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Matt Bolton

I tried headphones that twist into a Bluetooth speaker — and I can't believe I actually loved the idea

The TDM Neo headphones held in a man's hand. On the left, they are in headphone format, on the right, they are twisted into a round speaker shape.

The joy of coming out to CES every year is encountering things you've never seen before, and CES 2026 delivered nicely – and one prime example for me was the TDM Neo headphones.

They're not the easiest product to describe, so I hope the image above helps to paint a picture, but here's the deal: this a pair of on-ear wireless headphones that turn into a Bluetooth speaker instantly when you twist them to wrap the headband tightly around the earcups, which magnetically attach to each other.

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