The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Instagram has posted its guidelines for using copyrighted music during live videos, Stories, and other posts on the platform, and part of the announcement includes a new update to the notification that pops up to tell users they’re using unlicensed art in ways that violate its rules. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Image: Instagram.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2022

Teenage Engineering, the company behind ultra-stylish synthesizers , speakers , and PC cases , has released a new audio gadget: it’s called the TX-6, and it’s a tiny (in size, not price) field mixer absolutely festooned with knobs. A side-profile of the knobs. A phone-sized field mixer. Image: Teenage Engineering’s TX-6 overview video.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Anyway, in between mashed potato servings, I did my best to “log off” and not think about audio — no offense — so instead, I binged the entire new season of Selling Sunset and played many crosswords. EXCLUSIVE: Hinge makes viral audio happen, despite many other apps trying. I’m back for you now, though, and we have a big issue ahead.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

These compact devices also now offer features that rival traditional, over-ear headphones, which can make them the go-to choice for music lovers, commuters, gym-goers and many in between. And remember: audio companies arent perfect, so despite lots of research, the earbud shape they decided on may not fit you well.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Finally, Razer says you’ll see an upgrade in audio quality. The previous Blade Stealth 13 has decent audio, but I found that it lacked strong bass in our testing. The new Blade comes with a new audio app from THX that allows you to toggle preset audio profiles for different scenarios (movies, gaming, music, etc.)

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Look at who got into audio and podcasting this year. Twitter, an app already reliant on you reading it, launched its live audio product Spaces — a way for you to interact without actually having to look at the screen. Same with any of the live audio launches this year.) I view this year as one in which the groundwork was laid.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

A handy little tool when designing a YouTube channel, Twitter profile, MySpace page, blog, etc. Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. This is a must-buy app if your nonprofit regularly tells your story through mobile photo-sharing.

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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. HomePod mini sound quality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Animoto enables users to turn their photos, video clips, and music into videos that can be uploaded to YouTube and shared on the Social Web. 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. Profile at: re.vu/heathermansfield.

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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. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

The feature, called Reels , is Instagram’s attempt to recreate the short musical video format that thrives on TikTok. Reels will let users record and edit 15-second video clips set to music, or users will be able to reuse audio from another person’s video, as is commonly done on TikTok.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2022

The soundbar component retains a similarly low-profile form factor that’s compact at just about 20 inches long, and it includes a wired subwoofer that connects via a long cable. The leftmost button can toggle to a secondary audio source. This lets them work with my PC, as well as my record player, or a TV if I had an audio receiver.

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2021

FaceTime will support spatial audio and reflect the speaker’s location on-screen, with a new voice isolation ability that can remove background noise. Other changes for FaceTime include the ability to share music and videos during calls and to invite Android users to a FaceTime call with a shareable link. Select “Allow.” Select “Allow.”

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Twibbon is a tool that allows your supporters on Twitter and Facebook to add a micro version of your nonprofit’s avatar to their profile pics. converts your LinkedIn Profile content into a visually-compelling Re.vu A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles.

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The Verge

MAY 7, 2021

TikTok announced two new integrations for its app on Thursday: sharing audio back into TikTok using the new Sound Kit, and using your TikTok account to log in to other apps with Login Kit. Sharing audio from outside apps to TikTok using Sound Kit and Login Kit. TikTok’s audio library could grow even larger. Image: TikTok.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

Consider things like ebooks, video or audio files, or even a private livestream session with a celebrity. It’s possible to add live entertainment to your fundraising events, and it doesn’t have to be just music. Quizzes based on music, TV shows, or sports are also frequently well received. 9) Movie screenings.

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M+R

MAY 10, 2021

As video content on social media continues to reign supreme and audio-only content, spurred on by Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse, grows, it’s important for nonprofits to prioritize accessibility when publishing content online. Audio Descriptions . Captions .

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

SEE ALSO: Apple iPad mini 7 review: Beefed up and ready for AI If you like to fine-tune your audio, the Marshall app lets you customize the EQ, which most wireless earbuds at this price don't offer. 30+ hours of battery, a customizable sound profile, and premium Marshall audio — all for under $100?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

Turned out wireless audio could be much better than what we’ve slowly grown accustom to over the years. At the base of the firm’s various headphones was customizable audio profiles, created by mapping the unique architecture of the wearer’s ear. But the point was clear. No one ever said hardware was easy.

