The Verge

MARCH 23, 2021

This makes for a compact, pocketable design, but the trade-off is that removing them from the case isn’t so simple: you’ve got to press down on the stem, which pushes up the main earbud portion, and then pluck that out of the case. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge. Once you’ve done it a few times, you’ll have it down.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The earbud controls aren’t customizable, but Skullcandy packs in pretty much all of the functions you’d want (track skip / back, volume, voice assistant, and play / pause) into the large single button on each earbud. You can long-press either earbud for three seconds to switch back and forth between the two most recently paired devices.

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Like the 14 Ultra before it, it looks like the 15 Ultra will be a photography powerhouse, with the phone rumored to feature a 1-inch main sensor and 200-megapixel periscope telephoto lens. For example, Nokia announced on February 25 that it's teaming up with Vodafone and RingCentral to "showcase [the] future of voice calls" at the event.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

Long-press a notification in the conversations section, and you can choose between three options: Priority, Alerting, and Silent. You can still long-press a notification to quickly adjust how (or if) a notification appears. You get to it by long-pressing the power button. (In New media controls and screenshots.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

From there, you can tell the Astro to go to a specific location either with a voice command or remotely through the app. Surrounding the telescoping pole are the far-field mics that are used to pick up voice commands. It can show you that the oven was left on, but it has no ability to press the buttons itself to turn it off.

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The Verge

MARCH 27, 2021

You swipe across the right temple to raise or lower the volume, and on the underside of that temple is a small circular button that you can press to play / pause, double-tap to skip tracks, or triple-tap to go back. Voice calls while wearing the Tempos have also been a joy. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

And you also get a newer Alexa voice remote in the box with app shortcuts and a handy shortcut to live TV programming. Amazon bundles the latest version of its Alexa voice remote with the new streaming stick. You’ve still got to press and hold the Alexa button for voice searches or smart home commands.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

When you press it with your finger, the watch vibrates, giving you the impression that you’ve pushed a button, even though nothing has physically moved. Unless you cover the entire button with your finger or thumb when pressing it, it won’t register, which leads to a lot of fiddling. Photography by Brent Rose for The Verge.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The company says this boosts the midrange and “lowers down part of the audio spectrum which is not on the voice human spectrum and can impact audibility of a voice.” It’s also designed to make it easier to hear voices when on video calls. Photography by Dan Seifert / The Verge.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The wing tip is flexible and pliable enough that it doesn’t press into the concha of your ear in an annoying way. Like the Studio Buds, these have a nice and clicky “b” button on each earbud with the usual control scheme: press once to play / pause / answer call, twice to skip to the next track, and three times to go back.

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2020

It doesn’t support Wi-Fi connectivity, and its microphone listens for changes in your environment’s acoustics to tweak its adaptive equalizer (you can customize it yourself if you’d prefer to), but there’s no support for voice commands here, which I frankly welcome. Photography by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Since their design is now so similar, Apple carried over the “force sensor” controls from the AirPods Pro, with an indent on each stem that designates where to press. Apple’s non-remappable controls handle media playback, and you can summon Siri with a long press. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

There’s still a circular button on each earbud that responds to single, double, and triple presses. People said my voice was crisp and came through clear without much background noise. Unlike previous Jabra earbuds, the 85ts no longer offer Amazon Alexa as a voice assistant. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

Or perhaps it’s the inclusion of a voice assistant on your wrist that you can ask to do things without having to use your phone? The watch interface has a familiar layout: swipe down for settings, swipe up to see notifications, press the side button to see your apps. The OnePlus Watch also lacks a voice assistant.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The right earbud handles audio controls, while the left summons your preferred voice assistant. I really like that the buttons now take up the full outer surface of the earbuds, making them effortless to find and press. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge. Jabra supports Amazon Alexa in addition to Siri or Google Assistant.)

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Tech Soup

MAY 28, 2013

We've seen the potential for simple, community empowerment focused solutions to have a tremendous impact on some of the world's most pressing health and sustainability issues. Voted the top photo story by the community voice, here’s “Sowing Community” by Development in gardening (DIG). View their Flickr set.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2022

While voice commands worked, it was easier to adjust the weights myself One of the first things I bought at the start of the pandemic was a set of adjustable dumbbells. During a set of chest presses, the pin securing the weight plates broke. The second is that you can change the weights using voice commands to Alexa.

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

The Roam supports hands-free voice commands, has Apple AirPlay 2, includes wireless charging, and features a rugged design that lets you use it practically anywhere. They’re easy to feel for and hard to press accidentally. Photography by Chris Welch / The Verge. On the back of the Roam is a USB-C port and power button.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The interface is no different from watchOS 7, which means there’s still the fiddly constellation of app icons when you press the crown, tap elements are rather small, and there’s a lot of text to read. Photography by Dan Seifert / The Verge. That trust and experience just come at a cost.

