Huawei’s FreeBuds 4 are a rare breed. They have an open design, so there’s no ear tip digging into your ear canal. But unlike most other open earbuds, these come with active noise cancellation to block out sounds from the world around you. After having used the £130 (€150, roughly $180) FreeBuds 4 for a …

Fitbit owners can download a new update in the coming weeks that will bring new health and smartwatch features to the $230 Versa 3 and the $300 Sense, the company announced Tuesday. The Fitbit OS 5.2 update adds high and low heart-rate notifications to the Versa 3, while Google Assistant now speaks audible responses on both watches. Fitbit, which is …

Google had big ambitions with its wearable software, Wear OS. But for the past few years, it’s stagnated and Apple has taken an even bigger lead in the global smartwatch market. A new partnership with Samsung announced on Tuesday at Google I/O could give Wear OS the attention it needs to stay relevant. But it won’t catch up to Apple …

Apple’s AirTags are designed to keep track of lost stuff like your keys, so they’ll probably be subjected to some rough treatment in everyday use. To find out how well the AirTags hold up to the elements, I put these $29 trackers through the wringer (so to speak) in a laundry, freeze and drop test. The AirTag doesn’t claim to …

Popular wireless earbuds such as the AirPods or Galaxy Buds Plus can cost $150 or more (the Galaxy Buds Live are $170), but you don’t necessarily need to spend that much cash if you want a pair that’s great for listening to music and making calls. While there are plenty of dirt-cheap options out there, you have to prepare yourself to …

Apple has three AirPods to choose from and if you’re deciding between the higher-end options, the $249 (£249, AU$399) AirPods Pro and $549 (£549, AU$899) AirPods Max, there’s more to consider just price alone. For starters, one is a pair of in-ear wireless earbuds while the other is an over-ear, also wireless, closed-back headphone.  But despite their obvious physical differences, they have …

The AirPods Pro are excellent wireless earbuds with effective noise canceling that’s almost as good as a pair of over-ear headphones (like, say, the AirPods Max). They also work seamlessly with the iPhone and other Apple devices. But other options cost less than the AirPods‘ asking price, such as the Galaxy Buds Live, Amazon Echo Buds and Jabra Elite 75t. I used both the AirPods Pro and …

Apple, Sony and Bose are all competing to cover your ears with their high-end noise-canceling headphones. The $549 Apple AirPods Max, $379 Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 and $349 Sony WH-1000XM4 all share the same basic functions, but have subtle differences in connectivity, sound quality and design that may weigh more heavily than price alone. I’ve spent several weeks testing …

The Apple Watch Series 6 and Fitbit Sense are the top smartwatches that can help keep an eye on your fitness levels and act as a phone alternative on your wrist. Both also have an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG — Apple uses ECG) app, track workouts, sleep and blood oxygen levels, but they’re different in the way they go about …

Apple’s AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds you can buy, but Samsung is taking on the standard-bearer with its slightly more affordable Galaxy Buds Pro. The Buds Pro have almost the same feature set as the AirPods Pro, with active noise canceling and spatial audio support. I’ve spent two weeks testing both these pairs of earbuds to weigh the …