Tag: audio
Spotify is rolling out new video controls, and as someone who hates its in-app music videos, I know this will be a huge hit
Spotify is rolling out video controls to users globally It will roll out to Family Plan managers first before expanding to other tiers this month It allows users to maintain an audio-first experience, and users are already enjoying it Do Spotify’s visual elements get in the way of your music…
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What if your computer mouse ate a pair of earbuds? Meet Honor’s MouseBuds Pro with ‘skin-like coating’
Honor Choice MouseBuds Pro: on the surface, a mouse Under the hood, it’s hiding two wireless earbuds The mouse itself boasts ‘enduring freshness’ for comfortable, all-day use Once upon a time, a cute little household mouse saw a piece of cheese left out, and nibbled on it. Unfortunately, the owner…
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Struggle to find podcasts that land with you? Spotify’s new prompt tool can now build you a curated pod playlist on topics you want to hear
Spotify has rolled out podcast integration within Prompted Playlists You can generate a playlist of podcast episodes based on your own prompts It’s a fresh way to discover new podcasts, just as you can with music tracks I’ve never been a huge Spotify podcast listener, mainly because the discovery tools…
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Marshall is taking on JBL and other party speaker makers in a ‘very homogenous’ market — and explains why it wants to make models that ‘trigger your senses’
I’ve tested more than 40 Bluetooth speakers during my time here at TechRadar, and I always get most excited to test the party speakers. They’re large, powerful and — for someone who loves house music like I do — ideal for pumping out tunes with impactful and immersive bass. This…
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Miss the headphone jack on your iPhone? These wired headphones are the next-best thing
Apple didn’t get to where it is now without making many great decisions over its 50-year history, but one of its most unpopular moves was to nix the headphone jack in favor of a clean-looking but ultimately frustrating proprietary single-port system. Much like the simmering resentment that still exists surrounding…
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Spotify’s SongDNA is like a musical Wikipedia on steroids — I just can’t stop using it
Sometimes listening to music just isn’t enough, and part of the streaming experience for a lot of music enthusiasts is digging beneath the surface of the songs and albums they love the most, which is why Spotify’s SongDNA is one of my favorite new features to come from the service.…
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