Audeze Filter

> $249 (about £220) > audeze.com

> Audeze is best known for its high-end headphones, but it’s company is now bringing its audio know-how to a far less glamorous area: Conference calls. Its Filter speaker is hardly larger than a smartphone and folds down for travel, yet Audeze says it outperforms speakers many times its size thanks to its Fluxor magnets and Uniforce Diaphragm.

The Filter can cut out distracting background noises thanks to a clever noisecancellation system and beamforming mics. This has been trained on over 500,000 noise samples and can pick up voices anywhere from 70-360° from where you’re sitting. That scuppers your excuse of ducking out of a meeting to take care of the screaming kids.