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AUGUST 6, 2020

Sony has added what it calls “Precise Voice Pickup technology” to the 1000XM4s, which optimizes audio processing from the five built-in microphones for clearer voice capture — and the difference is apparent. I don’t like the headphones taking control or changing the audio on me unexpectedly, so I tend to leave those features switched off.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Amazon’s latest entry-level smart speaker has a new design, but few other improvements over the last model Amazon may get more attention for its higher-end Echo speakers, such as the Echo Studio and the new 4th Gen Echo, but the humble Echo Dot is by far the most popular speaker in the lineup.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Marc Levoy, the former Googler who led the development of the computational photography technology in the Pixel phones, even said , “while wide-angle can be fun, we think telephoto is more important.” A new Nest smart speaker: “Nest Audio”. It seems Google may have changed its mind. Image: Google.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

OnePlus also tosses in extras like a low-latency mode for gaming and Zen Mode Air, which plays soothing relaxation audio. There’s even the same faint little audio click in your ears whenever a pinch is registered. Thankfully the less-than-perfect seal didn’t take away from their audio quality.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon unveiled the AZ1 Neural Edge processor, a silicon module that will speed up Alexa’s ability to answer your queries and commands by hundreds of milliseconds per response. These products, Amazon says, have “the on-device memory needed to support this level of processing.” We’ll be testing it out soon in the Echo Show 10.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Photo Illustration by Alex Castro | Photography by Spotify. The company wants to be at the center of creator monetization Spotify hosted an event on Monday to discuss its ambitions in audio, and one message came through loud and clear: the company wants to play a major role in helping creators make money. What are your thoughts on it?

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JULY 16, 2021

Amazon’s big, cheap tablet can now be had many different ways Amazon’s lineup of Fire tablets has settled into a familiar routine: they are available in small, medium, and large; they are priced far lower than comparable iPads; and they are mostly good for reading and watching movies or TV, with content likely supplied by Amazon itself.

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JUNE 8, 2021

The audio quality has been further refined, and Sony added key features it frustratingly omitted last time — like IPX4 water and sweat resistance. The 1000XM4s also raise the bar for wireless audio and battery life in noise-canceling earbuds. But Sony’s audio prowess extends through all frequencies.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

The new regular AirPods get a lot right even before the gimmicky spatial audio part For the first time since their introduction in 2016, Apple’s AirPods have a completely new design. The third-gen AirPods have redesigned drivers and support spatial audio with head tracking.

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MARCH 21, 2021

They support aptX HD, aptX, AAC, and SBC Bluetooth codecs, so they’re well-rounded for wireless audio. I also tested them wired with my Apple Lossless files and streaming Amazon Music HD, and the M-200 ANCs proved wonderfully layered and rich. They don’t seem to pass audio over USB-C, unfortunately, so that port is just for charging.).

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JUNE 3, 2020

It resembles a smart speaker, like the Google Home Max, Amazon Echo Studio, or Apple HomePod, but it isn’t one. This speaker fades gently between audio sources as you toggle them, so you can smoothly transition from one song on, say, a phone to another on your tablet without awkwardly cutting off the tunes.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

You can find an endless list of true wireless earbuds under that price on Amazon from random brands you’ve probably never heard of. These picks won’t fully match the audio fidelity or deep bench of features of premium earbuds. They’ve got smaller drivers than the regular OnePlus Buds but still output a nicely rounded audio profile.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The Liberty 3 Pros are the latest example of this and a showcase of how far the company has come in designing audio products. I’ve noticed occasional audio cutouts throughout my time using the Liberty 3 Pros. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge. Despite their support of Bluetooth 5.2,

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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. When the soundbar is outputting TV audio, you’ll see those details on the tiny front display.

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OCTOBER 14, 2021

Setting up the lamp speaker is a short process in the Sonos app: plug in the detachable, braided power cord, and it’s automatically detected and added to your whole-home audio system a few moments later. Like other modern Sonos speakers, the lamp supports Apple’s AirPlay 2, so it’s easy to play audio on it from an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Perhaps most surprising is that Sony also includes its higher-quality LDAC codec among the speaker’s features, allowing you to play music at higher bitrates from services like Amazon Music, Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, and others that offer lossless audio. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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APRIL 6, 2021

But it’s also designed to slot into Sonos’ multiroom audio platform and showcase the versatility that comes with it. But this is not a cylinder-style speaker that shoots audio in all directions. You can use either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant with the built-in mics. Repeat the process, and audio moves back to the Roam.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Multipoint works well on the 85t earbuds, seamlessly switching back and forth between your phone and PC or tablet based on what’s actively playing audio. But you can still only use the right earbud by itself since that’s the primary bud that relays audio to the left one. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Celero 5G’s 3.5mm audio jack is located at the bottom of the phone. When I plugged in my wired headphones into its bottom-facing audio jack, I could hear a vocal track on the game’s theme music that I’d previously missed. The Celero 5G’s cameras are pretty basic and not suitable for night or sports photography. inch (166.60

