Engadget

APRIL 11, 2025

Table of contents The best TV streaming devices for 2025 What to look for in a TV streaming device How we tested and picked the best streaming devices What to look for in a TV streaming device Operating system and interface Googles TV Streamer, the Apple TV 4K, Amazons Fire TV Sticks and Roku devices are the most popular players in the space.

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Wired

APRIL 4, 2025

These record players will help you rock on to analog audio at home. Streaming music giving you the blues?

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Is your audio okay, are you accidentally muted, or do you sound as if you’re in an echo chamber? window that first appears, you will now also see a small button below your video that says “Check your audio and video.” Google Meet’s “green room” lets you check your audio and video. How is your lighting?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Besides, there are simply too many headphones on the market (our testing pool gets bigger month by month) for you to pay hundreds only to get subpar ANC. Testing the Apple AirPods Max headphones, which didn't make the final cut for this guide. What are the best noise-cancelling headphones?

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Beyond the local shelters it’s perhaps best known for, the group works on behalf of animals to combat wildlife trafficking, factory farms , and animal testing, among other causes, globally. television and audio ads, a social media campaign. Sia performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

Lead Shopping Reporter Bethany Allard tested out sleep earbuds for over a month and landed on the Sleep A20s as the best option for most people, outranking the upgraded pick of the Ozlo Sleepbuds which currently sell for $300, when in stock. "If

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The Verge

JULY 8, 2020

The 10-second audio clips appear as speaker icons next to a user’s name. LinkedIn has added a new feature to its user profiles: the option to record 10-second audio clips to let others know how to pronounce your name. Image: The Verge.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Most webcams I tested had a default field of view of around 78 degrees, which captured me and enough of my background to prove that I really need to organize my home office. How we test webcams We primarily test webcams by putting them through as much real-world use as possible.

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The Verge

JUNE 18, 2020

The audio tweets, which are available to a limited number of users on iOS , can capture up to 140 seconds of audio per tweet. A Twitter spokesperson told The Verge that the feature was an early audio test, and “we’re still exploring the best ways to meet the needs of people with different abilities.”. Andrew Hayward (?4.5m)

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TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

You’ll need to prick up your ears for this slice of deepfakery emerging from the wacky world of synthesized media: A digital version of Albert Einstein — with a synthesized voice that’s been (re)created using AI voice cloning technology drawing on audio recordings of the famous scientist’s actual voice.

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TechSpot

MARCH 9, 2023

Thousands of YouTube creators recently gained the ability to add multiple audio tracks to their videos as the service expands testing for the feature. Adding dubbed tracks in various languages should help content creators reach wider global audiences. Read Entire Article

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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

UK social audio startup Wisdom has launched a new mentorship marketplace that’s described as a mix between Clubhouse and the celebrity-focused courses platform Masterclass. At launch Wisdom has around 10,000 “experts” signed up to dish out knowledge through audio livestreams, following around a month of early testing.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 17, 2025

Whether a transformer AI model is processing text, images, audio clips, videos or another modality, it will translate the data into tokens. Models that process audio may turn short clips into spectrograms visual depictions of sound waves over time that can then be processed as images. What Is Tokenization?

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2021

Instead of swiping through profiles, SwoonMe’s idea is to use a combination of avatars and audio to encourage users to connect based on someone’s personality, not their appearance. SwoonMe soft-launched across both the App Store and Play Store for beta testing, but is today announcing its official launch.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic , which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 So instead of an audio ad playing in a one-way experience (as all adverts currently do), the listener can talk to, and interact with, the ad. Pandora to test interactive voice ads later this year.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

Get Deal I’ve tested a lot of wireless earbuds over the years, and I rarely expect much when a new version shows up. These use Apple’s H2 chip, which unlocks Adaptive Audio—a feature that smartly blends noise cancellation and transparency mode based on what’s happening around you. in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

And they're available in both text and audio format so that you can choose what works best for your schedule. Lessons are taught by professionals in their field and include quizzes to test your knowledge. Wiser5 offers more than just book summaries in an audio format; it's more interactive, so you can better absorb the information.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 13, 2025

Not to mention, your purchase also comes with three months of YouTube Premium for free if you're a new subscriber, so you can give the earbuds a test run on a variety of videos and music on the platform. And speaking of battery life, these buds provide up to six hours of listening time so you can listen for longer between charges.

