4 headphone trends we expect to see this spring 💐🎧

                                                                                                                                              Plus, we tried a viral, colorful, clicky keyboard to see if trendy is legit [Pocket-lint Logo](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/Vy88xBbl_i_HqRVq5BSlgJMNe8U=368) April 5, 2024 Share our newsletter with friends [here](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fpage%2Fnewsletter%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/loZJQp4-QmEU2EN6Q-g1oHfo1aA=368)! It's Spring! -- Finally! Coming up this season, we expect to see people return to wired headphones and retro-tech like the Walkman and iPods. We're also looking forward to some new audio announcements and drops on the way with Apple's WWDC in June. See our audio expert Sam Smarts' top four trends to look out for this season. 🎧📈🔮 Also, our copyeditor Kenzie Davison kept seeing typewriter-style, brightly colored, clicky keyboards all over her TikTok and Reels feed and finally ordered one to see how it performed. She wanted a portable, wireless keyboard to keep up with all her travels and match her maximalist, grandma-chic aesthetic. See her full review below to hear all the clicky ASRM satisfying sounds. ⌨️🌈🎆 Be sure to check back tomorrow for fresh, hot takes from our back pocket to yours for more device, entertainment, lifestyle, and audio tech coverage. 😉 [4 headphone trends we expect to see this spring](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2F4-spring-headphone-trends-to-look-out-for%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/AmJV_ByrX5H9ng7ZwTxvzAuB480=368) From dusting off old iPods and wired headphones to possible Apple audio announcements at WWDC, exciting things are in bloom. [Headphones plugged into an iPhone with Spotify open.](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2F4-spring-headphone-trends-to-look-out-for%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/2/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/4K68vpFzWjfFm96oeGZf433ZWBI=368) The clocks have moved forward, the sun is out for longer, and flowers are blooming outside. Now that spring is here, not only is it time to enjoy the better weather and the countdown to summer, but there are [audio trends](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fwhat-is-lossless-audio-a-way-to-bring-cd-quality-to-the-streaming-era%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/9Gw_ZYwKGpFjLaAdUUDBbR0-b14=368) to look forward to. [Read More »](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2F4-spring-headphone-trends-to-look-out-for%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/3/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/OcEHbvSZTDtTNZ9JF_e38dvUqlo=368) [I tested out the viral, colorful, wireless keyboard: Is trendy worth it?](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fubotie-colorful-keyboard-review%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/B3vwwB72sGQou9u291GNSL_3848=368) After seeing it all over my socials, I bought the clicky Ubotie keyboard, with typewriter-style keycaps, to see if it's worth the hype. [Clicky wireless keyboard satisfaction Is trendy legit](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fubotie-colorful-keyboard-review%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/2/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/zZhniCzJJ4LhwOhNRyf2aOSrwJs=368) If you are prone to impulse purchases, beware, my [TikTok](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Ftiktok-ban-us-facts-to-know%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/nDoQ2ihaK2hKZ4FVSMkrb1XCU6k=368) and [Reels](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fsecret-setting-instagram-better-photos-reels%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/oXVp2R0rFns2VLJavBMlCbyFWAE=368) feeds were filled with this fun [keyboard](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fbest-usb-c-keyboard%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/FcMhgDdt39xLitvxc7shIRyhrs8=368) style that got me clicking add-to-cart almost instantly. I work from home in my small office, outdoors when it's nice out, and from my living room, so I wanted a portable, wireless keyboard to keep up with me and all my travels. It doesn't hurt that it comes in 12 colorful options to match my maximalist, grandma-chic aesthetic. [Read More »](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fubotie-colorful-keyboard-review%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/3/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/jYk6SJSbkAt2UtY5Q_9gm8xkzdY=368) [Ford delays two of its next-generation EVs](%2F%2Fwww.pocket-lint.com%2Fford-delays-ev-plans-shifts-focus-to-hybrids%2F%3Futm_medium=newsletter%26utm_campaign=PL-202404051627%26utm_source=PL-NL%26user=dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODZAZ21haWwuY29t/1/0100018eaff3894d-11a2308a-29f2-4fe3-b07f-d342a9fc8dd2-000000/6geQ5PFOHvwAYZGXO5rWIhQfS5s=368) The automaker won't begin producing both vehicles until the second half of the decade. 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