A gadget that we didn't notice at CES - but should have cos it's really cool - is Crosley's portable turntable, letting you mix on the move.

The Revolution runs on batteries, has a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB out and is pretty small - well, we can't tell how small exactly, all we've got are the pictures of the prototype, but it looks good huh. While not for vinyl purists, it is a fun way for people to play around with mixing without investing in massive room-dominating gear. And being tiny, the turntable is indeed portable. According to Gizmodo, it sounds great for a bedroom turntable and will feature software that will identify and tag your vinyl to digital rips.

The Revolution is slated for release in mid- to late-summer, for $150, in black at first and then in a variety of colours.

See the Crosley] site for updates

High-end German audio-gear makers Sennheiser have just released some digital wireless headphones, RS 160s. I love the idea of wireless headphones and if you're going to get some, the Sennheiser digital ones are likely to be some of the best sets on the market.

In the wireless world, you can lie on your bed, wearing your headphones and listening to music without having to be plugged into your laptop or have noise blaring out for your speakers. I for one would appreciate this. On a regular basis, I stand up after working at the computer then the headphones get yanked out of the laptop, the music stops and it's all fairly traumatic.

Of course, you could just have your ipod in your pocket, but you what if it's in your handbag and the battery's dead eh?

Anyway, what we're saying is: if you think you want wireless headphones in your life, consider the digital RS 160s. Sennheiser's new wireless headphones are digital - an update on its analogue predecessors. The RS 160 has a tiny transmitter that can come with you anywhere, so you can attach it to your laptop or mp3 player and the range is 20m.

The sound is described as detailed with powerful bass. The transmitter has a diameter of only 9.7 centimetres and can be powered by AA batteries with a 24hr battery life.

When connected to an MP3 player or mobile phone it fits easily into a backpack, which means that the headphones can be used whether at home or out and about.

The RS 160 costs £139.99 - get them here

I haven't bought any glittery roses for the purpose of personal decoration since I was about 14, but I still have a soft spot and a large drawer for all that cheap glittery stuff I bought from Claire's Accessories as a kid.

Anyway if glittery jewels plus audio technology makes you feel hot waves of gadget lust - the Jewellry earphones from gadget4all will probably please you. Designed to appeal to 13 year old girls and I guess anyone who still feels like one on the inside, there's a Jewel Rose Earphone for the pretties and Jewel Skull earphones for the alternative gothy ones.

Boys should pay attention to these cute earphones too. Valentine's day is only a month away (!!) and as Gadget4all phrase it: "With nice metallic plating, it must be a special gift to your friends and lover!!"

What's the audio like? We imagine that's not the priority. The 3.5mm stereo earphones weigh 30g and are 90cm in length.

Jewel Rose Earphone - $12.99 at gadget4all
Jewel Skull Earphone - $12.99 at gadget4all

Now you can change your iPhone into an authentic-sounding guitar with this clever accessory and app which lets you strum out rock tunes from your iPhone. Created by small Japanese company Evenno, the fingerist can be plugged into an amp, or played off its own speaker which runs off AA batteries. It plays like a normal electric guitar, but with the iPhone's touchscreen instead of strings: making it a whole lot geekier. Full marks to the gentleman in the video for his stylish cufflinks.

See more on the fingerist

You may never have thought you needed them, but Technocel have just invented vibrating headphones. Do they improve the listening experience? Apparently so..

The EarVibe earphones start to vibrate as the music hits low-frequency bass which "takes your listening experience to the next level" according to the makers. I suppose it replicates the experience you'd get in front of big speakers by making you physically vibrate to the beat of your music. Well just your ears of course.

Is this going to make earphone sore-ear syndrome worse? Might do. Though judging by the picture, the earpieces look nice and squishy.

Otherwise the earphones feature high-fidelity stereo sound and include a microphone for hands-free voice calls for clear conversation and music.

EarVibe from Technocel available 15 January for $29.99 at www.technocel.com

Here's a really smart idea - customised cool earphones. I am arid I don't know much about them at the moment as the show isn't open and their press conferences isn't until Thursday, but Ankit have come up with a really interesting selection of what it calls 'the coolest earphones ever.' There's an intriguing selection of designs several of which have a, how shall we say this, a bit of a gothic twist.

