Google has a lot in store for us starting next month. I know this, not because of some insider knowledge or gadget-centric ESP, but because last week all of its upcoming announcements were leaked in succession, leaving precious little up to the imagination. Among the upcoming Google drops is a whole family of Pixel 10s, […]
Sony’s Best-in-Class ANC Headphones May Have a Major Design Flaw
Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones might sound great, but that’s only if they don’t break before you put them on your head. While it’s too early to say whether Sony’s latest world-class headphones have a widespread issue, the first reports of broken hinges are starting to roll in, and they feel ominously reminiscent of similar problems with […]
OnePlus Buds 4 Review: These Wireless Earbuds Have Almost Everything
Not everyone is an audiophile, and that’s okay. But once you’ve seen (or heard, I guess) the light of getting a little bit more than usual, it’s hard to go back. So what exactly is “a little bit more” when it comes to wireless earbuds? It’s not always easy to identify, but you’ll know it […]
Nothing Headphone 1 Review: Not AirPods Max In the Best Way Possible
What do you want out of a pair of over-ear headphones? No, really. Like, what do you want? I don’t mean that as a challenge; I mean that as a threat. Personal audio is a serious thing, and you need to make a sound choice when you’re picking a device that protects you from the horrors […]
Nothing’s Headphone 1 Might Be Its Riskiest Audio Product Yet
Nothing has lots of wireless audio products at this point—trust me, I’ve covered basically all of them. First, there was the Ear 1, then the Ear 2, then the Ear Stick (RIP), then the Ear, then the Ear A, then Ear Open, and, oh my god, that’s a lot of wireless earbuds. There’s one kind […]
Bose’s New Bluetooth Speaker Looks Like a Solid Way to Annoy Everybody at the Beach
The only thing I love more than foisting my music on other people at the park is doing it with a speaker that delivers solid or above-average sound quality. While I haven’t had a chance to use Bose’s new portable Bluetooth speaker, it seems like it could be a great option for doing just that. […]
Buds 2 Plus Review: The Only Budget CMF by Nothing Earbuds Worth Buying
There are a lot of wireless earbuds in the world today. In fact, at this exact moment, there are no less than (count ’em) three pairs in my coat pocket right now as I type these words. That’s a lot of earbuds for one person to have, and that figure only becomes even more ridiculous […]
Are There Any Meaningful Differences Between CMF Nothing’s Three New Budget Wireless Earbuds?
Alongside the mightier-than-it-has-any-reason-to-be budget Phone 2 Pro, Nothing’s CMF sub-brand also announced today a trio of affordable wireless earbuds, all with active noise cancellation, starting at a dirt-cheap $49. There’s the CMF Buds 2a for $49 at the base, the CMF Buds 2 in the middle at $59, and the CMF Buds 2 Plus for […]