When it comes to new headphones, Sony is mainly continuing its trend of announcing wireless noise-canceling models. At CES, its announced three new in-ear wireless sports headphones, one of which is a set of totally wireless earphones. The WF-SP700N is wire-free, while the WI-SP600N and WI-SP500 feature neckband designs and stronger battery life. All have …
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Sony’s MDR-1A launched in 2014 and became one of our favorite wired headphones, with its combination of excellent sound and comfort. Now Sony’s bringing out a new, improved version: The MDR-1AM2. The new model also lists for $300 and will ship this spring. While the headphones look the same as the previous model, they have a newly developed 40mm driver …
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Monster’s iSport line is one of its most popular headphone lines and the company has announced a few new additions to it: The wireless iSport Victory X ($150, which is about £110 or AU£190), totally wireless AirLinks iSport ($200, roughly £150 or AU$250) and the updated iSport Victory 2 ($100). All three now offer MonsterTalk, a voice control feature powered by …
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iHeartRadio has gone to bot. The streaming music service unleashed a slew of product integrations announcements at CES Monday. Listeners will be able to access iHeartRadio through its first bot, a helper on Facebook Messenger; and Garmin’s GPS running watch Forerunner 645 Music. iHeartRadio, the digital arm of traditional radio giant iHeartMedia, has been extending itself deeper into technologies after …
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LG’s press conference at the annual CES trade show in Las Vegas on Monday was packed with artificial intelligence, robots, smart appliances and TVs. The company made it clear that one of its goals is to make your home appliances and gadgets smarter, though there were some hiccups. Here’s what the electronics giant unveiled: AI took center stage. LG unveiled …
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USB is getting more power — the kind that’s measured in watts and that’s useful for charging phones and laptops — and the companies behind it are trying to make that power easier to use. At the CES tech show, the consortium in charge of USB announced work to ensure USB gets better at fast charging — and won’t zap …
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If you’ve ever read the brand “Hisense,” it was probably on the side of an air conditioner or dehumidifier. But the Chinese company makes TVs, too, and it really wants your attention. And it’s using lasers to get it. At CES 2018 Hisense introduced a full lineup of televisions that run the high-tech gamut, including models with full-array local dimming, …
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Chinese phone maker Huawei has long sought to break into the US market through a partnership with one of the big US national carriers. CES 2018 appeared to be that time, with the industry widely anticipating Huawei to announce the availability of the Mate 10 Pro in the US with AT&T as its retail partner. AT&T will not be part of …
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Smartwatches have become the new iPod replacements, especially for runners. Most smartwatches like Apple Watch, Android Wear models and Samsung Gear can already store music, but in the fitness watch landscape, it’s new territory. Fitbit made its first music-storing watch last year with the Fitbit Ionic, and now Garmin’s first music watch is the Forerunner 645 Music. It’s a GPS running …
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Last year at CES, Monster announced its AirLinks Elements, saying its truly wireless earphones fashion accessory was “inspired by the natural perfection, clarity and brilliance of diamonds, Earth’s most precious gemstone.” They were supposed to ship last April. They didn’t. Now Monster says they’ll be hitting stores in February with the lower price of $250, with no word yet on …
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