The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio quality and considerably more expensive than its closest competitors from Amazon and Google, while being less capable as a smart speaker. As a result, the HomePod didn’t really take off.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 3, 2012

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. That said, you should also monitor this site (and others like it) for the rare rogue review. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 27, 2012

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. That said, you should also monitor this site (and others like it) for the rare rogue review. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. That said, you should also monitor this site (and others like it) for the rare rogue review. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The Era 100 is our pick for the best midrange smart speaker and we gave it a score of 88 in our review. It delivers great audio and can reach loud volumes, while Bluetooth and line-in support are certainly welcome. On the downside, while the Era 100 works with Alexa and Sonos' own voice assistant, it doesn't support Google Assistant.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

But it’s also designed to slot into Sonos’ multiroom audio platform and showcase the versatility that comes with it. For this review, I’ll keep it simple and focus on speakers that resemble the Roam in size. But this is not a cylinder-style speaker that shoots audio in all directions. This speaker doesn’t float. Yes, I checked.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Sonos Arc Ultra is a $999 premium soundbar from the smart home audio brand, and it promises unmatched surround sound thanks to the brand's new Sound Motion technology, which works with Dolby Atmos to fill the room with realistic, perfectly realized sound. But even without extra audio firepower, I could feel the bass in my chest.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Ideal for capturing contact information for your mailing list, event registrations, and even customizing PayPal into your website for donation processing, Wufoo is well-reviewed and reasonably priced. The design is slick, the functionality is cutting-edge, and the reviewers are raving. Worldometers :: worldometers.info.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Alexa Top Sites :: alexa.com/topsites. This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. That said, you should also monitor this site (and others like it) for the rare rogue review. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Google has marked down many of its latest Nest smart home and audio devices to their all-time low prices, and generally, good deals can be had on a multitude of devices from other companies, including Eero, Sony, and more. The most eye-popping deal of the day is on Google’s Nest Audio smart speaker. Read our review.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

About six years ago, I reviewed a midlevel Bluetooth headset from Plantronics (now Poly) called the Explorer 500. Barbara Krasnoff, reviews editor. AudioQuest’s Dragonfly portable digital-to-analog converter (DAC) brings higher-quality audio to your devices. Andrew Marino, audio engineer. Photo: Audio Technica.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

In terms of apps, the A8H has access to the Android TV catalog and offers voice control via Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple AirPlay2. Besides having 4 HDMI ports that include a single audio return channel, the A8H also has a trio of USB ports and built-in Bluetooth for everything else.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Of course, it does everything other Echo displays and speakers do, thanks to the presence of Amazon’s smart voice assistant, Alexa. This includes playing music, showing weather reports, streaming video, controlling smart home gadgets, telling fart jokes, all the stuff you’ve come to rely on Alexa for.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And the two products go tit for tat in their core video and audio streaming features despite the older model often being discounted; at the time of this review, the regular Fire TV Stick 4K is on sale for $33.99. And you also get a newer Alexa voice remote in the box with app shortcuts and a handy shortcut to live TV programming.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

What it is not is an Alexa device, despite having four microphones built in and sharing a name with the Echo lamp for kids. Two-way audio is enabled by four microphones above the protruding hunk of plastic that houses a projector. This beams a 19.2-inch It’s also never made clear that it’s best to do this on a tablet, not a phone.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Read our review. In our review , we called the small smart speaker a great upgrade over the last-gen Home Mini, one that sounds far better. At the moment, Amazon is even taking 50 percent off of the older Fire TV Stick 4K , which comes with the third-gen Alexa remote. Read our review. Read our full review.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Read our review. Read our full review. Read our full review. Read our review. Last year’s update of Amazon’s standard Fire TV stick comes with an Alexa voice remote, and is currently available for $20 instead of $40. Read our review. Read our review. Right now, you can buy it for $45 instead of $85.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Sure, they don’t always knock it out of the park: while the company’s $20 security cam put an entire industry on notice, we ultimately decided the barebones $20 Wyze Watch was too much a work-in-progress to give it a review. Here’s hoping the next wave comes with multipoint audio to connect to two devices at a time. It’s the clarity.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Not to mention, its reengineered microphone array makes for better Alexa responsiveness and its AZ2 Neural Edge processor makes for a speedier experience overall. Get Deal The Bose QuietComfort headphones check all the right boxes: top-notch noise cancellation, rich audio, comfortable fit, and affordable price tag. at Amazon $89.99

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

I suspect it will also be the introduction for many people to Dolby Atmos audio in the home. That said, most recent 4K TVs should be capable of sending Atmos audio from apps like Netflix to the soundbar through the TV’s HDMI ARC port. If that’s you, I think the Arc delivers a phenomenal audio experience for its price.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Unlike AirPods Pro or Bose’s QuietComfort Earbuds, these noise-canceling buds can pair with two devices at once Over the last several years, Jabra’s true wireless earbuds have consistently earned positive reviews and are often at the top of recommendation lists for people who aren’t interested in Apple’s AirPods.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

This kind of smart display is popular with people who want the functionality of a smart speaker, but want to do more than the audio-only devices allow — and that includes video calls. The Nest Hub Max, at $229, is pricier, but just plain does more, which is reflected in our review score. Image: Google.