The company says they don't just look good, they also sounds good too thanks to enhanced noise isolation and have g-bass™ technology.

No details yet on price or availability but you can have a good luck at the range of models, on the website here.

Is this the longest iPod speaker ever? Well it's certainly an unusual design. Audio equipment makers iLive have debuted a massive 33 iPod and iPhone-compatible audio products at CES this year and the iTDP610B bar speakers is one of the weirdest-looking. Available at either 32 inch or 37 inches this would sit along the back of your desk creating they claim, a top quality surround sound effect, without having to place 5 speakers around the room. It's also a DVD-player (plug into a screen to see the picture of course..) and has a motorised door which opens to reveal the iPhone dock and DVD slot. I'm a sucker for a motorised door.

Will be available for $199.99

[via Engadget]

See all stories from CES 2010 here

Bring some bright 80s chic to your ears with these Tracks headphones modelled on old Walkman headphones. They have the same one piece brace and separate ear cups as the old Sony originals, pictured below:

AiAiAi is a Danish design house that specialises in audio technology and so the sound specifications are good too: the latest speaker driver technology, a craftsman finish and 40mm speakers mean the Tracks produce high-end sound with impressive depth.

Big "on-ear" headphones are staging a comeback... sure they're harder to fit in your handbag, but the sound can be better and they are becoming a fashion item in themselves. Helped of course by design labels making special edition versions.
Available in the basic colours of black, cream and peach, the slider connecting the ear cup and the brace comes in three sets of different colours for customization. Compatible with all 3.5mm jack phones including iPhone and Blackberry.

50 euros (about £45) from Aiaiai

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Hello Kitty gets a black and gilt makeover in one of the most stylish mp3 players I have seen a while. This cat gets around. Where most personal media players look like small mobile phones or packets of chewing gum, this stands out as something at once cute and classy.

I'm almost sorry to tell you about this because it's only available in Japan, from a company called iriver. But fingers crossed for the new year. Looking more like expensive after-dinner chocolate than most Hello Kitty merchandise it comes with matching gold-ringed ear buds.

The Hello Kitty MP3 player is more of a style statement than a personal audio powerhouse, it comes in just 2GB and 4GB storage varieties, with a USB cable, ear buds of course, and a cute little lanyard for attaching it to things like your beltloop.
This is very much something to be worn out like the jewellery that is, and not tucked away in a pocket. You can even change the Kitty's hair decoration accessories, alternating between gold flowers and a gold bow. Can't do that with an iPod can you?

¥7,980 (about £55) from iriver
[via Engadget]

Related: The Hello Kitty Vibrator: Kinda cute, kinda creepy

I haven't gone to MySpace to listen to music for a while. When you can stream tracks from places like Spotify, Youtube or Last FM, why would you listen to a few odd songs from pages that are buggy and take a long time to download? You don't, and apart from Facebook dominating the social network side of things, it's one of the reasons MySpace has been haemorrhaging traffic.

But MySpace are pushing back into the music streaming market and hoping to get people back on the site for the pleasure of listening to music.

Teaming up with Apple iTunes, MySpace are launching MySpace Music - a music downloading and streaming site. It's already done well in the US and Australia, and they hope for a similar effect in the UK. MySpace Music will allow DRM-free MP3 downloading and also free streaming. Users will be able to stream MySpace's entire back catalogues of artists on both major and independent labels. And MySpace claim that they have "the most comprehensive catalogue" on the internet.

(DRM stands for Digital Rights Management and provides a digital watermark on music that limits its use).

The trump card? No audio adverts, so the music won't get disrupted, unlike Spotify, the most successful site in the field.

Courtney Holt, President of MySpace thinks it's going to work. He told the BBC: "MySpace Music is the number one music site in America and since we have launched in Australia and New Zealand we have seen double the engagement than pre, so we believe this is going to be great for MySpace in the UK."

There is also the option on MySpace Music allowing artists to share playlists of what they're listening to and what's influencing them , so far Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and err.. The Vatican have done so.

