The Soundpeats Capsule3 Pro+ Solid State Earbuds Are Amazing
If you’re willing to spend more than $100, great headphones abound. Once Apple breached the wireless earbud dam with its initial AirPod model, exc…
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Bose Reinvented Itself Just in Time. Now Comes the Tricky Part
The company has always had premium prices, but in certain categories the products haven’t always matched the brand’s prestige: 2010s attempts at noi…
The Sony Theatre Quad Is a Pricey but Discreet Way to Enjoy Dolby Atmos
The Voice Mode feature is similarly effective, using Sony’s Voice Zoom 3 to elevate dialog. Like the Sound Field, it’s not always useful and can cre…
Waymo’s New Agreement With Hyundai Raises Questions About China
Soon you could see Waymo self-driving tech in Hyundai cars. The autonomous driving tech developer Waymo said this week that it would partner with…
Trump’s $100,000 Watches Are the Most Tragic Celebrity Watch Yet
Celebrities partnering with watch brands is nothing new. Sometimes a bona fide watch enthusiast like John Mayer partners with Audemars Piguet, or …
De-Fi’s Platform Studio Desk Puts Aesthetics Before Ergonomics
Nine years ago I decided to get back to making music after a very long hiatus. In the beginning, my setup was extremely humble, featuring an aging…
Nike's New CEO Has One Hell of a Challenge Ahead
It all started when Donahoe took over as CEO and made the controversial decision to restructure Nike’s product and marketing departments, eliminatin…
Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 Wireless Buds Are So Good, Even the Charging Case Has a Party Piece
Or, there’s always the company’s Music app (free for iOS and Android). It too has playback control, but also adds in ANC options (hybrid, off, or pa…
The Cambridge Audio Evo One Is a Beautiful High-End Speaker
Cambridge Audio’s 2021 Evo range of just-add-speaker streaming solutions—complete with color displays and sculptural detailing—was something of an…
Cars Are Now Rolling Computers, So How Long Will They Get Updates? Automakers Can’t Say
In 2022, Jake Brown, a telecommunications professional living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, bought a used 2017 Volkswagen Passat from a local dealersh…
The ROG Ally X Wins Most Improved Player, but Windows Still Gets in the Way
I was harsh on the original Asus ROG Ally . Maybe a little too harsh, since many of the problems I had with it are inherent to the very concept of …
The Games We’re Still Most Looking Forward to in 2024
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