TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Earlier this year, Apple officially discontinued Music Memos, an iPhone app that allowed musicians to quickly record audio and develop new song ideas. Musicians can also add their own markers to the files right when they record them, then add notes and photos to remind themselves of other details. Image Credits: Tape It.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Simone Giertz, the self-described Queen of Shitty Robots , has created a selfie photo booth out of Legos for her dog Scraps and yes it’s as cute as it sounds. She gets a treat, I get a photo, everyone’s happy.”. Good girl, Scraps. Simone Giertz and Scraps. It helps that the dog is a VERY GOOD GIRL and extremely photogenic.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

Tayloe Stansbury [Photo: Kaleidescape] The cost of near-cinema quality doesn’t come cheap, at $4,000 for Kaleidescape’s entry-level Strato V Movie Player. ” [Photo: Kaleidescape] Making moves Stansbury wound up in control of Kaleidescape for somewhat selfish reasons. “Everybody wants it,” Sciacca says.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Sonos Arc Ultra is a $999 premium soundbar from the smart home audio brand, and it promises unmatched surround sound thanks to the brand's new Sound Motion technology, which works with Dolby Atmos to fill the room with realistic, perfectly realized sound. Surround sound: 9.1.4 I believe it does. Let's break it down.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

No matter what you do during your waking hours — work at home or outside of it; commute in a car, a train, or by walking from your bedroom to your living room; or spend your days watching the kids or job hunting — you’re probably spending at least some of that time listening to music. But where do you find that music? YouTube Music.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. After some time listening to the Pixel Buds today, I’d say Google succeeded at the first bit; bass boost makes for a very real improvement to sound quality if you were disappointed by low-end performance before.

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The Verge

JANUARY 2, 2022

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. The second-generation AirPods Pro may support Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), and could even come with a case that makes a sound to help you find it, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a note to investors seen by AppleInsider and 9to5Mac.

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The Verge

JUNE 19, 2021

Photo by Frazer Harrison / Getty Images for BMI. One key aspect, he says, is that music in a game has to be “something you want to listen to for God knows how many hours.”. I’m only a few hours into Rift Apart , but so far, I’d say Mothersbaugh succeeded in making the music enjoyable to listen to over and over again.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. A creative fundraiser can make any of these items sound attractive to the donor. Photo and Bio. Does anyone carve, knit, sew or create t-shirts… or fun food? Inclusion in flyers, pamphlets, or other print materials.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Photo by Snap. Snapchat is adding audio from Sony Music Entertainment to its Sounds library, according to a report by Variety. This means that Snap has now inked deals with all three major music labels: Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group , and Warner Music Group.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

Whether your top priority is sound quality, comfort, battery life, voice call quality, or noise cancellation, the current field of products is full of great options. For people who demand the absolute best sound quality, Sennheiser is the go-to. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Photo by Neil Lupin/Redferns. Price was long protective of his work, pulling music from most streaming services before his death. TikTok’s relatively young user base isn’t necessarily going to be cheering over this announcement, but the company and estate hope it’ll help introduce Prince’s music to a new generation of fans.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. These improvements range from new features like sound recognition to improvements to Apple’s existing accessibility features like its VoiceOver screen reader. iOS 14 comes with support for Sound Recognition in Accessibility. and notify you. and notify you.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2020

The criteria for picking the best noise-canceling headphones hasn’t changed: the most important measures are how well they can eliminate outside noise, sound quality, battery life, whether they support simultaneous pairing to multiple devices, and comfort. Photo by James Bareham / The Verge. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

MAY 6, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Owners of Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini can now connect their smart speakers directly to Deezer and make the music streaming service their default player. You can then play music from Deezer on your Apple speakers by saying “Hey Siri, play [insert cool and relevant band of choice] on Deezer.”.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

Artist Jennifer Idrizi has said that it’s inspired by the “structure” of music — the fade in and fade out. Some people aren’t going to love any of the selections, and I really wish you could order custom designs of your own photos. Tap a button, and the three devices are grouped together for both TV audio and music.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Apple CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto both seem pretty useful for drivers — simply plug in your phone to charge, and it’ll link up with your car’s bigger touchscreen to give you directions to your doctor’s appointment, play music from your Spotify playlist, or send a text.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge. This might sound like Christmas Day for many, but the sight of such a pile on my desk for me spells ear pain and the inevitable feeling of needing to find new music to love or podcasts to be fascinated by. Photo by Alix Diaconis / The Verge. Photo by Alix Diaconis / The Verge.