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The Verge

JANUARY 30, 2021

one combination audio jack, and Acer’s AC port. You can easily toggle between cooling profiles with Fn+F.). The dual stereo speakers also deliver some of the weakest audio I’ve heard from a laptop — bass in music was quite thin. There’s no profile specific to videoconferencing. inches thick). You get one USB 3.2

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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

MARCH 21, 2021

The buttons are mushy, which I can understand since that means they don’t click loudly as you’re listening to music. The music control buttons can be a little cumbersome. Out of the box with EQ settings left untouched, the M-200 ANCs have an extremely neutral sound profile. It can still feel a bit cheap.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

AI in my Spotify: Spotify this week launched a new AI feature called “DJ” to better personalize the music-listening experience for its users. audio Here’s your weekly reminder that TechCrunch has a diverse array of podcasts for your listening pleasure. ” Neat! .” The takeaway?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Stability AI, the company funding the development of open source music- and image-generating systems like Dance Diffusion and Stable Diffusion , today announced that it raised $101 million in a funding round led by Coatue and Lightspeed Venture Partners with participation from O’Shaughnessy Ventures LLC.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

You can customize your background picture, set personal notes on your chat profile, swap between portrait and landscape layouts, and more. I’m not even a Spotify Premium subscriber (I’m an Apple Music loyalist), but I often pull up the Spotify Windows app just to see recommendations for new artists and songs. Amazon Music.

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The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

What’s also cool about this feature is that you can create unique driving profiles for other iPhone users, giving user-specific permissions for, say, your kid, or no restrictions at all for someone else, like a spouse or other trusted person. It showed it working on Apple Music and other apps. The AirPods Pro are getting spatial audio.

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The Verge

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 company told me it aimed to give them a sound profile similar to the AirPods Pro. But for now it’s just there to make auto-pause more reliable.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

It’s not the right choice if you want bass to rattle your head, but it’s good if you want your headset to be just as enjoyable to use for gaming as it is for music and voice chats. There’s also a game and chat audio mixing dial to help you find the right balance of sounds between your apps.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

Like the WF-XB700 buds that were introduced not long ago, the 800Ns are tuned with the company’s “Extra Bass” sound profile. Music is full-bodied regardless of whether you’re playing a pop-filled running playlist or something quieter. You can use either earbud individually for audio or making calls.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

These earbuds improve on Samsung’s prior efforts with clever features like a speech detection mode that automatically lowers your music and lets you hear the outside world as soon as you start talking. A few features like 3D audio and automatic device switching — sound familiar? You’ll also notice a section of mesh on the outside.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 3, 2020

My unit took 54 minutes and 29 seconds to get up to a 60 percent charge (during very light Chrome use on the Battery Saver profile). One thing that did surprise me was the audio. My music sounded like it was coming from all around the room, the percussion really hit, and the bass was even present (which is rare for laptop speakers).

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

F1 brings up Windows 10 online support, F4 toggles the keyboard’s backlighting, and F12 conjures the HP Command Center where you can adjust the Envy’s thermal profile (more on that later). The Envy comes with stereo speakers and a Bang & Olufsen audio control center. In HP’s Command Center, you can change the Thermal Profile.

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The Verge

APRIL 12, 2022

Ariel pioneered the podcast beat at Forbes , where she created the publication’s first top earners list for podcasters , reported on big tech’s swift moves into the space, and broke news about massive audio industry deals. Luminary gets into music. She could not be a better fit, and I’m thrilled to have her joining the team.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Audio presents an even tougher challenge. A report published this month from podcast marketing company Chartable says 17,000 shows launch weekly, and to moderate them would mean scanning audio, whether that be with actual human ears, transcripts, or software, and then discerning whether they cross the line.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

The Barracuda X is a big step for Razer in that it’s finally jumping into USB-C connectivity — both in terms of how the headset charges and how it transmits audio wirelessly. You can plug the Barracuda X audio cable into your Xbox controller’s 3.5mm jack. The USB-C transmitter is relatively low-profile.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

They may not be the fanciest headphones in Sony's lineup, but they still offer up to 50 hours of battery life, a three-minute fast-charge feature, customizable sound quality and profiles on the app, and a lightweight and cozy fit. You can pick a preset to sync up with the genre you're listening to or create your very own from scratch.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

USB-A, lock slot, audio jack on the right. The X1 Carbon Gen 9 also has an improved Dolby Atmos audio system. The device comes preloaded with Dolby Access, which you can use to switch between equalizer presets for games, movies, music, and voice calls, as well as custom profiles.

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