The Verge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Nintendo has surprise-announced that Bluetooth audio support has come to the Switch through a software update. The ability to use Bluetooth headphones to listen to game audio has been a conspicuously missing feature since the console launched in 2017 , so it’s great to finally have it — though there are some limitations.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

GET UP TO $300 OFF: The Amazon Big Spring Sale is on and Samsung is showing strong with deals on TVs, phones, earbuds, hard drives, and more tech at Amazon and elsewhere. With offerings that span TVs, phones, earbuds, and more, a Samsung sale means tech for any need. at Amazon $99.99 at Amazon $1,297.99

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

That’s a 60% discount on a premium soundbar that upgrades your TV audio without turning your living room into an electronics graveyard of tangled wires and bulky speakers. audio to create a more immersive sound experience, even when content isn’t Dolby Atmos-encoded. The TrueSpace technology up-mixes stereo and 5.1

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

This years Amazon Spring Sale is nearly over, but there's still time to grab a bunch of household, fashion and outdoor gear for record-low prices. The selection may not be as good as that of Amazon Prime Day in July, but it still provides a good opportunity to save on things like headphones, robot vacuums, air purifiers and more.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

Big brands like Google , Garmin, and Amazon itself have dropped prices in anticipation of what we're assuming will be the second iteration of the retailer's Big Spring Sale. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. Usually $229, they're on sale for only $179 at Amazon as of March 17. at Amazon $59.99

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Engadget

MARCH 24, 2025

We're still a few months out from the big Amazon Prime Day that typically happens in July, but the online retail giant is having yet another big sale to usher in spring. The Amazon Spring Sale is officially on the books for 2025, starting on March 25 and running through March 31. What is Amazon's Spring Sale?

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Great in concept, but there’s a limit to what Alexa can do on a phone I did not expect to like the Amazon Echo Frames as much as I do. Maybe that’s in the works, but as with many of its products, Amazon starts with a minimum viable product and iterates. Amazon isn’t alone in this category, though.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

2021 has been a big year for lossless music now that Apple has gone in on the higher-quality streaming and Amazon is no longer charging an added premium for it. But one of the main challenges confronting lossless audio is how to play it wirelessly (at full fidelity) on wireless headphones and earbuds.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

The best JBL deals live after the Amazon Big Spring Sale Best JBL speaker deal JBL Go 3 $29.95 (Save $10) Get Deal Best JBL headphone deal JBL Tune 510BT $29.95 (Save $10) Get Deal JBL Bar 9.1 Right now, JBL savings are still live after Amazon's Big Spring Sale. at Amazon $39.95 at Amazon $39.95 at Amazon $39.95

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal , in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple. Just like Amazon and Apple.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

at Amazon $69.99 SEE ALSO: The best security camera deals ahead of Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2025 The Blink Mini 2 records 1080p HD video, detects motion, and sends real-time alerts to your phone if something triggers the camera. It also has two-way audio, so you can talk to visitors or scare off would-be intruders.

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Engadget

APRIL 1, 2025

This years Amazon Spring Sale has ended, but there are still some deals floating around that you can take advantage of. Here, we've collected the best Amazon Spring Sale deals you can still get today even after the event has ended. General audio quality has been improved as well, and they have a comfy fit.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

SAVE $8.25: As of April 18, get the AirFly Pro Bluetooth Wireless Audio Transmitter on white background for $46.74, down from its usual price of $54.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon AirFly Pro Bluetooth Wireless Audio Transmitter $46.74 at Amazon $54.99 at Amazon $54.99

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

at Amazon $59.99 at Amazon $59.99 at Amazon. (A You can also set it to send motion alerts to your phone or connect it to an Alexa device to answer the door (e.g., “Alexa, answer the front door.”). SAVE 45%: On March 17, you can get a Blink video doorbell for $32.99 (it was $59.99), a 45% savings.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

But last month, the AirPods Pro picked up a pair of new features that Apple did announce: spatial audio and automatic switching. This handoff is nearly instantaneous; you can be listening to music on your phone, pause it, pick up your iPad and start playing a video, and the AirPods will be ready for that audio.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The new Nest Audio sits between the Nest Mini and Home Max in price, size, and output. Despite that lower price, the Nest Audio is an improvement over the Google Home in nearly every way. Similarly, Sonos is now in the smart speaker game , bringing its rock-solid wireless streaming and class-leading audio quality to the table.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2021

Forget long Clubhouse convos, these founders see voice notes as the future “So I’ve identified a few metrics and KPIs that I’m going to start tracking in order to better my overall life experience,” Farbod Nowzad says, seemingly seriously, into his phone microphone. More people chime in, all in audio clips under 90 seconds.

