Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds launch globally at $330 with enhanced ANC
Abbas Jaffar Ali / tbreak - Sony's flagship earbuds get redesigned with pill-shaped form and 25% better noise cancellation than XM5. New AI audio processing and 32-hour battery life target AirPods Pro 3 at $330 globally.
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Bose made the consumer friendly move to open source its SoundTouch speakers
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Bose recently announced the pending end of cloud support for its SoundTouch line of home speakers. This will, in effect, turn the smart speakers into dumb speakers as they will no longer have access to many features and any related software updates. Well,…
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Bose’s New QuietComfort Ultra Headphones Play Nicer With iPhones
James Pero / gizmodo - You're not gonna need a dongle anymore if you've got a newer iPhone.
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JBL just announced its largest-ever battery-powered party speaker
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - JBL just announced the PartyBox 720, which is an extremely chonky party speaker. As a matter of fact, it's the company's largest-ever battery-powered party speaker. The thing is bigger than many human children.It boasts 800W of power with up to 15 hours o…
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JBL's Grip Bluetooth speaker doubles as a snazzy reading light
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - JBL just announced a new portable Bluetooth speaker, called the Grip. This model includes a rope hook, which should make it easy to attach to backpacks, ski gear, or just about anything else.It also features customizable ambient lighting that actually loo…
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Apple Releasing Limited-Edition Beats Pill Speaker Later This Week
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced that it has teamed up with Bulgarian fashion designer Kiko Kostadinov to create a limited-edition Beats Pill speaker.The speaker features a "Kiko gray" finish, and it has a colorful, braided lanyard:For this collaboration, we looked …
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Bose SoundLink Plus Review: The Grass-Type Pokémon of Portable Bluetooth Speakers
James Pero / gizmodo - Sometimes a great color and great sound is all you need.
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Sony WH-1000XM6 reviews: Updated noise-canceling headphones hit the stage
Sony’s latest WH-1000XM6 headphones have arrived with updated sound quality and refined noise cancellation capabilities. Multiple in-depth reviews note that despite minor tweaks and a familiar design, the new model largely lives up to its predecessors—though not without eliciting a few raised eyebrows from seasoned audiophiles.
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