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True wireless earbuds are all the rage these days, but some aren’t great for exercise. They can fall out of your ears or get knocked loose, sending them flying. And they have to be held or pocketed when you take them out; there’s no place for them to just hang. For those reasons and more, …

Already using a music-streaming service like Apple Music or Spotify? Consider pausing it for three months while you check out Amazon Music HD. It’s home to some 60 million songs that stream at up to 10 times the bitrate — meaning you’ll hear audio that’s better-than-CD-quality. Oh, and it’s free. For a limited time, new subscribers can get Amazon Music …

If you’re looking for top-shelf noise-canceling headphones and can’t decide between the Bose QuietComfort 35 II and Sony WH-1000XM3, this deal might sway you in favor of the latter. For a limited time and while supplies last, Amazon has the Sony WH-1000XM3 noise-canceling headphones for $248 — not quite the lowest price on record, but definitely preferable to the $350 list …

As we get older, our ears lose sensitivity. That can make it harder to hear dialogue in movies and TV shows, and it reduces the range of sound we’re able to hear while listening to music. I’m 51, and I can attest to both bummers. Lately, while watching certain shows, my wife and I turn to each other: “Can you …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. We’re celebrating the start of WWDC 2020 Monday by giving away a pair of Apple AirPod Pro earbuds to two grand prize winners! Apple’s AirPods Pro have a compact, lightweight, noise-canceling and sweat-proof design that has a better fit on the ear and delivers better overall …

Google is working on a prototype headphone cord with touch sensing for controls. Twisting, flicking, pinching, grabbing and patting the wire, or sliding your fingers along it, triggers different functions — tapping for play and pause, for example, double tapping to move to the next track, rolling between the fingers for volume. The braided wire also has fiber optic strands …

Apple’s been rumored to be prepping over-ear AirPods headphones for some time, and now we seem to be getting a little more detail about what some of the features will be in the rumored AirPods Studio.  The latest rumor, via 9to5Mac, details how the new headphones will have “neck detection” sensors that may function similarly to how current AirPods pause …

This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Once upon a time, headphones were prized for their usefulness while traveling — be it on a plane, a train, a subway or any crowded venue in between. But with the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, the utility of headphones has flip-flopped: …

When I reviewed them back in late 2018, I thought Microsoft’s Surface Headphones were very good noise-canceling headphones, but I gave them a 3.5-star rating partially because they cost a little too much when compared with highly regarded competing products from Bose and Sony. However, now that they’re being discounted to to $200, they’re a more attractive option, particularly if you’re Windows …

Looking for an inexpensive pair of likable over-ear wireless headphones for both working at home and listening on the go? Amazon is blowing out the Plantronics BackBeat Go 600 (in black) for $25, with additional color options costing $40. They have a list price $100.  Walmart is also selling them for that price.  See it at Amazon In my review …