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

It's the last day of Amazon's week-long Big Spring Sale , and while the event has mostly focused on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it still does include a few noteworthy deals on electronics. As a reminder, you dont need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to see most of the price drops. Also at Anker.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Image: Amazon. Amazon has launched Explore , a new platform which it promises will let you “explore anything from lessons to landmarks.” Amazon says the video is one-way, meaning only the host is on camera during the virtual experience, but the audio is two-way so you can ask questions and make requests.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Amazon is giving car companies the unprecedented privilege of accessing the core artificial intelligence underpinning its Alexa digital assistant, a first for the company’s AI platform. Amazon is calling the new offering Alexa Custom Assistant. Amazon is using Alexa to compete with Apple and Google in the car software space.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

at Amazon $169.95 at Amazon, slashing an impressive $70 off their list price (and putting them at the same sale price as the older and cheaper Beats Studio Buds ). Save 41%: As of March 17, the Beats Studio Buds + are at a record low price of $99.95. That price drop takes $70 off their $169.95 Save $70.00 Take the Beats Studio Buds +.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant is infringing five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products. The patents in Sonos’ first lawsuit covered the foundations of wireless audio systems: setup, playing in sync, creating stereo pairs.

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

There are plenty of things I could tell you about Otterbox’s new stand for the third-generation Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker. The Amazon listing even claims its “precision-fit, non-slip base” is “engineered for optimal audio output.”. It’s “engineered for optimal audio output,” apparently. Image: Otterbox.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

At launch, it’s a very hit or miss experience Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service : immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. It feels like the company is really only excited about one of them, though, and it’s not the latter. Too reverb-y?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

11, get a pair of Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $169 at Amazon. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Apple AirPods Pro 2 $169.00 at Amazon $249.00 But while they can be a bit pricey for some budgets, they're on sale right now at a great price that make them a no-brainer when it comes to audio. SAVE $80: As of Feb. Save $80.00

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

at Amazon, down from the normal price of $39.99. Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Blink Mini 2 home security camera $19.99 at Amazon $39.99 Even smarter is grabbing them with this deal at Amazon. at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $39.99. Save $20.00

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Among Amazon's flagship devices like Kindles and Fire TVs, Echos are the star of the show. Amazon's list of devices is ever-growing, so we've tested them to find the best Echo devices for your smart home. So if you are going to buy an Amazon smart home device, it's worth holding out until the next sale. What can Alexa do?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. We did a little bit of extra digging at Amazon to pull out a handful of discounts on top brands — like Lenovo and Apple — that we think are worth grabbing. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day on Feb. at Amazon $99.00 at Amazon $279.99

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2021

If you’re hunting for a set of truly wireless earbuds that offer great sound quality, active noise cancellation, IPX7 water resistance, a comfy fit, and other handy features, Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro are at an especially good price today on Amazon. The bigger 44mm Apple Watch Series 6 in this colorway is $359 at Amazon.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Google DeepMind broke through with a family of natively multi-modal models called Gemini that understand imagery and audio as well as they do language. Mistral released impressive new small language models that can run on laptops and even phones with its Ministral 3B and Ministral 8B, as did Microsoft with its Phi-3 and Phi-4 models.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2021

You know spatial audio is having quite a moment when wireless carriers decide to create their own implementations of it. The audio trick, which Verizon says has been in the works since 2019, is coming to Motorola phones first, including the new Motorola One 5G UW Ace that goes on sale July 8th. We wanted to change that.”

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

GET UP TO $300 OFF: The Amazon Big Spring Sale is on and Samsung is showing strong with deals on TVs, phones, earbuds, hard drives, and more tech at Amazon and elsewhere. With offerings that span TVs, phones, earbuds, and more, a Samsung sale means tech for any need. at Amazon $99.99 at Amazon $1,297.99

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 5, 2025

Whether you're an Amazon device admirer, love a good Dyson dupe, or are just looking to score some savings on top tech in general, we've got a deal for you. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day on March 5. at Amazon $199.99 at Amazon $199.99 at Amazon $289.00 at Amazon $149.99 Save $40.00

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

TCL’s 10 Pro phone is nearly $70 off at Amazon for the first time since it released recently in May 2020. Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge. You can pick one up for $382 (normally $450).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Image: Amazon. Amazon is officially in the TV business. The company has announced its first lineup of Amazon-branded 4K Fire TVs, which will begin shipping in October. But with its new Omni and 4-Series, Amazon is describing these as “Amazon-built TVs.”. and Canada.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

There’s a lot to like about this intergenerational calling device, but Amazon is a bit bossy Amazon’s latest attempt to entertain your children is an innovative effort that combines an interactive projector with Amazon Kids Plus’ excellent catalog of child-friendly content. This beams a 19.2-inch

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Feb. Here are our picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. at Amazon $299.00 Usually $299, you can slash 23% off and pick up a pair in any color variety for just $229 at Amazon as of Feb. at Amazon $999.99

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