Turtle Beach's super-sized headphone display above certainly caught my eye (alongside a few other attendees, who ran to pose inbetween). With my jaws still agape, I was wrangled in by their E3 team to give their best gaming Ear Force XP 7 headphones a go. 

Disappointed by the options available for covering his iPhone, designer Erick Waldman decided to create his own modern organic version using wood. After fielding orders from friends and family, Erick launched Lazerwood, following up with keyboards, headphones and custom designs.  

Just Mobile HeadStand 
• $49.95
• Just Mobile

So maybe your headphones aren't a jaw-dropping $1,500, but even your Bose, Sony, or Beats by Dre cans deserve a safe spot for storage while not on your head. This all-aluminum headphone stand takes nothing by a Phillips screwdriver to put together, and afterward you'll have a handsome spot to hang and display your headphones at arm's length, instead of cluttering your desk or precariously hanging from the corner of a monitor.

Product: High Resolution Technologies microStreamer
Price: $189.95
Rating: Recommend*

Walking across the CES show floor earlier this year made one thing clear: more audiophile companies are (finally) realizing music listeners place portability on equal ground with audio performance. High Resolution Technologies took note of the trend, releasing the microStreamer, a tiny USB Headphone DAC unit designed to amplify and massage digital music for headphone listeners.

For anyone who works in a loud environment, whether it be due to gabby coworkers or surrounding ambient sounds, a pair of headphones is a godsend. But the tradeoff is you might miss the sound of an important phone call, the doorbell, or your friend signaling for lunch. So what happens is many of us keep only one earbud or headphone cup on, keeping an ear out. If this is a common habit, you'll want to make this small, but helpful change...

If the BeoPlay H6 was an automobile, these sexy-and-they-know-it anodized aluminum and leather wrapped headphones would be an Audi RS5 coupe. 

My mom suffers from bouts with chronic insomnia, so I try to keep up with any news or treatment for the debilitating condition as a concerned son. It appears there's a development on the horizon which may help sleep sufferers improve the quality of sleep...and possibly enhance brain activity while awake...all via headphones.

Who says tech-equipped clothing has to be discrete or minimal? There's no shame in wearing your love of tech on your sleeve, or beyond, from head to toe. From jeans with wider pockets for easier accessibility for smartphones, to hats with embedded Bluetooth headsets, to smart socks...it's all about (hard)ware your can wear. And I won't lie, I'm kind of curious about these smartphone-friendly jeans!

That's right, the people who brought you the Necomimi brainwave controlled ears have a new project — and one that could lend itself to be slightly more useful. A short while ago at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Nuerowear showcased their prototype Mico headphones — audio gear that not only plays music, but also creates a playlist of songs based on your mood.