Audio-Technica ATH-ANC300TW review: A worthy Sony alternative
Digital Trends
JULY 8, 2020
Audio-Technica's new true wireless earbuds boast exceptional sound and features that rival Sony's WF-100XM3.
The best AirPods for 2025
Engadget
APRIL 8, 2025
You dont need a set of AirPods to get wireless audio from your iPhone, iPad or Mac, but Apples earbuds and headphones offer a lot of convenient integrations with its other products that you wont find anywhere else. This more expensive version adds Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness and a wireless charging case.
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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing
The MatrixFiles
JANUARY 22, 2025
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Competition from for-profit offerings : Private companies are creating compelling, alternative benefits tailored to niche needs. Over the last year, I noticed an alarming trend popping up in my interviews with CEOs on my podcast, Associations Thrive.
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Dark Sky alternatives for Android weather watchers
The Verge
JUNE 29, 2020
If you’re an Android user with Dark Sky and you’re wondering where to go now for your weather report , there are a few alternatives to choose from. If the Google app isn’t enough for you, here are six alternatives. In addition, a variety of other apps (some not even weather-related) will lose access to the Dark Sky API.
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Voicy wants to pwn gamers with audio memes
TechCrunch
MAY 19, 2022
If meme stocks can be a thing, what’s to stop audio meme sharing from going viral!? It’s not hard to predict where this idea goes: Straight to gross out fart sfx and pwning troll clips — which are indeed plentiful on this fledgling platform for user-generated (or, well, sampled) audio. Dank audio memes anyone?
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The Apple TV remote has yet another alternate option that includes buttons
The Verge
NOVEMBER 21, 2020
The remote uses Bluetooth low energy or infrared to connect with the box, has a microphone to speak commands to Siri, and its universal remote function allows control of TVs and audio devices from any brand or manufacturer. Universal Electronics. Universal Electronics new remote is for Apple TV.
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Amazon launches group video and audio calling for Echo devices
The Verge
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Amazon is launching a new group video or audio calling feature for Echo devices today, just in time for the holidays. Originally announced back in September, group calling will allow up to seven participants to join an audio or video call on supported Echo devices like the Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show. Group calling on an Echo Show.
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Apple stops selling rival audio gear ahead of rumored launches
Digital Trends
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Apple has been removing third-party audio gear from its stores, suggesting that the launch of its own branded alternatives could be just around the corner.
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The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music
The Verge
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
As this is being written, we are still in the midst of the Spotify controversy , during which artists are abandoning the audio service in protest of that company’s contract with podcaster Joe Rogan. Although some Spotify fans might disagree, there are quite a few alternatives available for good music listening. Apple Music.
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How to record audio on Google Slides
Digital Trends
JUNE 8, 2022
Google Slides is a cloud-friendly alternative for creating your slideshow quickly — but adding audio is more complicated. Here's how to add sound to a slide!
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Your Nonprofit Should be Using Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
By creating a script with pronunciation as well as a pre-recorded audio file, you’ll have a better chance of your PSA airing since you provided a variety of options. Radio stations have multiple options of 10, 15, 30, and 60 second spots as well as live reads vs prerecorded spots. Include PSAs in Your Nonprofit Marketing Strategy.
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Beams wants to turn collaborative audio clips into a social media biz
TechCrunch
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Per Crunchbase , the 2019 founded audio startup’s earlier seed and pre-seed investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and Redalpine. ‘Real people, real voices’ is the slogan Beams has come up with for its app-based alternative to switching on (and dialling around) talk radio. (Or, “We raised $3M in late 2020.
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10 Twitter Apps for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 14, 2010
Alternatively, there is TweetPhoto. Trottr : Trottr allows you to record brief audio messages with your cell phone that are then hosted on the Trottr website. TwitPic : TwitPic lets you share photos on Twitter. You can post pictures to TwitPic from your phone or through the site itself.
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3 Quick Tips for a Better Nonprofit Website Aesthetic
sgEngage
OCTOBER 24, 2024
High-quality videos engage users with both visuals and audio, giving a new perspective on your work. Additionally, include alternative text for images and closed captions for videos so all users can gain value from your website’s media. Video embeds.
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EarFun Air wireless earbuds: $60 AirPods killer?
TechSpot
AUGUST 12, 2020
Wireless audio has ballooned in popularity, in part thanks to Apple AirPods. So when electronics startup EarFun offered us to review a set of AirPods alternatives that would only. In terms of user experience, AirPods are tough to beat, but that comes with a steep price tag and ecosystem limitations.
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Google’s Nest Audio may or may not have a home theater trick up its sleeves
The Verge
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
In our review of Google’s $99 Nest Audio speaker , we wrote that it’s “unfortunate that you can’t use two Nest Audio speakers paired with a Chromecast for home theater audio, like you can do with a couple of Amazon Echo speakers and a Fire TV.”. With Chromecast and Google TV, Nest Audio becomes your home cinema sound system.