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

In addition to enabling Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa voice control, I was able to define an automation in the Aqara app so that the lights will automatically turn off after 30 minutes whenever anyone is making a late-night snack and forgets to turn off the spots (teens!). Photography by Thomas Ricker / The Verge.

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The Verge

JUNE 3, 2020

Some models have voice control and integrated speakers and lighting. I unboxed the table at 5:30PM, pressed the power button, and. Photography by Thomas Ricker / The Verge. The Suntable isn’t nearly that ambitious. The sound might only be okay, but that’s probably enough for the spaces it’s meant to occupy.

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The Verge

AUGUST 10, 2021

The four microphones had no trouble picking up my voice, and they succeeded in making me audible above my loud typing and some assorted background noise. I’ve asked Dell for any other potential fixes, but didn’t hear back by press time.) Photography by Monica Chin / The Verge. It’s premium technology for a premium price.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Visitors co-opt institutional facilities every day for their own agendas, whether to impress a date, bond with family, or work on their photography skills. When projects effectively address pressing community needs, scientists can work effectively with new audiences who may not previously have seen themselves as participants in science.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Three Swiss organisations (The Voice of Thousands, Borderfree and Schwizerchruz) interview nine refuges who had travelled across the Mediterranean, then beautifully illustrated their stories on used life jackets that had washed up on beaches. Project Life Jacket. You can visit WWF’s Twitter profile here , or read more on the WWF website.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Given how every Android phone does something different on a long press of the power button, I hope this new system becomes an enforced standard. Emergency lockdown for temporarily disabling biometrics is there, too, but it’s sadly hidden under an extra button press. Photography by Dieter Bohn / The Verge.

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2021

Mic monitoring can be adjusted, and you can opt to let more of your voice come through in your headphones if you want, should they have a built-in mic, or you can mute the mic altogether. Compared again to Microsoft’s latest controller, the Recon controller’s face buttons and triggers require a similar amount of force to press.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

Photo illustration by William Joel | Photography by Michael B. The communications — which, really, are press releases — condemn racism and call for unity. I believe we do two things: give everyone a voice and provide greater diversity of perspectives,” Zuckerberg said in his post accompanying the video.

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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. It has video and two-way audio and sends mobile alerts when anyone presses the doorbell or sets off motion sensors. Prices vary. A nice camera. Credit: sony. The Ring 3 is $179.99.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2021

Pairing the headset required pressing and holding the pair button for four seconds and doing the same to the Wireless Adapter. There are three levels (low, medium, and high), and Microsoft says each step up will increase how aggressively the mic mutes things that aren’t your voice. Photography by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2021

Hands-free Alexa voice commands still get top billing, but the most compelling thing about the Echo Buds is still their aggressive price — and the solid mix of features you get in exchange. But the flipside of this change means if you turn off ANC in the Alexa app (or with a voice command), you’re going to hear a fair mix of ambient noise.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 23, 2008

They're now running a compelling experiment in crowd-sourced exhibition creation and curation via the photography exhibition Click. Not the press release. Here's how Nina Simon described it on her insightful post analyzing the tactics used. Write about how hard it is to find decent studio space. Write the truth.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

You don’t have to have any photography experience, any videography experience because I don’t and I made a 360 video and it was really pretty cool. So instead of Meet and Learn, it’s An Evening of Photography and Poetry, which is what it actually was, which sounds a lot more interesting to me than a meet and learn.

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Engadget

MARCH 4, 2025

Its a feature that makes macro photography far more useful and still rare on phones outside of China. One press will capture and send content a screenshot to Nothings Essential Space app, while a longer press will start recording a voice note. inches) away with the zoom of the telephoto.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Rare pro-Trump protester Rebecca Brooks came to show her discontent toward Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey who is “silencing conservative voices.”. Press and protesters mostly cleared out by 11:30AM. Photography by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. 30 police officers were there to monitor the scene It’s the second week of 2021.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Webby Voice of the Year The Daily. Webby People’s Voice Award for Activism: *Privacy Not Included by Mozilla Foundation. Webby People’s Voice Award for Architecture & Design : Architectural Digest, Conde Nast. Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award for Art : What was Leonardo da Vinci doing at your age?

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Engadget

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Also, they dive into Amazon's Alexa+ event, where we finally learned more about the company's AI-powered voice assistant. And going back to the notch was like, huh, where's my waveform for my voice memo? You just press it and it opens. Alexa+ seems useful, but can we trust it? So portrait mode was for me the biggest deal.

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