LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 5, 2026--
Belkin, a global leader in consumer electronics for over 40 years, today announced the SoundForm Mini 2, the newest generation of its popular kids headphones, available today on Amazon.
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Designed for children ages 3+, SoundForm Mini 2 builds on the success of the original SoundForm Mini headphones with meaningful upgrades that make listening easier for kids and more convenient for families.
Designed for Modern Family Listening
SoundForm Mini 2 maintains the safety, comfort, and durability that have made the SoundForm Mini line a favorite among parents worldwide.
New upgrades make the experience even better for families on the go. A foldable, travel-ready design makes the headphones easier to pack for road trips, flights, and daily car rides, while an upgraded battery delivers up to 55 hours of listening time on a single charge. An intuitive scroll-wheel volume control simplifies operation for younger users, and the introduction of Rockstar Mode allows kids to share audio between two SoundForm Mini 2 headphones via dual wired/wireless options, ideal for siblings, shared entertainment during travel, and family viewing experiences.
Designed for everyday family life, the headphones continue to prioritize the features parents value most. SoundForm Mini 2 includes an 85dB volume limit to help protect young ears, along with durable sweat-, splash-, and drop-resistant construction. Wireless Bluetooth connectivity and an optional 3.5mm wired connection provide flexible listening across a wide range of devices and environments. Whether kids are learning, traveling, watching movies, or listening to music, SoundForm Mini 2 is built to keep up with them.
Belkin's Continued Leadership in Kids Audio
The launch of SoundForm Mini 2 comes as Belkin continues to strengthen its position in the U.S. kids wireless headphone category. The award-winning SoundForm Mini family has sold more than 2 million units globally, making it one of Belkin's most successful product lines for families.
"Families have made SoundForm Mini one of Belkin's most successful kids products, and we're excited to build on that foundation with SoundForm Mini 2," said Trevor Hirsch, Director of Product Management for Audio at Belkin International. "Parents trust us to create products that are safe, durable, and designed for real everyday use. With longer battery life, new sharing capabilities, and a more travel-friendly design, SoundForm Mini 2 gives kids a better listening experience while giving parents confidence that they're choosing a product built with their family's needs in mind."
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Pricing and Availability
SoundForm Mini 2 is available now on Amazon.com for $39.99.
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About Belkin
Belkin is a California-based accessories leader delivering award-winning power, protection, productivity, connectivity, and audio products over the last 40 years. Designed and engineered in Southern California and sold in more than 100 countries around the world, Belkin has maintained its steadfast focus on research and development, community, education, sustainability and most importantly, the people it serves. From our humble beginnings in a Southern California garage in 1983, Belkin has become a diverse, global technology company. We remain forever inspired by the planet we live on, and the connection between people and technology.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman view “Practical Magic” very differently today than they did when they made it 28 years ago.
In 1998, the film received mixed reviews and had a modest box office performance. It has since become a cult favorite, embraced by a new generation who found the romantic comedy through social media clips. The two Oscar winners are returning to their roles of witchy sisters Sally and Gillian Owens in “Practical Magic 2,” in theaters on Sept. 10, giving them a chance to reckon with the original’s rocky reception and its unlikely second life.
Both films trace their roots to Alice Hoffman’s novels: “Practical Magic,” published in 1995, inspired the original film, while her 2021 novel “The Book of Magic” expands the Owens family’s story and provides inspiration for the sequel.
Bullock recalls a promotional push for the original film that became memorable — for the wrong reasons.
“I had so much trauma from the press junket from the first one because it was brutal,” Bullock recalls. “We were not well-received because we were ‘too much,’ ‘too witchy,’ ‘too many women,’ ‘too many tones.’ I’m like, ‘Have you lived a day in a life as a woman?’ ”
“We didn’t stumble, but it stumbled, but it didn’t really stumble. Maybe it needed to marinate a little bit. We were marinating,” said Bullock. “But here we are, and how lucky are we that we’re still here to be able to go reap the benefits and the rewards of our work?”
The movie eventually found the audience it had missed in theaters, and Bullock said she realized there had been a reappraisal about six years ago.
“I was still harboring so much shame,” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh my god, the things that were said, I’m sorry, we thought we were doing something nice.’ And turns out we did. It was just 28 and change years too early.”
Part of that second life, Bullock believes, reflects a broader change in the way people have come to view the word “witch.”
“A witch has always been a negative connotation. It was presented that way. The word is being taken back, and there’s ownership of it from the community saying, ‘I’m a witch and I’m proud,’ ” Bullock said.
For Kidman, the film’s resurgence became personal.
“People started just coming into my life who would go, 'You want to know what my favorite film of yours is? ‘Practical Magic.’ And suddenly I was like, ‘What? Wow, OK,’ ” she said.
When it came time to make the sequel, Bullock sat down with her children and their friends to watch the original.
“I wanted fresh eyes,” she said. “Because we were embarking on the new chapter, the new baby witches coming in. I wanted to understand it from a point of view I didn’t have. I wanted to see what they had to say.”
As producers, Bullock and Kidman also faced the practical realities of mounting a legacy sequel on a budget. Among the challenges was recreating one of the original film’s most recognizable elements: the Owens house.
The production rebuilt the house on a London back lot as a full structure, rather than the temporary exterior shell used for the original film.
“It was an incredibly tough fiscal time. We were hedging the dollar,” Bullock said. “We’re not a big superhero film, so you don’t get the luxury of a big price tag.”
Kidman added: “And we also knew the responsibility of bringing it in on a certain price because then you go, 'OK, we can breathe a bit,' ” she said. “I think when a budget blows out, you’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, the stress.’ And we don’t need any more stress in our lives. It’s stressful enough.”
The sequel continues the story of the younger generation of Owens women, with Joey King and Maisie Williams playing Kylie and Antonia Owens, the daughters of Sally.
“I really appreciate that it’s like a passing of the baton. I think it’s beautiful,” King said. “It just felt like we were stepping into their world and doing this with them, and it’s a real gift and honor to be considered the people who are taking the batons.”
Producer Denise Di Novi, who also produced the original and cast King in her first leading role in 2010's “Ramona and Beezus,” said the new characters could carry the story forward.
“We would love to make a third one, and I think there’s so much more to do with Kylie and Antonia," she said. “At the end of the movie, spoiler alert, but you kind of feel like the Sally and Gillian characters are kind of the elder aunts, you know, and Kylie and Antonia are the ones launching off into the world as witches.”
Williams is also hoping to expand on the younger Owens women’s story: “We’re so there for it. There’s so much more of ‘Book of Magic’ that we didn’t get to explore,” she said.
Maisie Williams, from left, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, and Joey King arrive at the premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at the Directors Village in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
From left, Maisie Williams, Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman and Joey King pose for photographers upon arrival at the photo call for the film 'Practical Magic 2' on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
Nicole Kidman, left, and Sandra Bullock arrive at the premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at the Directors Village in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Sandra Bullock, left, and Nicole Kidman pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Practical Magic 2' on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in London. (Photo by Millie Turner/Invision/AP)
Nicole Kidman, left, and Sandra Bullock arrive at the premiere of "Practical Magic 2" on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, at the Directors Village in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
