Sonos is planning to make high-end headphones
For those who've always wanted the experience of Sonos outside of the home, the wait could soon be over as Sonos is actively developing premium headphones.
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Google Confirms Chromecast Audio Has Been Discontinued
At CES 2019, Google was busy adding exciting new features to Assistant, as well as announcing new partnerships to bring the platform to more devices. All in all, it was a good week for Google, but it’s ending on a down note. The search giant on Friday confirmed plans to discontinue Chromecast Audio, a device that enabled users to stream audio apps through older speaker setups. Since...
25 Gift Ideas for Your Audiophile
Unless you're truly hardcore music fan, most of us get our music through our phones nowadays. When it's not thorugh our phones, it's through our computers. iPods have largely gone extinct, and the Zune is the butt of a joke in a Marvel movie. And forget about that iRiver MP3 player I was rocking back in college. Despite that, there are still about a million different ways to listen to...
JBL Xtreme 2 review: Booty-Shaking Bass Comes at a Price
We already have a party rock anthem, but we need a speaker to play it on. Something small enough to take to the party, but big enough to fill it up. That's the JBL Xtreme 2, the follow-up to, you guessed it, the JBL Xtreme. The barrel-shaped sound launcher combines rugged portability and solid audio, but not without a couple compromises. Most noticeably, the $250-plus price tag. Build...
MegaBoom 3 review: UE Perfects its Bluetooth Speaker
Ultimate Ears has been making Bluetooth speakers for many years now. It first started with the original Boom back in 2013 and has been going strong ever since, adding incremental upgrades with each new line. Recently, it introduced the Boom 3 and MegaBoom 3, the newest variants of its popular Boom line, and they are easily the best speakers UE has ever made. I've been reviewing the UE...
Jaybird X4 review: The Best Workout Wireless Headphones
Back when Jaybird burst onto the scene with its impressive Bluebuds X, the Bluetooth earphone market was pretty barren. There were only a few big-name products available and even those options weren't anything to write home about. With the limited competition, Jaybird was able to dominate and become the defacto Bluetooth earphones for any workout warrior. Fast-forward to today and it...
The Jaybird X4 Continue to Refine the Already Impressive X-Line
Jaybird unveiled the next generation of its popular X-line Bluetooth earphones with the X4 this week at IFA. The evolutionary upgrade makes the new earphones perfect for just about any outdoor activity. The X4 brings back the design introduced with X3 with the earbud design with a slim and lightweight controller along with a few other differences. The most notable of these is the...
Ultimate Ears' Boom 3 and MegaBoom 3 Speakers Add Much Need Refinements
Ultimate Ear is back with a new round of enhanced Bluetooth speakers to add to its popular Boom line. The Boom 3 and MegaBoom3 continue to carry the mantle for the classic cylinder speakers UE is known for while adding a few wrinkles that make them even more useful. The Boom 3 and MegaBoom 3 return the classic cylinder shape that will deliver the 360-degree sound that is helped out by...
Marshall Introduces Three New Speakers with Major Redesign and Alexa Support
Marshall announced three new speakers at IFA 2018 in Berlin showcasing its next generation of speakers. The speakers add a bunch of new features that make them much more appealing in an increasingly crowded Bluetooth speaker market. The first of the three speakers introduced is the Kilburn II. It comes in the familiar cube shape from past Marshall speakers while adding big improvements...
HomePod gains calendar support in iOS 11.4, but still missing basic features
Apple on Tuesday rolled out iOS 11.4, and with it comes a number of changes for HomePod owners. The biggest addition is the arrival of AirPlay 2, adding multiroom support to devices compatible with AirPlay 2. The feature allows users to play the same audio around their home. But HomePod is also gaining a basic feature that surprisingly wasn’t available when the smart speaker first...