Tribit has built up a strong reputation in the past few years by delivering some of the better-sounding affordable Bluetooth headphones and portable speakers in recent memory. A good case in point is the StormBox Micro, a budget take on Bose’s excellent SoundLink Micro speaker. It’s one of the best-sounding pocket-size speakers I’ve heard and retails for $40. Now, with its new …
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Cambridge Audio has a history of doing things its own way — Bluetooth turntables, anyone? — so its new high-end streaming amp’s quirks are perfectly on-brand. The Cambridge Audio Evo offers wooden trim, a “dual concentric dial” and a higher-power version aimed directly at the competition: the Naim Uniti Atom and the NAD M10. There are two Evo models with …
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The Cheapskate’s Words to Live By™: Cheap things come to those who wait Always use a password manager Turn off your TV’s horrific soap-opera effect …and while you’re at it, add a soundbar “Wait,” you say, “a soundbar? Why do I need that?” Because you probably don’t realize just how bad your TV’s built-in speakers are. For starters, they’re necessarily …
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When Sonos moved to its new S2 app last year, it created some havoc for owners of legacy Sonos devices that aren’t compatible with the new app, bifurcating users’ multiroom setups. As a small consolation, Sonos offered up an olive branch in the form of an upgrade program that allowed you to get up to 30% off a new Sonos speaker, …
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Apple is growing its Find My network to include devices made by third-party companies, including Belkin, Chipolo and VanMoof. Find My functionality launched in 2009 along with iPhone 3GS. Over the past 12 years it has grown from just tracking lost iPhones to being able to find most Apple products like Macs, Apple Watches and AirPods. With the launch of …
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Sonos calls the Roam “the best-sounding ultraportable speaker ever made.” That’s a big claim, so needless to say, as soon as I got my hands on a review sample, I was eager to hear whether it lived up to that lofty billing. I’m happy to report that to a large extent it does, at least compared to other speakers of …
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From the moment I opened the box for the Marsback M1 mechanical keyboard I could tell it was different from every other keyboard I’ve tested lately. The 75%-size keyboard, currently sitting fully funded on Kickstarter, is sort of a greatest hits collection of features topped off with a bonus track of blindingly bright RGB lighting. The M1 is a …
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In case a year of nonstop Zoom hasn’t taught you everything you need to know, here’s how to make meeting calls less terrible: If you’re not the call leader, mute your microphone. No one wants to hear you munching your lunch or your dog barking in the background. Dial in a few minutes before the start time so you can …
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Streaming music service Qobuz has become the first hi-res streaming service on Sonos, allowing users users of the service to stream higher-quality music on compatible Sonos speakers. Qobuz is a competitor to Tidal and Amazon Music HD, which also provide hi-resolution files, and yet Tidal hasn’t enabled 24-bit on Sonos yet. “For many years Hi-Res audio was only available to a select …
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Best Buy’s latest Flash Sale is happening now, meaning you’ve got until the clock strikes midnight to score some pretty hefty savings on TVs, laptops, earbuds and the like. Below I’ve rounded up a few standouts from the sale. See it at Best Buy Óscar Gutiérrez/CNET Refurbished AirPods Pro $160 (save $90) Last year, wondering if they’d work well or …
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