Tag: audio

4 great new wireless earbuds for all budgets arrived this week – here’s what you can’t miss

What’s better than one exciting new pair of earbuds? That’s right. Four exciting new pairs of earbuds.  This has been an unusually good week for anyone looking for the best true wireless earbuds, because we’ve had some important new releases from some of the most important brands.  Whether you’re looking…

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JBL unveils Tour Pro 3: a screen-toting earbuds case that’s now an Auracast source device

In this day and age, you don’t have to pay flagship money to get a futuristic lock-screen-image-toting earbuds case; JBL made that available not only with its JBL Live Beam 3, but across its mid-range earbuds oeuvre in January 2024 comprising the JBL Live 3 Buds, Beam and Flex. I liked…

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B&W’s Pi6 and Pi8 noise-cancelling earbuds are here – and they fix my biggest issue

Another day, another earbuds launch? Not when its Bowers & Wilkins – and not when it is the Pi6 and Pi8. Why? Because I’ve got a pair of the top-tier Pi8 in my ears, and let me tell you, they fit like a dream – but let’s not get ahead of ourselves…

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You can now stream your favorite Apple Podcasts shows right from your web browser

Apple’s walled garden is usually pretty all-encompassing, with many apps and services only working on Apple devices. For a long time that was true of the Podcasts app, but Apple has just taken the unusual step of opening it up to users of other platforms, granting access to all of…

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Marshall’s new portable speakers drop the bass with louder output and smarter features

Summer may be winding down, but that hasn’t stopped Marshall from keeping the party going. The audio brand has recently revealed two new wireless speakers: the Emberton III and the Willen II. At a glance, the former looks identical to the Emberton II from 2022, still resembling a mini guitar…

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5 upgrades Apple AirPods 4 should steal from Sony, Bose and more

The Apple AirPods 4 are, ahem, overdue. It’s been nearly three years since the launch of the Apple AirPods 3, yet at the time of writing, Apple hasn’t released any official details about their successors. Fortunately, according to Bloomberg’s reliable Apple commentator, Mark Gurman, the wait might soon be over.…

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