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The best webcams for 2025
Engadget
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Alternatively, you might consider using your mirrorless camera as a high-quality webcam solution, taking all of the benefits and features with you (albeit in a cumbersome package). We also use any built-in microphones as our primary audio inputs on video calls as well.
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Shure made a podcast-friendly alternative to its high-end SM7b radio mic
The Verge
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The MV7 was designed to be an affordable alternative to Shure’s standard radio broadcasting dynamic microphone, the SM7b. Shure’s MV7 is a lower-budget option, offering an all-in-one microphone / audio interface with a plug-and-play experience at $249. Shure recommends the Cloudlifter , which starts at $150.).
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Anker’s new Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro earbuds support high-quality LDAC audio
The Verge
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The dual-driver acoustic architecture of the Liberty 3 Pros has been refined, and these earbuds join Sony’s WF-1000XM4s in offering upgraded audio quality thanks to their support for the LDAC codec. But with the Liberty 3 Pros priced a good bit higher, Anker will be facing off with plenty of worthy alternatives.
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The Morning After: Our verdict on the Pixel 9a
Engadget
APRIL 11, 2025
Having said that, we dont know what kind of OS is running on the device, but it will process voice, audio and visual data. The best drone for 2025 DJI still dominates, but HoverAir and Autel have some interesting alternatives. And struggle. with stairs. Samsung has yet to announce pricing for the robot ball, however. Continue reading.
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Apple TV 4K 2nd-gen launches tomorrow, here are some first impressions
TechSpot
MAY 20, 2021
The 2nd-gen Apple TV 4K packs new features like Color Balance calibration and Dolby Atmos audio, but it's the redesigned Siri Remote that steals the spotlight. At $180 it's a bold bet, when alternatives exist like the Google Chromecast ($50) and the Fire TV 4K ($40).
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Storybutton wants to redesign the radio for Gen Alpha podcast listeners
TechCrunch
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Storybutton, a new audio player for kids, aims to be the go-to alternative to screened devices for the 12 and under set. Created by kid-friendly podcaster Jim Jacob (“Mr. Jim”), Storybutton wants to improve the way kids listen by moving the podcast experience off phones and tablets. Storybutton costs $99.99
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How to turn Zoom’s audio notifications on or off
The Verge
JUNE 3, 2021
To turn audio notifications off, go to the web-based Settings page. Alternatively, sign into Zoom using your browser rather than the app and click on “Settings” in the left-hand column. So if you want to turn this notification on — or off — here’s how you do it. Select “Settings.” This will open Zoom’s browser-based Settings page.
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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
All e-books should have an audio capacity, using whatever smartphone or music playing device a person has in their pocket. For instance, about 40 per cent more eighth-grade students with disabilities are reading below the basic achievement level compared with peers without disabilities. Good design can and should be accessible design.
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Async replaces work calls with asynchronous voice messages
TechCrunch
MAY 16, 2023
Meet Async , a new productivity startup based in New York that wants to replace quick calls with asynchronous audio messages. That’s why Async automatically creates transcripts so that you can skim the content of a voice note and find the relevant audio message later. I asked several questions in an audio message.
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DTS Play-Fi wants to eliminate the speaker wires in your 5.1 home theater setup
Digital Trends
AUGUST 18, 2021
For several years, DTS Play-Fi has offered an alternative to Apple AirPlay and Google Chromecast for wireless audio. Now it has its sights set on your TV.
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How to use Google’s free transcription tools
The Verge
AUGUST 14, 2020
Video and audio recordings are all well and good, but a text version of your meeting can be a lot easier to search if you’re looking for that one specific bit of data inside of an hour’s worth of conversation. There are a number of third-party apps out there that provide AI transcribing for recorded audio, such as Rev and Otter.ai.
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30 Virtual and Hybrid Event Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MARCH 25, 2022
Although this appears at first glance to be beyond reach in a virtual setting, consider breaking down each aspect one by one to consider online alternatives. Alternatively, you might combine a silent auction with a shop by allowing buyers to either purchase an item at a buy-it-now or have the item awarded to the highest bidder.
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Clubhouse closes an undisclosed $4B valuation Series C round, as tech giants’ clones circle
TechCrunch
APRIL 19, 2021
Buzzy “social audio” app Clubhouse has raised a Series C funding round, reportedly valuing the company at $4 billion. Indeed, Vox reported that Facebook will announce a series of “social audio” products only today. But, unusually for such a late stage of funding, the company has not revealed the amount raised.
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Pecha Kucha
NCE Social Media
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Pecha Kucha style presentations were invented 8 years ago as 1) a fun way to showcase knowledge and products while placing presenters who are beginners or advanced professionals on a level footing and 2) an innovative and disruptive alternative to the boring PowerPoint presentations. You can do Pecha Kucha with a live audience.
