Just like sound bars, the sweet spot for Wi-Fi speakers are at the budget end. In this case, it’s under $200. Sure, paying up to $500 will get you a bigger cabinet and better sound, but at that point you are probably better off with a sound bar or stereo system. And plenty of options …
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Bose has been quietly introducing some unconventional products over the last few months, including its Hearphones and Soundwear Companion Speaker, but its upcoming Noise-Masking Sleepbuds are making an unprecedented debut — for Bose anyway. The company is preselling prototypes by way of an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. “Help us put an end to sleepless nights,” says a note at the top …
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When Bob Maresca, the president of Bose since 2005, assumed the CEO position after company founder Amar Bose died in 2013, the company never sent out a press release to announce his promotion. And it isn’t going to send one out to announce that Maresca is stepping down as CEO on Dec. 31, when he will hand the stewardship of …
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This March, I declared I wouldn’t buy a Samsung Galaxy S8. I’d pick a Pixel instead. But there was one thing I wasn’t counting on, one possibility I hadn’t even considered: Google’s new phone, expected to be unveiled next week, might ditch the headphone jack. Yeah, it’d be pretty weird. After all, wasn’t Google the one who made fun of Apple for doing that …
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Back in August Bose accidentally leaked shots in a newsletter of what appeared to be a new version of its top noise-cancelling headphone, the QuietComfort 35. The tip-off was an extra button on the headphones that tech sleuths speculated had something to do with a possible voice assistant. Now Bose has officially announced the not-so-secret QuietComfort 35 II or QC35 II and …
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Once upon a time Bose’s SoundLink Mini II Bluetooth speaker was one of the most popular mini wireless speakers out there. But with the arrival of Bose’s new SoundLink Revolve and Revolve Plus speakers, it seems a bit passé. Still, it’s a good speaker, and with Bose, Best Buy and Amazon discounting it to $130 for the day, it’s worth …
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Now playing: Watch this: The real deals of Amazon Prime Day 2:24 It’s beginning to look a lot like Prime Day. On the evening of Monday, July 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, and 6 p.m. in the UK, Amazon will kick off its third annual sales event. It’s basically a Cyber-Monday-in-July that promises extra savings over and above the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Get $10 from Amazon by shopping with your voice 1:38 Amazon’s third annual Prime Day will include hundreds of thousands of deals and run for 30 hours. Taylor Martin/CNET Amazon really wants you to give voice shopping a try. The e-commerce giant said Wednesday that voice shoppers — that is people shopping via one of Amazon’s …
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Android users take note: Bose is selling its Around-Ear II wired headphones for Samsung and Android devices at a closeout price of $70. We’ve seen Black Friday sales on this headphone for $80, so this is as low a price you’ll get for this comfortable full-size headphone, which comes in blue or charcoal. Its list price is $180, but it’s …
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Is Bose spying on consumers? One of its customers thinks it is, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit to stop the practice. Kyle Zak claims Bose uses its wireless headphones and companion Bose Connect app to violate the US Wiretap Act by “secretly collecting, transmitting, and disclosing its customers’ private music and audio selections to third parties, including a …
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