3D Audio

The Tone Free T90 buds are reported to be the first wireless earphones in the world to support Dolby head-tracking technology, which "recalibrates the sound as users move their heads for a more natural sound experience"

Wearables

LG gets its head-tracking spatial-audio groove on with T90 TWS earphones

LG has announced the latest Tone Free true wireless earphones, including a flagship pair that combine active noise cancellation with head-tracking spatial audio for an immersive mobile listening experience.

The feature-packed YH-L700A wireless headphones with 360-degree directional audio are pricey, but cheaper than Apple's AirPods Max

Wearables

Yamaha's flagship wireless headphones boast 3D audio, headtracking and ANC

Yamaha is looking to invade Apple AirPods Max territory with a new pair of flagship wireless headphones called the YH-L700A that headline with spatial audio and head-tracking, active noise cancellation, and a 34-hour battery life.

The three upfiring speakers give the SRS-RA5000 the look of a huge electric shaver

Home Entertainment

Sony releases smart speakers that immerse you in all-around sound

Sony offered a glimpse of its first 360-degree audio speakers back at the online-only CES 2021 expo in January, with two units based around the company's 360 Reality Audio tech. Now the SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000 are up for pre-order.

Zoom's H3-VR Handy Recorder is powered by AA-sized batteries for in the field 360° audio recording

Mobile Technology

Zoom cuts the cost of 360° audio recording with H3-VR Handy Recorder

The H3-VR Handy Recorder from Zoom is an all-in-one Ambisonic audio recording solution, so you won't need to buy a dedicated microphone setup, a separate audio recorder and a powerful laptop or computer for making the audio VR ready.

Earphones with microphones on the back: the key to a binaural recording system

Wearables

Review: Hooke Verse headset gives you 3D audio with no extra steps

You don't have to understand binaural audio to instantly get how much better it is than standard iPhone mono. With a set of Hooke Verse Bluetooth headphones, you can now have 3D sound on all your smartphone video. No extra gear, no extra steps, just a huge leap in the sound quality of your memories.

Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset adds 3D binaural audio to your iPhone videos

Mobile Technology

Review: Sennheiser AMBEO Smart Headset adds 3D binaural audio to iPhone videos

Sennheiser's high-tech headset puts microphones as well as earbuds in both your ears to produce incredibly immersive binaural 3D audio effects that really put a listener in the room with you. It also lets you dial the outside world up and down as you please with noise cancellation.

New Atlas tries out the VR audio experience with OSSIC X 3D headphones

Virtual Reality

Hands on: 3D audio with Ossic X headphones

New Atlas demoed the OSSIC X 3D headphones at CES 2017. Our conclusion? OSSIC's take on 3D sound is perfect for VR. The headphones provide an excellent directional listening experience that is niche at present, but OSSIC hopes it will work its way into VR, music and film.