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94 Free or Low-Cost Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
Wistia is a video and audio creation tool that allows you to add email pop-ups to your videos and podcasts. Thesaurus.com allows you to search for alternative words that you use too often when writing web and email content. Zoom is an affordable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. Wistia :: wistia.com.
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How one founder pivoted a startup designed for in-person interaction in light of the pandemic
TechCrunch
JULY 19, 2021
After first trying out Zoom-powered virtual video meetups as one alternative, Quilt instead settled on creating an audio platform that provided real-time conversation centered around wellness. Quilt, an audio social network focused on self care, raises $3.5 million in seed.
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4 Ways To Expand Your Nonprofit Marketing Reach in 2022
Bloomerang
JANUARY 21, 2022
Or choose an “audio room” with Clubhouse , Facebook Audio Rooms , or Twitter Spaces. . An alternative is to use options like Fiverr and Upwork to find experts who can turn your raw footage, photos, and graphics into polished pieces. . Go Live” through live video platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn Live.
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Training Your Staff: Online Alternatives
Tech Soup
JULY 12, 2011
Another donated service, ReadyTalk , provides web and audio conferencing at an affordable annual subscription and low rates for callers once subscribed. With ReadyTalk , you can hold large web or audio conferences that can be held or listened to by anyone with an Internet connection. The charge is sent directly to the.
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74 Free or Low-Cost Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 29, 2021
When writing web and email content, Thesaurus.com allows you to quickly search for alternatives to words that you use too often. Zoom is an affordable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing. Slack is a cloud-based tool for teams of staff and volunteers to collaborate on projects and communicate through focused messaging.
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AVFormer: Injecting vision into frozen speech models for zero-shot AV-ASR
Google Research AI blog
JUNE 2, 2023
While the challenges for this technology are centered around noisy audio inputs, the visual stream in multimodal videos (e.g., In contrast, the models themselves are typically large and consist of both visual and audio encoders, and so they tend to overfit on these small datasets. LibriSpeech ).
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Meze Audio Unveils POET: A Breakthrough in Planar Magnetic Headphones
Medium Technology Section
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The POET headphones boast advanced planar magnetic drivers, a design that offers an alternative to traditional dynamic driver headphones. Continue reading on Major Digest
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Objecting to Accessibility Weaseling
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
You might ask: why would an organization that in many ways provides a competitive alternative to e-readers object to e-readers being exempted from accessibility requirements? Benetech was a proud endorser of these objections (under our legal organizational name of Beneficent Technology, Inc.).
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Cookie Deprecation: 1 Thing You Need To Do, and 3 Things You Need To Think About
M+R
JUNE 18, 2024
From a pure business perspective, they’re also woefully outdated: they expire after a certain amount of time, and they work only in web browsers — meaning they’re useless if you want to run ads in other contexts (like internet-connected TVs or audio streaming apps). How outdated are they? the 1995 cinematic classic Hackers ). Some… less so!
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Samsung’s Premiere 4K laser projector now available, starting at $3,499
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The Premiere, a 4K laser projector from Samsung that’s designed as an alternative to its high-end QLED TVs, is now available to order. channel audio system compared to a 30-watt, 2.2-channel The Premiere promises a big screen even when placed right up against a wall. Image: Samsung. The more expensive LSP9T also has a 40-watt, 4.2-channel
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Bose Frames Tempo review: the specs to beat
The Verge
MARCH 27, 2021
Bose’s sporty shades offer good sound, a steady fit, and total awareness It’s still fair to call audio sunglasses a niche category, but with Bose offering several models, Amazon in the game , and counting recent announcements from Razer and JLab , it’s certainly a growing one. Describing the sound quality of audio sunglasses can be tricky.
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Razer’s Project Sophia concept turns your desk into a modular computer
The Verge
JANUARY 5, 2022
The desk is designed to feature 13 different swappable module slots, where users can add in a wide array of different pieces: temperature readouts, touchscreen application launchers, dedicated chat and calendar displays, wireless Qi chargers, a mug heater, pen tablets, audio mixers, CPU and GPU monitors, and more.
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Zebra raises $1.1M in a pre-seed round for messaging that pairs photos with voice chat
TechCrunch
JULY 21, 2021
. “It’s no secret that we are in the midst of an audio revolution, one that has ushered in a series of new audio-first social platforms and content vehicles,” Ohanian said, noting that Zebra’s unique blend of photos and voice is what caught his eye.
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The Oculus Quest 2 has an optional, more comfortable head strap
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The five-meter Link cable is a luxury option here, since you can find much cheaper alternatives like Anker’s USB-C PowerLine lineup — although they’ll be shorter and stick straight out of the headset, making them less comfortable to use. But if you’ve got a VR-capable computer, some kind of cable is highly recommended.
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