This is what a boombox looks like in 2013. It’s loaded: 8 multidirectional speakers, analog VU meters, FM radio, Bluetooth, karaoke & PA capability, and inputs for headphones, HDMI, USB, and a mic. It’s got an Apple dock, it’s loud and it weighs 27 pounds.

For stuff like surfing, swimming laps, or workouts where you sweat like a pig, music is essential for getting you in the zone. Sony’s new waterproof, wireless music player provides that soundtrack and with its clean, hands-free design, it stays out of the way.

Guitar players, DJ’s and even jazz flutists will appreciate the pro-audio sound and super-deep low end drive that iLoud delivers. With guitar and mic inputs, it was designed with musicians’ needs in mind, making it a legit studio monitor in a portable package. Available Spring 2013.

Capturing high-quality audio with your iPhone or iPad without additional equipment is pretty much impossible. If you need to record crisp video voiceover, classic quotes from your buffoon of a boss, or even organize blackmail that will stand up to courtroom scrutiny, this 24-bit stereo microphone designed specifically for your iPhone & iPad is what you’ll want.

Here’s a cylindrical vibrator that won’t embarrass you in the airport security line. The Sound Cylinder for iPad and MacBook is a powerful but compact aluminum speaker tube featuring two forward-facing 32mm drivers & two 43mm side-firing drivers that clips onto your device to providing a serious sound upgrade.

Just one ball is okay but having a pair is better. That’s because these Swiss-designed balls are mono. However, get a pair and plug them into a splitter & you’ll get stereo sound. Works with all your mobile devices and you can customize the look with ten different colored bands that keep your balls from bouncing or getting beat up when they’re out on the table.

Motörhead is the loudest band in the world. For 37 years, these British headbang pioneers have been cranking out hard-hitting rock albums and never once have they played a ballad, a slow-jam, or bent over for record label brass to produce a radio-friendly slab of suck. Nope, not bastards. For them it’s strictly whiskey-fueled shredding at a breakneck pace & punishing volume.  Their new line of headphones, available in earbud and over-ear styles, are stamped with the classic Motörhead logo and built heavy-duty with oversize drivers for total ear drum destruction. And we’d expect nothing less.

Snap your iPad into this new integrated sound system from Belkin and you’ll upgrade your tablet’s tone from tinny to titanic. It delivers deep bass & room-filling cinematic sound plus a Thunderstorm app lets you customize soundscapes for watching movies, gaming, or playing music.

This wireless bluetooth receiver lets you play music from your Android smartphone over your home stereo or speaker system. Built in NFC allows you to pair your mobile device to the receiver by simply tapping it on the base unit. This system also works with all iOS devices but sorry, no tap & play pairing for you.

So, you want to clean up your home entertainment system? How about a single unit that contains Airplay, Bluetooth, FM, DAB/DAB+, DMB, HDMI, Speakers, & Amplifier, all-in-one? The Geneva XXL does it all while disguised as a piece of modern furniture.