However rivals 7digital who partner Last FM and Spotify claim that MySpace's downloads won't in fact be compatible with all MP3 players:
"Despite the claims in the press release, music purchased through iTunes is in the AAC format and not MP3. This means purchased downloads are not compatible with all music devices" says CEO Ben Drury.
http://music.myspace.com/

Related: The death of MySpace is nigh

These top-end speakers from Harman Kardon look and sound stunning. Like an ice-sculpture or some concave-cut diamond these pieces could be display art in themselves. But as you might expect they house a pretty impressive sound system.

They say: "Crisp soundscapes are delivered through the system's powerful AtlasTM woofers and crystal-clear CMMD tweeters. The GLA-55 speaker system combines art and science to deliver the ultimate audio solution for desktop computers, laptops and portable media players"

On the technical side: the speakers contain Atlas AL and CMMD Transducers. The CMMD drivers provide accurate high frequencies, but are capable of low-frequency extension to four octaves.

Atlas AL drivers on the other hand are capable of nearly 2,5 cm peak-to-peak travel for tight, accurate bass reproduction. Their pairing provides a full, rich frequency response, from the lowest bass to highest highs.

Available from today, the GLA-55 system is not cheap - at all - costing £749.99. It might be cheaper buying some real diamonds to be honest. It's compatible with desktop computers (all platforms), laptops and MP3 and portable media players.

Here's a concept sketch of the design by the artist. Looks like some slender-faced daelek with fashionably high cheekbones.

The GLA-55 system has a retail price of £749.99 and can be purchased from Apple in the UK.

Want to get speakers for your iPod or laptop but tired of all that minimalist black and silver? Meet the iPig. He's pink, round and plastic and plays your music while looking like, well, a pig. Putting whimsy and colour back into gadget design iPigs - also the iPanda, the iBoo and the iPom - are made by Speakal.

The specs on these unusual speakers are good for their size. The iPig is an iPod dock, also connects via cable to laptops, games consoles, TVs and MP3 players. Press its ears to control the volume, it has five speakers with adjustable bass and treble and a remote control. Available in several colours, its mouth glows neon green.

Speakal's latest offering for the Christmas season is the even-wackier than usual iPom, an apple-shaped speaker with two detachable flowers... it connects to anything with a 3.5mm input and has three speakers.

Not what you'd want to run a house party on, or impress a music buff with... but great for adding a bit of sound and colour to your desk.

iPig - $119 - from Speakal
iPom - $99 - from Speakal

Want a small iPod speaker from an established name? Well.. Klipsch the American audio retailers have updated their everyman's product, the iGroove to accommodate recent iPod and iPhone models.

A pint-sized table top affair, the dock and speakers are discreet but produce high quality sound.

"The iGroove SXT has always been our smallest, most affordable dock speaker," said Don Inmon, Klipsch director of marketing and product development for personal audio.

"And even with all its new updates, we're keeping the original system price of £129.99. I think consumers will be really pleased with the results."

The iGroove has passed the "Works With iPhone" certification (WWi) from Apple.

Klipsch have added a 1000mA rapid charge circuit to the system, allowing users to quickly recharge their iPod, iPod touch or iPhone.

Available in a black finish with a silver trim and black cloth grille, the iGroove SXT fits comfortably into any office or living environment and comes with an IR remote.

At £129.99 the iGroove SXT is available for purchase now from Klipsch and Amazon

Made of glass and alumninum, the Serio from Waterfall Audio is one of the more unusual looking hi-fi loudspeakers you're likely to find on sale this Christmas. With a heat-dissipating system called Heatstream patented to Waterfall it is capable of dealing with high levels of power from a compact unit. So it can fit on your bookshelf as well.

Suitable for both hi-fi and AV applications it comes with three mounting options: on-wall, tabletop and stand-mount. It is also available in three body colours: black, white and silver with matching grilles, and we are informed, orange and green 'fashion' grilles are also available.

Weighing 1kg each, they have a peak power of 150 watts with recommended amp being 30 to 80 Watts.

