David Carnoy

Joby, known for its flexible tripods, launches a new line of Wavo audio mics

As part of its push into audio capture, Joby is adding five new mics to its fledgling Wavo microphone line, including the new flagship Wavo Pro ($300; £258) and wireless Wavo Air ($250; £215). Aimed at all levels of video content creators and audio streamers, the new mics are available now with one exception, the …

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Beats Studio Buds review: Apple’s surprise hit gets slight improvements

Editors’ note: In January 2022, Beats updated the firmware of the Beats Studio Buds, adding a few new features, the most important of which is that Apple users now get “instant pairing” with all their iCloud devices from a “single tap.” This is not the same as the automatic pairing found on the step-up Beats Fit Pro, as well as the Apple …

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Get these top budget earbuds for only $27

The Soundpeats T3 buds have two things going for them, aside from their modest price tag: They sound decent and work well for making calls, with very good noise reduction. They’re also comfortable to wear and have both active noise canceling and a transparency mode. The noise canceling is only OK, not great (same goes for the transparency mode), but …

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Logitech’s new Signature M650 mouse delivers more for less

Logitech’s MX Master 3 and MX Anywhere 3 mice are excellent, but not everybody wants to pay $80 or so for a mouse. That’s where Logitech’s new wireless Signature M650 comes in. At $40, this is the company’s new premium value model — or value premium model, depending on how you look at things. It’s shipping this month.  See Signature M650 …

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JBL has some intriguing new Bluetooth speakers and headphones for 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. As it does every year, JBL has unveiled a full slate of products for CES 2022, including new true-wireless earbuds, Bluetooth speakers and gaming headphones. I haven’t played around with any of them yet but several, like the Boombox 3 and …

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We tried the $1,000 Mark Levinson headphones that were just announced at CES

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. A few months back I had a conversation with Master & Dynamic founder and CEO Jonathan Levine about the price of his company’s headphones. Master & Dynamic makes premium wireless headphones that generally cost between $300 and $500. I said it would …

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Jabra Elite 4 Active: We got our hands on the new earbuds at CES 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Last year, Jabra released three new true-wireless earbuds with varying levels of features, the Elite 3 ($80), Elite 7 Active ($180) and Elite 7 Pro ($200). Now it’s added a fourth set of earbuds to the line, the Elite 4 Active, that carries …

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Anker unveils a slick new portable 4K laser projector at CES 2022

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Anker makes one of our favorite portable projectors, the Nebula Mars II Pro, which costs around $500. Although it only offers 720p resolution, it gets high marks for “its light output, overall image quality, ease of use and affordable price.” Now …

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Get Jabra’s Elite 3 earbuds for a mere $60

When they were released last August, Jabra touted its $80 Elite 3 earbuds as its most affordable true-wireless buds to date. Now they’re even more affordable — they’re $60 at multiple retailers, which matches their lowest price to date. They were briefly $60 in mid-December. See at Amazon The Elite 3 have a fairly basic feature set, though they offer strong …

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The best Apple TV remote cases for less than $10

Though it is very responsive, the Apple TV remote isn’t exactly perfect. It can be tricky to hold because the design is so slim, the buttons are so symmetrical that it’s hard to know which end is up, and it’s so diminutive that it tends to disappear all the time. Happily, there’s an inexpensive remote case to address those flaws — more …

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