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The Verge

AUGUST 31, 2021

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. According to the company, the mode is meant to make sure that you can still hear Alexa’s responses over any background noise (like the sound of a dishwasher, people talking, or music playing on another device).

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. The Sonos Move smart speaker is $100 off at retailers like Best Buy , B&H Photo and Amazon today only, bringing the cost from $400 to a more reasonable $300. To switch between the modes, just tap a button on the back of the Move. It supports Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants.

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The Verge

JULY 20, 2020

Photo by Brian Stukes / Getty Images. And Logic, better known offstage as Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, isn’t a stranger to the churn of comments that power social media; it’s how he made his name, he tells me, reaching people where they were by putting out his music for free online. I was at the birth of the modern internet.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2021

Although it prioritizes live conversation, like Clubhouse, it tries to make off-the-cuff conversations sound more professional. Intro music welcomes people into a room, for example, which is a nice touch, but it doesn’t exactly translate like it does during an edited podcast. The music, for now, sounds disjointed and out of place.

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The Verge

MAY 30, 2020

In addition to having Google Assistant voice support and being able to show off your Google Photos catalog, it works with Spotify and other music streaming apps. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Since releasing them last year, Apple has quietly continued to improve upon the AirPods Pro with firmware updates that have tweaked their noise cancellation and sound quality. With this feature, Apple is trying to cram an immersive surround sound experience into two earbuds.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. It has the usual set of RAW editing tools, presets, sophisticated layer editing, and photo filters, and makes it easy to control every detail of your images. And for many people, it's the default choice for editing and organizing their photo collection.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Sony’s WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-canceling headphones come recommended if you want a comfy over-ear model with excellent sound quality and long-lasting battery life. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge. Normally $350, they’re down to $278.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The move will allow people to send content — music, videos, photos, etc. Other improvements include faster initial setup, a bunch of new themes, and better volume control for those using a surround sound setup consisting of Roku’s own speakers. from their iPhone, iPad, or Mac to their Roku device. Roku says the 9.4

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The Verge

MAY 27, 2021

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. While browsing Reddit, I stumbled across an ancient thread from six months ago where a user explained that, by plugging in a DualSense and tweaking a few settings, the device’s built-in haptics motors will do their best to play your music from the Spotify app on Windows 10.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

If you don't need new headphones, we're also seeing discounts on Peacock and Apple Music subscriptions, our favorite robot vacuum and microSD card for those on a budget, Sonos speakers and more. If you just want a single speaker for enjoying music at home, it remains a decent value at less than $200. The Sonos Era 100.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. The feature, called Reels , is Instagram’s attempt to recreate the short musical video format that thrives on TikTok. The feature, called Reels , is Instagram’s attempt to recreate the short musical video format that thrives on TikTok. Reels will be part of Instagram Stories.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Photo: Lego. Lego is launching a new, augmented reality social video service called Vidiyo that will let users create their own music videos and dance clips and share them with friends, all while applying their own effects and styles to the videos. Photo: Lego. Photo: Lego. A Lego Vidiyo character with BeatBits.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Sony’s new earbuds deliver on sound, battery life, and beat all comers at noise cancellation Sony first released its WF-1000XM3 earbuds nearly two years ago, and though they offered some of the best noise cancellation and sound quality you could find at that time, a lot has changed since. WF-1000XM4 earbuds. Impressive stuff.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2020

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. They let you create big, customized buttons for relatively complex actions like playing music or calling somebody — tasks that might be difficult for people with a cognitive disability. So setting a big photo of a family member to make a video call is an essential feature.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge. If you have high standards for sound quality, comfort, and features, Sony’s WH-1000XM4 noise-canceling headphones are probably already high up on your wishlist — if you don’t already own them. They’re featured today because you can get $72 off their normal $350 cost, bringing them down to $278.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2021

The ridiculous sounds of social sites Using a screen reader to navigate Instagram, as some people with low vision do, is a strange patchwork of sounds. Among all that auditory stimulation, if someone added alt text to their photo, you might hear something like “John and I standing with our ankles in the water at the beach.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Photo by Alix Diaconis / The Verge. It slides open with a satisfying “snick” sound and flips shut with a crisp snap, everything just spring-loaded enough to feel effortless. LG’s Wing might be the most wild-looking smartphone in 2020 — which is saying something, given the wide array of phones released this year.

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Photo by Nick Statt / The Verge. It sounds like we’re going to get more details on the xCloud launch in general in August. We want that trial to be as easy as it is in music and video today, where I can send you a track in Spotify today and you can stream it instantly,” says Spencer. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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