£179.00 (single unit) from http://www.waterfallaudio.com/

Don't say we don't tell you about retro-styled radios, if the exquisite but pricey Cath Kidston one from John Lewis wasn't enough, take a look at this little creature on the left. It's also an iPod dock and speakers and an alarm clock.

Designed in Berlin (always a good sign), the iTeufel claims it is.. "an ideal solution to grumpy mornings and annoying ringtone alarms, letting you wake up to your favourite radio station or DJ."

Selling points seem to be easy operation and good sound quality, usually reliable with the Teufel brand. It's AM/FM radio - not digital - but clicking into the iPod brings it up to date.

Faux wood facing and a clunky Bauhaus-y look make it look a bit special too. In that retro way.

The iTeufel Radio is priced at £138 for further information visit www.teufel.eu

Why not make sure your headphones reflect the approach of Halloween and sport these Ear Buds of Doom - or rather, skull-shaped ear buds compatible with most mp3 players and laptops. They'd work as part of a giant skeleton costume.. or by themselves as a little ghoulish touch to an everyday outfit.

As retail site Patina says - they are equally reminiscent of pirates as Hallowe'en skeletons, so for the rest of the year, you can claim they are pirate headphones. Either sounds good to me.

Other cute but more subtly skull themed earphones can be found on Skull candy, sporting the brand's distinctive wonky skull logo.

$12.95 from Patina

Save time fiddling around with tuners and get yourself into the 21st century with a digital radio from Pure. The new Siesta is a DAB/FM clock radio offering, of course, all the benefits of digital radio: the ability to select stations by name; check out news, results, track titles and more on the scrolling text display; tune at the touch of a button; and listen to digital-quality sound.

The Siesta claims to be eco-friendly - it's recommended by the Energy Saving Trust and is certainly at the budget-friendly end of Pure's offerings as well.
It comes in four colours: from the bachelor-pad silver shown in the picture to charcoal, black and white.

There's also a headphone socket if you don't want to disturb your co-habitors with your late-night radio listening.

£59.99 from Pure
Or currently cheapest at £45 from Car Audio Giant

Related: The Cooltone Mini Fridge, CD Player and iPod/MP3 Digital Radio

Meet iPhone speaker dock that is also a soft toy! The iMini Pet alarm clock speaker features an interactive pet, a frog in this case, which dances along to your music, waving its little froggy arms to the beat of whatever you're listening to.

So set the alarm and you can wake up to your music, a dancing frog, and a fully charged iPod. In the fluffy box at the front, there's a backlit LCD screen for the FM Radio and Alarm clock.

Available in two other pets - Max the Lion and Molly the Bear - these pets react to your voice as well as the rhythm of the music that the speakers play.

On the technical side: this is a iPod dock with speakers, a radio and an alarm clock, it fits all iPod models and with a line in cable it can connect to any mp3 player with a 3.5mm jack plug. The Alarm setting can trigger your iPod, the radio or a buzzer.
Cute. They're also on the official approved for iPod by Apple list.

The iMini Pet costs £59.99 from SeriouslySonic.com

Listen to music on the move without having to walk around with headphones on. These stereo backpacks from Noisebag feature built in speakers and an amp.

Designed for cycling, blading, walking, skateboarding etc. But best not to use the Noisebag on the bus - unless you really want to annoy your fellow passengers.

The Noisebag costs £29.99 and is available in several different colours, including orange, pink and blue.

You can win one here

www.noisebag.com

Anyone who used to play with lego will appreciate these iPod shuffle cases from Computers Unlimited. Named after the objects they imitate: the BRICK, the LOOP, the MINT, the WAFER and the TREAT are playful twists on the old silicone case perennial.

The Wafer looks, yes, like a wafer and the Mint, inspired by after-dinner confectionary, looks like a Mint. And the Loop actually has a practical purpose in letting users clip their shuffle onto a key-ring. Made of durable, shock-absorbing silicone, they fit securely around the iPod shuffle with cut-out bits over the controls.

The designers Incipio claim these cases are highly creative and cutting-edge conceptual experiments... I wouldn't go quite that far, but if you like lego or wafers and need a shuffle cover - you'll like these.

All £9.95 from Unlimited Computer

Related: New iPod shuffle goes for the microscopic look