Though plenty of pretty wooden gadget accessories exist, this item is my hands-down favorite of the holiday season. Behold, the gorgeous Koostik, a completely wooden iPhone dock that acoustically amplifies the volume of your music two to four times. While it's not meant as a replacement to electronic amplifiers and docks, the Koostik is perfect for your workspace, counter, or any other place Read more

If you thought that Jawbone only made products that allowed you to speak with friends, family, and colleagues (or secretly to yourself — you know you've done it) while on the go, think again. Today, Jawbone introduced its Jambox, the first music player to come from the mobile communications company. Connecting to your computer, laptop, iPod, cell phone, or any other Bluetooth device, you can Read more

I love my iPod, but there is a new music player vying for my heart: the slotRadio ($79) by Sansa. The two-inch-by-two-inch clip-on music player comes with a data card with 1,000 songs from the Billboard music charts, with prearranged playlists by music genre. I tried the additional Health and Fitness mix, which includes the mixes for warmup, cardio, roadwork (cycling), power (lifting), yoga, Read more

I'm always on the lookout for new music, and although Pandora does a pretty good job of "getting" my tastes and introducing me to new artists, sometimes I feel like I really just need to branch out and expand my musical horizons. What a better way to do that than to check out the most popular tunes from around the globe? That's exactly what you get with CitySounds.fm — a world tour of music Read more

I totally fell in love with the Sonic Integrity MP5-DS iPod docking station when I first saw it back in 2007, and now my friends, it's on sale. I loved the science behind the MP5, being that it's a tube amplifier system, which generally produces more rich and warm sounds than regular amp systems. Pack on a set of 50-watt speakers and you're ready to pump up the jams from an iPod dock that's kinda Read more