– and the childhoods of everyone who grew up immersed in the world of Muggles, Hippogriffs, and Quidditch – there’s suddenly a gap in the market for a magical school fantasy which doesn’t come with any problematic baggage. Abracadabra, The School for Good and Evil. On the surface, the latest big-budget original Netflix movie seems…
Samsung QN800B: Two-minute reviewIn some ways, the Samsung QN800B seems too good to be true. Here’s a TV from one of the biggest hitters around, with a complete suite of gaming features, a thorough smart TV experience, a better-specified audio system than you’d dare to expect, a external box to handle all physical inputs, a…
Google has released a new update for the Pixel Buds Pro that adds a significant new feature: five-band equalizer adjustment. After installing the update, you’ll be able to tweak the balance of the sound easily, or you’ll be able to choose from six presets provided by Google (via NotebookCheck). To update, you’ll need the Pixel…
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Bowers & Wilkins and James Bond have united to celebrate 60 years of British style, performance and music, with a set of “bespoke PX8 007 Edition” headphones, specially created to celebrate the Midnight Blue tuxedo worn by Bond in 1962’s Dr. No. It might seem a strange collab, but both companies assure you their intentions are purely honorable (imagine…
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The 1970s were notorious for many things, but an achievement somewhat forgotten by history is the notoriously good-sounding – and cool-looking – hi-fi gear produced during that era. Audio companies like JBL, Yamaha, and Marantz have been glancing back at their classic 1970s speaker and amplifier designs to create new versions with the same look…
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Apple has always been happy to tout the compatibility of its AirPods earbuds with Android phones, but the company’s newly released AirPods Pro 2 buds aren’t currently working properly with Google’s latest Pixel handsets. Several users on Reddit (opens in new tab) have reported encountering audio problems when using their AirPods Pro 2 with Google…
Read More “AirPods Pro 2 have a big problem on Google Pixel 6 and 7, but there’s a fix” »
The past few years have seen many music fans gravitate toward all-in-one wireless speakers like the Sonos Five or the Apple HomePod Mini. And while these affordable, flexible, and easy to use speakers can deliver satisfying and room-filling (in the case of the Sonos Five, at least ) sound, the best stereo speakers go well…
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Focal Bathys: two-minute reviewLet’s get it right: sonically, the Focal Bathys are more than worthy of their enviable heritage. And aside from the quality wireless listen, chuck in the USB-C cable in DAC mode and you’ve got hi-res up to 21bit/192kHz too. Oh, and in case it needs to be stated, they’re utterly stunning to…
Spotify HiFi was announced all the way back in February 2021, and although we have heard very little about it in the meantime, it now looks as though a launch of a higher-quality tier called Platinum is now imminent. An individual who had canceled Spotify got in touch with 9to5Mac (opens in new tab) to…
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In an effort to increase engagement between creators and users, YouTube will be adding unique account handles for channels, similar to that found on social media platforms. You may know them better as the “@” symbol that appears before a username. When this feature launches (opens in new tab), you’ll be able to mention content…
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Amazon’s Prime Day Early Access sale is in full force – you might think of it as Prime Day 2, day 2, if you’re feeling cheeky – and with Prime Day deals this good, I think it would be remiss of the TechRadar team to tell you to wait for Black Friday. In fact, I say strike…
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Want to level up your home theater setup ahead of the holiday season? Good call. The brand new Bose Smart Soundbar 600 is worth a look – alongside our best soundbars buying guide, of course. Bose is a trusted name in hi-fi and home cinema, consistently laying claim to some of the best AV products…
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Do you do triathlons of a weekend? I tip my hat to you. For the rest of us, maybe we just want some good running headphones or a set of the best swimming headphones we know we can rely on for being really, really waterproof. And these are they, because H2O (the Californian specialist that…
Read More “New wireless headphones go ‘beyond IPX8’ for ultimate waterproofing and I want them” »
