Tag: audio
Lenco’s transparent portable CD player will have you swapping CDs like it’s the 90s
What did we do before music streaming services and Bluetooth-enabled smartphones? We owned CDs. Books of them. We made “CD mix-tapes” and some of our friends were a bit naughty and got their music for free on LimeWire. Obviously, times have changed. But the Compact Disc’s relevance and quality (16-bit/44kHz,…
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Spotify will soon give you a mini version of Wrapped all year round –but does it justify the price hikes?
Are you chomping at the bit for your Spotify Wrapped to pop up, despite the end of 2024 being half a year away? Well you can quit it, because Spotify is set to bring a form of Wrapped all year round. The music streaming service touted its new ‘My Spotify’…
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Spotify’s HiFi feature might actually become a $5 add-on for the Premium Plan
There’s been a lot of debate about exactly how Spotify will deliver its long-awaited lossless audio support. It was initially thought back in April the format would’ve been a part of the Music Pro feature. Then in May, a leak suggested hi-res audio will be offered through an entirely new…
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These transparent noise-cancelling over-ear headphones are exactly what Nothing should have released, but didn’t
In a parallel universe, these headphones are the latest product from Nothing. Because like the Nothing Ear (a) earbuds, they’re considerably more affordable than their direct rivals, they have an unusual design that exposes their innards, and they have all the tech you’d want (apart from Nothing earbuds’ ChatGPT integration,…
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10 AirPods upgrades we want to see in iOS 18 at WWDC – including audio AI features
When Apple unveils its latest fancy video presentation at WWDC 2024 next week, we’ll get our first good look at what iOS 18 will deliver – and that could include some useful AirPods enhancements too. Apple’s apparent new focus on AI-enhanced everything has the potential to deliver some useful improvements to…
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Shokz’ OpenFit Air earbuds are my favorite sports-focused open-ear buds yet
Yogis, runners, swimmers, assemble! Shokz has just launched two new sets of headphones and you need to know about them. Why? Well, I attended the launch event and the Shokz OpenFit Air are my favorite open-ear earbuds yet. So let’s kick off with those – although if you want to…
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