David Carnoy

Black Friday headphone deal: Excellent AirPods Pro alternative is only $53 today at Amazon (Update: Expired)

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Update, Nov. 27: Good to their promise, this was a one-day deal for Thursday that is now out of stock. Check our Black Friday headphone deals list for the best headphone deals right now. The Mpow X3 true-wireless earbuds sound …

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Jabra Elite 85t review: AirPods Pro competitor impresses but doesn’t wow

Like many people, I’d been waiting for Jabra to put out a set of noise-canceling true-wireless earbuds. It finally has: the Elite 85t ($230, £220, AU$349). What I didn’t anticipate, however, was that it would also add noise cancellation to the earlier Elite 75t and Elite Active 75t via a firmware upgrade. This gives you two Jabra noise-canceling options, one significantly less expensive than …

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Grado GT220 true wireless review: Fantastic sounding headphones, with one drawback

Known for its excellent sounding, retro-designed, open-back wired headphones, Grado has long been a favorite among audiophiles, earning extra points for building many of its headphones by hand in Brooklyn, New York for over 60 years. But with the world moving to wireless audio, the company has slowly shifted into the Bluetooth headphone arena, first with its GW100 on-ear model (in 2018) and …

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Nab these decent true

We’ve seen some crazy-low pricing on true wireless earbuds the last few months and here’s another dirt-cheap true wireless deal worth considering: Tribit’s recently released FlyBuds 3, which ordinarily list for $39. But from now till Nov. 17, you can get the Tribit FlyBuds 3 for just $24, close to their lowest price ever. To do that, clip the coupon …

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$100 JBL headphone deal: Get 60% off these top

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. This is one of the better headphone deals I’ve seen this year. The JBL Club 950NC lists for $250, but if you use the code CLUB950NCNET, you’ll get a massive $150 discount, or 60% off, bring the total to $100. That’s $100 better than the …

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Hands

It’s new mice season for Logitech. Having recently released its MX Anywhere 3 and MX Master for Mac, the peripheral-maker is adding the Ergo M575 Wireless Trackball to its Ergo Series lineup. The M575 is a little smaller and little less swanky feeling than its MX Ergo wireless trackball, but at $50, it costs half the price and replaces the …

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Best Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E cases

If you haven’t yet gotten your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S20, or if you’re choosing to hang on to last year’s Samsung Galaxy S10 (we don’t blame you, it’s a terrific high-end phone for a reasonable price) you may want to invest in a new protective case to protect your smartphone and its delicate screen against cracks, chips and other damage. …

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Beats Flex review: Not true wireless earbuds, but a good $50 AirPods alternative

Over the last few years, I received a trickle of email asking me when Beats’ might release an upgraded version of its once-popular BeatsX neckband-style headphones. Truth be told, I didn’t think I’d ever see a version 2.0, but now it’s arrived with a new name — the Beats Flex — and a much-cheaper $50 (£50, AU$80) price tag, which is …

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Best Prime Day headphone deals still available: AirPods Pro for $199, save $52 on Sony ear buds

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Prime Day 2020 may be over, but there are still some Prime Day deals you can take advantage of, and a few Walmart “Big Save” deals too. That means you can still find bargains on some of your favorite headphones, including Apple’s top-of-the-line noise-canceling true wireless headphones and Sony’s …

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Beats Flex unveiled: Apple’s cheapest wireless headphones are $50

At today’s iPhone 12 event, Apple didn’t announce its long-rumored, highly anticipated full-size Studio AirPods headphones. But it offered up a small consolation prize: BeatsX, the once-popular neckband-style headphone, has been upgraded and renamed Beats Flex and had its price slashed to $50 (£50, AU$80).  Beats, owned by Apple since 2014, says the Beats Flex are its “most affordable premium …

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