David Carnoy

Apple didn’t introduce AirPods 2, but did it tease them?

Shortly after the Apple event ended I wrote a story about what new products Apple didn’t announce at the event. One of those products was the AirPods 2 — or whatever Apple plans to call them. Many people expected Apple to introduce them on Wednesday. Not only didn’t it mention new AirPods but we got …

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No new Macs, iPad Pros, AirPower or AirPods 2: What we didn’t get from Apple today

Apple’s Sept. 12 iPhone event has come and gone and — no surprise — it was about iPhones. Or mostly anyway. Apple also introduced the Apple Watch Series 4, but what about all those other rumored products that Apple supposedly has in the works? The event was otherwise bereft of product news.  Now playing: Watch this: Apple iPhone 2018 event: …

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No new Beats headphones, but new colors match iPhone XS and XR

Apple, which owns Beats by Dre, didn’t trot out any new Beats products at its Sept. 12 launch event. But shortly after the event ended, Beats sent out a quick press release, offering a sneak peak at new colors it has coming to match the new iPhone XS and iPhone XR. The on-ear Solo3 Wireless is available for purchase in …

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AirPods 2 rumors and more: All the Apple headphone news expected on Sept. 12

Apple’s annual fall launch event on Sept. 12 is widely expected to bring new iPhones, the Apple Watch 4 and maybe even new Face ID iPad Pros. But that event also effectively marks the second anniversary of the Apple AirPods. Despite all the snarky remarks about their design when they were first unveiled in 2016, the AirPods have taken the headphone market by storm and become …

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Jabra’s Elite Active 65t earphones now come in an Amazon Edition and more color options

Jabra must be selling a lot of its Elite Active 65t true wireless earphones on Amazon, because the company has partnered with Amazon to create a special Amazon Edition Elite Active 65t, it announced Thursday.  It doesn’t do anything special — the original Elite Active 65t also offers support for Amazon Alexa voice control — but the Amazon-only model gets …

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3 guys left Mophie to make Mophie

Back in early 2016, Zagg, a company best known for its iPhone screen protectors and iPad cases, bought battery case maker Mophie. Some key Mophie employees stuck around for a while but ultimately didn’t quite mesh with the new company. So they left and started their own accessories company: Nimble. Ross Howe (CEO), Jon Bradley (creative director) and Kevin Malinowski …

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Phoozy’s spacesuit case for iPhones and Android devices has evolved

Last year I wrote about the Phoozy, a high-tech sleeve for smartphones made out of spacesuit-inspired materials that was designed to keep your phone from overheating on hot days or freezing up on cold days. It also kept your phone from sinking in water. I thought the Phoozy was a pretty good concept and worked as advertised. Now there’s an …

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Best Buy Black Friday in July’s top deals

Best Buy’s Black Friday in July sale is underway and ends tonight (Saturday) at 11.59 p.m. CT. It’s nothing like Amazon’s Prime Day or even Best Buy’s true Black Friday sale, but there are a handful of decent deals to be had. Here’s a quick look at the ones that caught our eyes. Several of these products are available for …

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Tiny AirSelfie2 drone with full HD is finally available

I tried the original AirSelfie drone, a tiny flying camera that attaches to your phone case, and it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. But it still had some issues, including so-so image quality and poor battery life. Now the AirSelfie2, first announced several months ago at CES 2018, is finally available for purchase for $200.  It …

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Best Amazon Prime Day 2018 audio deals: Sonos One, Bose headphone discounts, all Echo speakers on sale

Update, July 18 Prime Day officially ended at midnight PT (3 a.m. ET). Nearly all the deals featured below have now expired. Check out our roundup of Prime Day deals still available for a curated list of the best remaining bargains.  Amazon Prime Day started at noon PT Monday (3 p.m. PT) and ran through Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. PT (Wednesday, 2:59 a.m. …

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