Headphones that stimulate the release of dopamine in your brain and reportedly make you feel high as hell have been invested by Florida based tech company, Nervana.
The headphones pump music into your ears as normal, but at the same time, an integrated device will deliver a low power electrical signal through your ear canal to stimulate the Vagus nerve- a nerve that runs from the brainstem to the abdomen and plays a role in the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and pleasure centers.
Netflix recognizes that it's easy to fall asleep during a long binge watching session. The streaming service has developed a pair of socks that solves that problem, as these socks will pause your show when you've fallen asleep.
Spotify knows a lot about the music you like. It's how the music streaming service powers features like Discover Weekly, a playlist that offers up personalized music recommendations every week based on your listening habits.
Now Spotify is using what it knows about the music you like to show you concerts you may be interested in attending. In an updates to its iPhone and Android app, Spotify added a concerts section in the "Browse" tab.
Upcoming concerts for artists you listen to on Spotify are shows in a list and you're able to change your location to other cities around the world if you're planning on traveling. Concert listings in Spotify are powered by SongKick.
Concerts in Spotify solves a real problem for people like me who love concerts by never know when some artists are playing in the area until it's too late- seriously a bummer.
"Much like Discover Weekly, concert recommendations are based on your own listening and picked specifically for you- meaning we surface the live gigs that we know you'll enjoy, as well as acts that you'll love to discover," a Spotify spokeperson said. "And as your music taste evolves, so will your recommendations."
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For those who crave the very best, take your pick from the Audiophiliac headphone list.
The best stuff is never cheap, but even top tier headphones sell for a tiny fraction of the cost of the world's best speakers. I will be following up with a top 10 affordable headphone list, later this year.
The selections below have been listed in alphabetical order! I'd love to hear what you think about the brands listed below. Let me know what you think by commenting below.
If you're the type of music fan who says things to your friends like "I've been listening to [insert band name here] for years," "since before their first album even came out", or "since before they even knew they were a band," then Spotify's new Found Them First feature is something you'll most likely find handy and beneficial to your tastemaker status. It will basically confirm whether you've been listening to an artist longer than most of the rest of the world. However, it could have the opposite effect by knocking you down a peg, letting you know that you're not as far ahead of the cure as you think you are and that you should probably cool it on all the hyperbole. But really, we all have at least one band we know we discovered before all our friends, right?We've all got a little bit of that "Found 'em first"
StudioBananaThings' BATBAND may mark the end of in ear headphones. The "ear free" device allows you to hear music though your skill, therefore permitting your ears to be more aware of your surroundings.
With the growing popularity of vinyl records on the music market, Hamburg based design agency Rocket and Wink has produced a concept for portable vinyl players that will let you enjoy your old school records on the go.
It's no secret that I'm always on the look out for new and emerging bands to feature on Dirty Glitter. My methods of finding new musical gems to feature on my shows is a somewhat complex one. I listen to hundreds of submissions from label reps, bands, PR companies and everyone in between, among other resources online.
A label friend of mine recently introduced me to Musicroamer, which acts like a visual Pandora for discovering new music. While I've been recently introduced to the free service, it has actually been around since 2010.
Here's how it works: Simply type in the name of a band or artist (for my examples below, I used Dead Sara, Ceasefire, Reignwolf and Lovebettie) and in just a matter of a few seconds you get up to 20 different artists you can listen to by simply clicking on their name!