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Kicking it off, we have Amazon’s deal of the day, which, unsurprisingly, is featuring one of its own lines of products. Eero is a popular option for simplified mesh Wi-Fi that can cover your entire home, and for today only, you can get a three-pack of the base-model Eeros for just $159 at Amazon — a discount of $40.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

It has all the same camera specs — 1080p HD video with night vision, a 130-degree diagonal field of view, two-way audio, IP54 weather resistance, and a built-in battery. So, if you are running an Amazon Alexa or Apple HomeKit smart home, you should look at Ring, Eufy, Arlo or Netatmo’s Smart Outdoor Camera.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This time it’s a beefy 4 x 15W setup (equally divided into two tweeters and two woofers) with DTS and Dolby Audio support. It’s plenty loud and yields decent audio separation that blows my LG TV out of the water. The Aura’s audio can’t compete with my usual 5.1 Photography by Thomas Ricker / The Verge. Smart Apps.

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MARCH 23, 2022

The $699 model we tested is also on sale at Best Buy , Samsung , and Amazon with an Intel Core i3-10110U chip, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of eMMC storage for $549. Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge. If you can do with less storage, its 64GB variant is on sale at Amazon for $349.99 ($80 off), its best price to date.

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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. The right earbud handles audio controls, while the left summons your preferred voice assistant. Jabra supports Amazon Alexa in addition to Siri or Google Assistant.)

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JULY 29, 2021

Type-A Gen 1, a combo audio jack, a microSD reader, and a Kensington lock. USB-C, USB-A, audio jack, microSD on the left. If you’ll be making a lot of video calls, though, you should note that the audio isn’t great. Per Amazon, its MSRP is $429.99, but it’s currently listed at $341.95.) Type-C Gen 1, one USB 3.1

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APRIL 19, 2021

On the left side is a 3.5mm jack that will pass the audio from your Roku TV or Roku streaming device to whatever headphones you plug in. Amazon recently announced that it’s adding sponsored shortcut buttons to the Fire TV remote , and that means Roku and Amazon are pretty much identical when it comes to clicker functionality.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Tell us a bit about your audio setup. It’s a Shure Beta 87A microphone, mounted on a Heil PL2T arm and connected to a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 audio interface. Amazon still sells it , and REI has a nicer-looking version , too. If I lived somewhere I could find a used Herman Miller, I’d probably give one of those a try.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

I don’t really buy into that viewpoint; sure, AirPods clones are everywhere, but the best earbuds from Samsung , Sony , Google , Amazon , and other big players are all visually distinct. Their sound has been tuned by Teenage Engineering, a company well versed in audio electronics. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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JUNE 25, 2021

I’ve been using the $1,699 Xgimi Horizon Pro for a few weeks now, using it to stream media from Disney Plus, YouTube, Apple TV Plus, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, and HBO Max, to name just a few of the Android TV integrations available on the Google Play Store. The audio from the Horizon Pro sounded fuller by comparison.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

Design and build are also factors, as are privacy features, audio quality, and smart home integrations. The Nest Cam has full-duplex two-way audio, which worked well in my testing. The old Nest cameras worked with Amazon Alexa and, more recently, SmartThings, but these are Google only.

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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. Photography by Thomas Ricker / The Verge. The G2H can connect up to 64 Aqara child devices.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Amazon’s latest Echo brings room tuning and impressive sound quality to the $100 price point The smart speaker competition this year is the hottest it’s ever been. Google has finally refreshed its midrange smart speaker with the impressively good Nest Audio. And Amazon, naturally, is not standing still.

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MARCH 10, 2025

It's ridiculously easy to connect the Mic 2 to your Pocket 3 — literally just turn it on — and it provides noticeably clearer audio than the Osmo Pocket 3's on-device mic. DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Creator Combo $669 at Amazon Shop Now 2. at Amazon Shop Now 5.

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APRIL 1, 2021

It’s a very Sony product, in ways both good and bad Sony’s new SRS-RA5000 is a $700 single-unit speaker that is filled to the brim with drivers, has convenient features like Spotify Connect and Chromecast built in, and is capable of producing immersive 360-degree audio. And that leads us to the standout trick: 360-degree audio.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Whether you're a professional or just picked it up as a hobby, photography nerds know that the Sony a7R II is an incredible piece of equipment. Credit: amazon. Apple stepped up its audio game with the AirPods Pro, which feature active noise cancellation. Credit: amazon. Prices vary. A nice camera. Credit: sony.

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MAY 13, 2021

Amazon’s second-gen earbuds are improved in almost every way Amazon’s new second-generation Echo Buds are the company’s second crack at true wireless earbuds. The first time around, Amazon borrowed some of Bose’s tech to help the original Echo Buds block outside noise, but version two was built completely in-house.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There are audio devices out there that offer good or even excellent sound without forcing you to take out a loan. Photography by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge. AMAZON ECHO DOT (2020) REVIEW: HAVE A BALL. It’s no surprise that alongside the big redesign to the 4th Gen Echo , Amazon has also redesigned the Echo Dot.

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