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The Verge

APRIL 23, 2022

Instagram’s testing out a new feature, called Templates, that will let creators make Reels by borrowing formats from other videos on the platform, according to a report from Insider (via TechCrunch ). In a screenshot posted by Hill in March, it looks like users can swap their own clips into preset frames, as well as add their own audio.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2021

The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run GUI editors, tools, and applications to build and test Linux apps. Audio and microphone support is also included out of the box, so Linux devs can easily test or run video players and communications apps.

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Digital Trends

JUNE 16, 2020

We put the two most popular smart home speakers together and tested them on appearance, audio, and abilities.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Autio , a location-based audio entertainment app co-founded by actor Kevin Costner and formerly known as HearHere , has raised a $5.9 Although Autio is currently only available on iOS , the company is currently testing an Android app in private beta and plans to release it to the public soon. million seed extension led by iHeartMedia.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It was re-examined by redditor /u/Amaroko, who tested the drives by placing them on an empty cardboard box with a Blue Yeti mic held directly above. Spectral analysis of the audio showed. As noted by Ars Technica, this issue was first investigated by German-language forum hardwareluxx.de over a year ago.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 13, 2025

This handy platform combines several popular AI models — including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Midjourney — into one app, letting you test out their unique features without hopping between services. serve as your one-stop shop. Right now, a lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan can be yours for just $79.97 (reg.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

I've tested and reviewed dozens of sets of earbuds a year for Engadget, constantly pitting new models against the previous best across all price ranges to keep this list of the best true wireless earbuds up to date. Some earbuds even offer app settings to tweak the audio profiles or firmware updates to improve performance over time.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Tesla’s new holiday update will finally give people the ability to use a new Boombox mode, which can broadcast custom audio on the outside of the car (hence the name). An update to Tesla’s “Emissions Testing Mode,” which is code for fart sequencing, means cars can now fart whenever, and people outside won’t be able to escape the sounds.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Once you’ve built your navigation bar, test it on both desktop and mobile to ensure it’s optimized for all devices. High-quality videos engage users with both visuals and audio, giving a new perspective on your work. Organize your site menu and footer logically with just a few key headings and subheadings. Make forms easy to fill out.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

In our testing, the AirPods Max met Apple's promise of a 20-hour battery life with both ANC and spatial audio switched on. We felt that the sound was excellent and balanced with solid active noise cancellation (ANC) and an excellent transparency mode so you can hear what's going on around you.

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The Verge

JULY 31, 2020

Netflix announced it was testing the feature in 2019 and was met with backlash from Hollywood’s creative community. Most important of all, our tests show that consumers value the flexibility it provides whether it’s rewatching their favorite scene or slowing things down because they’re watching with subtitles or have hearing difficulties.”.

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NVIDIA AI Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

8B-instruct Image Generation: Flux.dev Audio: Riva Parakeet-ctc-0.6B-asr For developers looking to build, test and integrate AI into their applications, FlowiseAI and Langflow now support NIM and offer low- and no-code solutions with visual interfaces to design AI workflows with minimal coding expertise.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Spotify is rolling out a Music Pro tier later this year that will give users access to higher-quality audio and remixing tools, according to Bloomberg. The service teased a high-fidelity streaming option way back in 2017 and had confirmed that it was working to provide users with access to lossless audio in 2021.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2021

It feels like just about every big tech company is working on a Clubhouse-like social audio feature — Twitter’s Spaces feature is rolling out now , Facebook is reportedly building one , Spotify is making one , Mark Cuban has one , even Slack is getting in the game. LinkedIn said the feature will begin beta testing soon.

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The MatrixFiles

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Yes, today, we can go back to the recording, but that’s time-consuming and we don’t always keep the video or audio recording of a meeting. Putting AI Note Takers to the Test Over a couple of months, anyone who was interested in trialing AI note takers took part in a test. We decided there had to be a better way.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

I spend all day hunting for deals and testing products, but I like to see what headphones people are actually buying and wearing. They deliver rich audio while blocking out loud noises whether that be city scapes or a busy office space. And easily my most spotted headphones are the Beats Studio Pros.

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The Verge

AUGUST 2, 2021

The new “ Premium Lite ” plan was spotted by a user on ResetEra , and YouTube subsequently confirmed the test offering in a statement given to The Verge. Premium Lite is currently being tested in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. “In We’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice”.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mark Cuban is getting in on the audio and podcasting hype. The app idea is similar to the buzzy live audio startup Clubhouse, except with the ability to natively record conversations. His co-founder status on Fireside brings him back into the audio space. She hasn’t listed Fireside on her LinkedIn yet. billion in 1999 to Yahoo.

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