David Carnoy

Amazon is offering 10 free Kindle ebooks for World Book Day

World Book Day is on April 23 and to celebrate the day, alternatively referred to as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, Amazon is giving away 10 Kindle ebooks from around the world. You must have an Amazon account to download them and a Kindle, Amazon Fire tablet or the …

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Get 1More’s excellent new AirPods Pro alternative for only $66.49

I was in the process of writing up a mini review of 1More’s new ComfoBuds Pro noise-canceling true wireless earbuds when I noticed that Amazon has them on sale for $66.49 if you input the code 8SZXCHJ3 at checkout. The code gets you 30% off the buds’ list price of $94.99, which turns into a $28.50 discount. The deal is …

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Urbanista launches first ‘self

Sweden-based Urbanista has a number of headphones on the market, all named for various cities. Recently, it released the Miami ($149), an over-ear noise-canceling model. Now the company is teasing its west-coast version, the Los Angeles, which features a solar-charging element in the headband that the company says makes it the first “self-powered” set of wireless headphones. The Los Angeles …

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New Amazon Echo Buds get updated design and improved performance, start at $100

Released in early 2020, Amazon’s Echo Buds weren’t as exciting as I hoped they might be, but I found a lot to like about them — and a few things they could do better. Now Amazon has unveiled “all-new” second-generation Echo Buds that feature a smaller design, improved sound and noise canceling, as well as better voice-calling performance, according to …

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Meet Microsoft’s new Modern family of work

Audio products like headphones and headsets have become must-have accessories in the “hybrid workplace” as huge numbers of people continue to work out of their homes (or anywhere they can get a good internet connection). With that in mind, Microsoft on Tuesday introduced a handful of new audio accessories geared toward telecommuters and remote learners, announced alongside the new Microsoft …

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Get $40 off Tribit’s new Bose

Tribit has built up a strong reputation in the past few years by delivering some of the better-sounding affordable Bluetooth headphones and portable speakers in recent memory. A good case in point is the StormBox Micro, a budget take on Bose’s excellent SoundLink Micro speaker. It’s one of the best-sounding pocket-size speakers I’ve heard and retails for $40. Now, with its new StormBox Pro ($120), Tribit is …

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How to get $50 off the new Sonos Roam portable speaker if you own an old Sonos speaker

When Sonos moved to its new S2 app last year, it created some havoc for owners of legacy Sonos devices that aren’t compatible with the new app, bifurcating users’ multiroom setups. As a small consolation, Sonos offered up an olive branch in the form of an upgrade program that allowed you to get up to 30% off a new Sonos speaker, …

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Sonos Roam review: A good speaker in a small package

Sonos calls the Roam “the best-sounding ultraportable speaker ever made.” That’s a big claim, so needless to say, as soon as I got my hands on a review sample, I was eager to hear whether it lived up to that lofty billing. I’m happy to report that to a large extent it does, at least compared to other speakers of …

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OtterBox’s new kids iPad case is kind of nifty

A lot of parents put OtterBox cases on their kids’ devices, but until now OtterBox really hasn’t had any true kid-specific accessories. The company is changing that with the addition of its new EasyGrab Tablet Case for select iPad models, including the entry-level 7th- and 8th-generation iPads, as well as the 5th-generation iPad Mini. Available today at Target.com and coming …

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Get up to $120 off Anker’s Nebula Solar mini 1080p projectors today

If you’ve had your eye on a mini projector, Amazon’s Deal of the Day currently features a number of Anker’s Nebula Mini projectors. It includes its latest Nebula Solar ($400 or $120 off) and Nebula Solar Portable ($520 or $80 off) projectors, which feature 1080p resolution. We reviewed the Solar Portable, and while our projector guru Geoffrey Morrison didn’t love …

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