Instruments

High-res music is seen as the next stage of portable music, but to take part, you need a special player just for it. Something new from Olympus will not only make playback possible, but something else, too.

As eSports properly takes off, making sure you don’t sound like a muffled mope in online gaming sessions is a big deal, so Razer is stepping up its gaming gear and making something for mouths.

Technology made to look old and yet sound new is part of what makes the retro revival remarkable, and Australians will be able to find it in microphones shortly, too.

Stereo sound is great, but it's not the be-all end-all for feeling like you're there. For that, you need a new way of recording, and Sennheiser has it ready.

Like making a racket? No worries, because if you do it on either an iPad or a Mac, there's a good chance you'll be into what Apple is doing with its music apps.