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Music to your earsby Steven Carver

^{(Photos courtesy of scienceandsons.com)}

Constructed entirely from ceramic, the Phonofone II is clever piece of applied science, a beautiful icon of nostalgia, and a twist on personal listening devices.

Through passive amplification, these unique pieces instantly transform any personal music player and earbuds into a sculptural audio console. Upon connecting active earphones to the Phonofone II, the music instantly transforms into a warm, rich, and resonant sound.

Without the use of external power or batteries, the Phonofone II inventively exploits the virtues of horn acoustics to boost the audio output of standard earphones to up to 55 decibles (or roughly the maximum volume of laptop speakers).

And, to ensure the Phonofone II is a piece of audible art, each piece is signed and contains a serial edition number. For more information, visit scienceandsons.com

The Boys Are Back

Pet Shop Boys have consistently created some of the most interesting, entertaining, and substantial dance and pop music of the last two decades. Now, twenty years after the release of their first album, the Boys return with their ninth album, FUNDAMENTAL, an infectious blast of pop and dance music, available June 27 .

Helena - Greece

The 2005 Eurovision Song Contest Final was a spectacular way to round off the contest’s first half-century of shows, seen by over 120 million viewers. The identity of the winner didn’t become clear for quite some time as Latvia, Malta, Israel, Switzerland and Romania all overtook each other several times without looking like they were going to run away with it. But in the end one country stormed into the lead and held on for victory: Greece. Bravo Helena !

Coldplay "Live Leak"

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