Category: Audio & Video
Meta just killed another service and, maybe with it, some shopping potential
Meta is shutting down yet another service. This time, Facebook Live Shopping will go offline on October 1, 2022. Starting on that date (opens in new tab), no one will be able to host any new or scheduled shopping live streams.…Read more
Your Roomba is about to become an Amazon device
Amazon will buy iRobot for $1. 7 billion. The deal, which the companies announced on Friday morning, will make the popular Roomba line of robot vacuums part of the Amazon family and fast-track a deeper integration with Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa and the company’s smarthome ecosystem. Founded in 1990 by MIT roboticists Colin Angle and…
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These stylish Bluetooth speakers are made with eco-friendly materials
House of Marley is once again looking to stir things up, with two new environmentally-conscious Bluetooth speakers. It’s now over a decade since the audio brand which bears reggae legend Bob’s name hit the market, setting itself apart with their ethical stance on using sustainable materials across their range of headphones and speakers, while also…
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I love this app’s spatial audio 8D soundscapes, except for one horrifying one
Want to kick back and relax as someone rustles up a virtual feast just for you, with all of the juicy scrunches, scrapes and snips that this might entail (peeling potatoes, sharpening knives, firing up the hob, chomping on a bit of leftover veg), while you pour yourself a nice (albeit also virtual) glass of…
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Samsung QN85B (55QN85B) review
Samsung QN85B: two-minute reviewThe Samsung QN85B looks like an incredibly competitive TV on paper, and while the battle is never won on paper, you have to start somewhere. Its Mini-LED technology (which Samsung calls Neo QLED) is apparent both in the slimness of the screen’s profile and in its high levels of brightness peak brightness….
Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones leaked, for $50 less than Sony WH-1000XM5
Sennheiser’s newest noise-cancelling over-ears aren’t slated for release until the end of the month, but a Canadian retailer has seemingly made a boo-boo and leaked full images of the Momentum 4 Wireless – oh, and pricing. Oopsie… As the previous teaser (announced by Sennheiser itself) in June suggested, the new headphones seem to have undergone quite the redesign….
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I tried the eargasm headphones and they’re, uh, really good…
Any audio startup issuing the headline, “Our promise of Eargasm” in its reviewers’ guide isn’t afraid of coming off more than a little, er, eager to please… But this is nothing if not a new and forward-thinking headphone proposition. The duo that fashioned these cans hold those who have experienced hearing loss close to their hearts…
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Antop Smart Bar AT-500SBS Indoor Antenna review
30-second reviewAntop’s AT-500SBS’s 30-inch width pays off in strong signal-pulling, while its free iOS/Android app helps find the best setup location in real time. Mounted horizontally in a window (vertical mounting proved not quite as effective in our test location) it pulled nearly as many stations as the old-fashioned attic-mounted VHF/UHF antenna in the attic…
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