Verizon is expanding from internet and TV service and into… expensive soundbars? On Wednesday the telecom giant announced two new soundbars in its lineup: the $400 Stream TV Soundbar and the $1,000 Stream TV Soundbar Pro. Both devices are made in partnership with luxury Danish audio brand Bang & Olufsen, suggesting the company is planning to …
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While there are plenty of inexpensive true-wireless earbuds to choose from these days, the list of high-end true-wireless buds is also growing and now includes the $399 (£359) Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EQ, the Danish company’s first earbuds to feature active noise canceling. They’ll be available in August in two color options, sand or black. The Beoplay EQ joins the Bowers …
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Bang & Olufsen on Thursday revealed their stylish Beosound Emerge wireless speaker, which has a book-inspired design that’ll let it fit smoothly on a bookcase or in a tight space. Its side panels wrap around the speaker like the cover of a book, and the company’s logo sits on the front like an author’s name on the spine of a …
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Welcome back to CNET’s The Best. This is our new show that tries to answer one simple question, “What’s the best?” In this second installment, we find one noise-canceling headphone to serve as the mayor of sound town. CNET Executive Editor David Carnoy lends us his brains and golden ears. David uses his many years of experience to pit five …
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Beats, Bose, Bang & Olufsen, Sony… I don’t know about you, but I can’t afford premium headphones priced at $200-$350. That’s why you’ll often hear me touting affordable off-brand models, which often offer “good enough” sound for those of us unwilling or unable to spend that kind of money. But, dang, when something like this comes along, count me in. …
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Bang and Olufsen melds some popular Bluetooth earbud features plus dust- and splash-resistance with its high-end audio smarts for the new Beoplay E6 wireless earbuds announced at IFA 2018. They can also charge via a dongle while you’re using them, which is good since they’re rated for only up to five hours of play time and it takes two hours …
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Cheeps! If you were among the lucky 250 to purchase a Cheapskate Mystery Box, chances are good you’ve received it by now. (Share those pics! #CheapskateMysteryBox) But if you missed out, I’ll wager you’re wondering what was inside. Wonder no more. In the video below, I give you the Cheapskate Mystery Box unboxed! (Needless to say, if you haven’t received …
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Bang & Olufsen is ready to take full advantage of the new features of Apple’s Airplay 2. The high end speaker maker announced it would work with Apple’s audio streaming system in January. After Apple officially launched Airplay 2 on Tuesday, Bang & Olufsen made the integration official Wednesday and announced it would roll out to 10 of the company’s …
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