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The Verge

AUGUST 13, 2021

Bluetooth and a 3.5mm aux port really aren’t going to cut it for this much scratch, so you also get Chromecast, AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, plus the option to integrate the HT-A7000 with your Google Home or Amazon Alexa systems. All in, the bundle of products I reviewed would cost $2,349.97 for 200W or $699.99 for 300W ). before tax.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

It also has a built-in A13 chip that helps with image processing for the 8-megapixel camera, Spatial Audio, and Dolby Atmos support. Get Deal "With excellent color and contrast, a strong feature set, and a compellingly low price, the Hisense U6N is the best budget-friendly TV you can buy," according to our sister site PCMag 's review.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The 3rd Gen model , released in 2018, has proven to be an excellent little smart speaker, and with Amazon’s frequent and aggressive sales, you can pick one up for a song, making it easy to put the Alexa voice assistant in every room of your home. Sound quality on the new Echo Dot is better, but not dramatically so.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EssilorLuxottica , for instance, has come up with a winning formula for smart glasses in both the Meta Ray-Bans and its Nuance Audio hearing aids, which pack just enough technology to avoid looking uncool. Open earbuds are an area of increasing interest for audio brands, though none has put quite the same emphasis on all-day comfort.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You attach a Micro USB cable to it for power, toss some batteries in the Alexa voice remote, and you’re off and running. Voice searches with the Alexa remote were similarly quick, whether I was searching for a certain show or asking about the weather. It’s still a matte black stick that plugs into one of your TV’s HDMI ports.

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The Verge

MARCH 9, 2021

Sonos is also bringing automatic Trueplay to the Roam , so it will tune audio output for the best results based on whatever room or environment that the speaker is in. (It It does this by using the built-in mics, which are also there for the purpose of hands-free Alexa and Google Assistant voice commands.) Image: Sonos.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

The Aqara M2 smart home hub officially launches in the US today , making it the ideal time to take a deeper look at the company’s inventory of inexpensive smart home devices that work with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit. The G2H can connect up to 64 Aqara child devices.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Read our review. Sam Byford noted in his review that the Brydge Pro Plus transforms the iPad Pro into a convenient laptop form factor, even though some of the gestures you can use on the Apple magic keyboard aren’t available here. Read our review. Read our review. inch iPad Pro.

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2021

The jet-black wireless gaming headset features an adjustable headband, a sturdy build, and support for both PC and PlayStation consoles, with THX Spatial Audio simulated surround sound available on the former. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review. Read our review.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

You can only pair these with one device at a time, whereas the company’s other products can connect to two audio sources simultaneously. My review unit is the standard dark gray, but there are lilac purple and beige options if you want something brighter. Jabra supports Amazon Alexa in addition to Siri or Google Assistant.)

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Along with industry-leading noise cancellation, our reviewer Chris Welch particularly liked the improved voice quality and the addition of multipoint Bluetooth connectivity. Read our review. As noted in our review , we found that the comfortable headphones offer detailed, bass-rich sound while providing 17 hours of playback per charge.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Amazon’s second-gen Echo Show 8 provides access to the same Alexa abilities as Amazon’s Echo speakers, and is a great gift that can serve a variety of use cases. Read our review. Read our review. Read our full review. Read our review. A few gifts that (should) arrive on time. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

It includes Wi-Fi, GPS, 2.3GB of on-board music storage (enough for a few hundred songs), and Bluetooth audio and call support underneath that round 1.45-inch The Pro model also features a mic and speaker that can be used to interact with Amazon’s Alexa voice commands when online (in 15 countries/regions and 14 languages).

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2021

But there’s one area where it’s far ahead of the pack — the audio. There’s actually a 14-inch laptop out there with very good audio. I’m not exaggerating when I say this is the best audio I’ve ever heard from a laptop of this size. Type-A Gen 2, two Thunderbolt 4, and an audio combo jack. Yes, you read that correctly.

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The Verge

MAY 18, 2021

Amazon is launching new lens options today for its Echo Frames smart audio glasses: two types of polarized sunglass lenses for use outside, and blue light-filtering lenses for staring at bright screens. Essentially, they’re a glasses frame with Amazon’s Alexa assistant built-in, along with some microphones and downward firing speakers.

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