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Momentum 4 Wireless ANC headphones let you focus on the music for longer
August 09, 2022For years Bose pretty much ruled the ANC-headphones roost. Then Sony threw down an impressive gauntlet. And now Sennheiser is looking to challenge both with the launch of the Momentum 4 Wireless over-ears, which boast a 60-hour battery life. -
LG gets its head-tracking spatial-audio groove on with T90 TWS earphones
August 08, 2022LG has announced the latest Tone Free true wireless earphones, including a flagship pair that combine active noise cancellation with head-tracking spatial audio for an immersive mobile listening experience. -
V-Moda's stylish DJ headphones gain enhanced sound, long battery life
August 01, 2022It's been a while since V-Moda updated its Crossfade Wireless headphones, but now the series has a new flagship – with the company promising that an improved sound and a longer battery life will add up to "the most immersive club experience ever." -
Google to trial new augmented reality glasses in public next month
July 20, 2022Seven years after the death knell was sounded for Google Glass, the tech giant is returning to the well of augmented reality to produce another set of smart eyewear, which it will trial publicly from next month. -
Amazfit packs in the features for latest ultra-slim, lightweight smartwatch
July 20, 2022Amazfit has launched a new compact-but-powerful smartwatch called the GTS 4 Mini, which offers a 70 percent screen-to-body ratio, can go the distance with a 15-day per-charge battery, and comes with over a hundred activity tracking modes built in. -
JBL brings open or closed listening flexibility to true wireless earphones
July 20, 2022Back in 2016, Rock Jaw unveiled an interesting pair of headphones that offered listeners the choice of a closed-back or open-back audio experience from the same over-ear cans. Now JBL is doing something similar with true wireless earphones. -
Wearable sonar tracks facial expressions using sound instead of cameras
July 19, 2022Engineers at Cornell University have developed a new wearable device that can monitor a person’s facial expressions through sonar and recreate them on a digital avatar. Removing cameras from the equation could alleviate privacy concerns. -
Magic Leap 2 augmented-reality headset finally goes on general sale
July 13, 2022Following years of product teasers, Magic Leap finally made its augmented-reality headset available to a few select customers in 2018. Three years later, a second generation was announced, and now the Magic Leap 2 is going on sale from September. -
Beyerdynamic aims to impress with Free Byrd true wireless earphones
July 08, 2022It's been just six years since the very first true wireless earphones jumped from movie fiction to reality, but now they're everywhere. One notable manufacturer absence has been German audio veterans Beyerdynamic, until now. -
EEG earbud is made to monitor astronauts' sleep patterns on the ISS
July 06, 2022Sleeping while wired up with an EEG cap would be hard enough here on Earth, but can you imagine trying to do so in the zero-gravity environment of outer space? It could be quite awkward, which is why an earbud has been designed to do the same job. -
CEO test-drives Mojo Vision's smart augmented reality contact lens
June 29, 2022Forget your bulky AR headsets, smart contact lenses are coming to place augmented reality displays right there on your eyeball. Last week, Mojo Vision CEO Drew Perkins volunteered to test the first feature-complete prototype of his company's design. -
NuraTrue Pro review: Lossless earbuds for uncompromising audiophiles
June 28, 2022Personalized audio pioneer Nura has released a "no compromises" flagship to top its true wireless earphones range. NuraTrue Pro introduces a host of high-end enhancements including lossless audio and multipoint connectivity – but it comes at a price. -
Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost
June 26, 2022Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a lightweight, wearable textile exomuscle that uses sensors embedded in its fabric to detect a user's movement intentions and chip in extra force as needed. Initial tests show a significant boost in endurance. -
Chairless Chair 2.0 improves on the "wearable chair" concept
May 19, 2022It was back in 2014 that we first heard about the Chairless Chair, a lower-body exoskeleton that doesn't impede walking, but that also supports the wearer when they go into a sitting position. Well, there's now a lighter, comfier model. -
Sony beefs up the noise-cancelling with flagship WH-1000XM5 headphones
May 13, 2022Sony has refreshed its line of flagship noise-cancelling headphones, introducing a new model with some technological tweaks to enhance the audio experience in a few ways, while offering some of the clever functionality seen in their predecessors.
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