issues with my Hackintosh (i.e., I have no audio) and I've yet to find a solution. Out of sheer desperation I'm thinking of just not worrying about getting the motherboard's ...

How do engineers squeeze all the necessary circuitry (and what is it?) into one of these devices, and do so this inexpensively? With the demise of analog audio line out, headphone (output-only), and ...

IOGEAR announced the USB Theater Sound Xperience (GUADT51), the first USB audio adapter with DTS Surround Sensation | Headphone technology. Connecting directly to a computer's USB 2.0 port, the IOGEAR ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. This article is more than 3 years old. The StarTech USB ...

USB audio adapters have been around for quite a while, and over the years, technology has allowed these devices to deliver amazing sound for the price. Diamond (while being a leading vendor of Radeon ...

There's always a comparison to be made with technology, especially with audio tech, whether it's vinyl records vs. streaming ...

The last Amazon Kindle eReader to feature a headphone jack and speaker that worked with Amazon’s text-to-speech software was the 2011-era Kindle Touch. But if you have a recent Kindle, you can still ...