Shailesh Kumar

A gaming headset that looks ready for a mech battle. GravaStar’s Mercury Edge Pro combines ANC with simultaneous Bluetooth and 2.4GHz audio, so phone audio and game sound can play together.

Your old iPod can go wireless. This tiny adapter plugs into its headphone jack and sends music to Bluetooth headphones. Flip the mode switch and it becomes a Bluetooth receiver for your car’s AUX input.

The Prodigy helped design these wired earphones. Hand-built in England, the Flare collaboration combines a solid-brass ant design with an intricate internal acoustic waveguide. Properly unusual pocket audio.

Album art on your volume knob. HiBy's BD100 desktop DAC/amp has a colour display that can show artwork from compatible Bluetooth sources. It also takes USB audio, with 3.5mm and 4.4mm headphone outputs and a separate mic input.

The DAC is hiding in the earphone cable. HIDIZS ST2 PRO Nebula pairs transparent 10mm-driver earphones with a detachable USB-C DAC/DSP cable. There is an inline mic and playback control too, without a separate dongle between phone and cable.

Swipe to turn the volume down, without reaching for the mouse. Lofree Flow2 84 has a touch-sensitive bar for volume and brightness in its low-profile aluminium body. This Space Gray version uses Pulse tactile switches, with Bluetooth, 2.4GHz and USB-C.

The tool kit can grow without becoming a drawer full of loose parts. HOTO SNAPBLOQ uses stackable modules for precision tools, bits and accessories. You can even 3D-print custom modules using HOTO's open-source designs.

Two USB-C cables, already packed. SHARGE HyperTower 170 builds both into a 25,000mAh power bank, with one that retracts. A display shows charging power, and it can supply up to 100W to one USB-C device or 170W shared across three.

There is a real tube inside this pocket headphone DAC. Cayin RU9 uses a Nutube 6P1, with Classic and Modern tube modes plus a separate solid-state mode. Both 3.5mm and balanced 4.4mm headphone outputs fit on the little box.

CDs, Bluetooth and actual vacuum tubes in one portable player. Shanling EC Zero T switches between tube and transistor output, sends music to wireless headphones and works as a USB DAC. A very different second life for the old CD collection.

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A tiny speaker with a light tunnel on the front. Edifier QS20 brings an infinity-mirror glow, IP67 dust and water resistance, Bluetooth multipoint and stereo pairing when you add a second speaker.

This earbud case can connect your wireless buds to an airplane screen. JBL Tour Pro 3 uses its charging case as an audio transmitter through USB-C or 3.5mm. There's a touchscreen for playback controls too. A clever little travel companion.

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500W. Six ports. One seriously overqualified desk charger. UGREEN Nexode 500W shares power across five USB-C ports and one USB-A. Its strongest USB-C port can deliver up to 240W to a compatible device. The other four USB-C ports support up to 100W each.

This desk dock has a dashboard of its own. Anker Prime DL7400 shows charging and connection stats on its screen, adds 14 ports and can drive three external displays through DisplayLink. Up to 140W laptop charging. DisplayLink software required.

A gaming laptop charger with room for your phone too. SlimQ F330 combines a DC laptop output and two USB-C ports in one GaN brick, sharing up to 330W. Each USB-C port supports up to 100W, with fast charging reduced at full load.