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The Verge
MARCH 23, 2021
A supremely comfortable fit, decent noise cancellation, and good sound for $100 1More has absolutely flooded the true wireless earbud market, and it’s confident enough in its new ComfoBuds Pro noise-canceling earbuds to proclaim them as superior to the AirPods Pro — for a fraction of the price. But do they sound better than the AirPods Pro?
The Verge
DECEMBER 15, 2021
A mood-setting novelty speaker that doesn’t slouch on sound Every so often, you get a reminder that Weird Sony is still alive and well. It’s fair to say that the $350 LSPX-S3 Glass Sound Speaker is exactly that kind of product. There’s no muddiness whatsoever to the sound. This speaker lacks any voice control “smarts.”
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The Verge
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
They’ve switched from an open-air design to a sealed fit; have better sound, thanks to that decision (and a partnership with THX); and they offer adequate active noise cancellation. For Samsung , it’s the clever new speech detection feature that enables ambient sound as soon as you start talking. In Apple’s case, that’s Spatial Audio.
The Verge
AUGUST 6, 2020
But competitors haven’t been sitting idle: Bose’s Noise Canceling Headphones 700 are neck and neck with Sony for noise cancellation and have better microphones for voice calls. And aside from a few tweaks Sony made to how it upscales music, the 1000XM4s sound just like their predecessors — a very good thing, trust me. Look familiar?
The Verge
DECEMBER 5, 2020
It needs an engaging screen with enough resolution so you won’t see individual pixels at a comfortable distance, speakers that aren’t muffled or crackly sounding, and battery life that will let you get through a few movies between charges since you likely won’t be plugging this thing in after every time you use it.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
But despite their great comfort, good sound, and compact design, those earbuds had some key missing features and fell a bit flat on execution. Beats has outfitted its latest earbuds with 9.5mm drivers, and they produce very satisfying sound quality that I’d rank above the AirPods Pro. Hands-free “Hey Siri” voice commands.
The Verge
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Google’s latest smart speaker has good sound and an attractive price Four years is an eternity in the modern tech product world, but that’s exactly how long it’s been since Google’s first smart speaker, the Google Home , was released. Still, the Nest Audio’s shape is hard to describe without accidentally sounding pejorative.
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