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I’m looking forward to trying out Bose’s new SoundLink Flex Bluetooth speaker, which is available starting today for $149 in three color options: black, white smoke and stone blue. Not only does the Flex look slick for a supposedly ruggedized Bluetooth speaker, but Bose is making some bold claims about its sound, particularly its bass …

Are you sick of watching videos on a tiny screen? Or do want to play your music over your stereo instead? Apple’s AirPlay 2 allows you to do this and more, and it’s baked right into every iPhone and Mac. The original Apple AirPlay is a proprietary system for streaming audio or video from one Apple source — typically an iPhone, iPad …

With its pedigree in active noise-canceling headphones, it’s not surprising that Bose’s new QuietComfort 45s ($330, £320, AU$500) are excellent. But for a lot of people, the question is just how good are they compared to Bose’s slightly more expensive Noise Canceling Headphones 700 or Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4. For better or worse, the answer isn’t clear-cut, especially with how prices …

The second you strap on a really good pair of headphones, you’ll wonder how you ever did without. Bose ‘phones are about as good as it gets, but the beloved audio brand’s wares are notoriously expensive. That’s not so much the case today with an excellent pair of over-ear headphones hitting an all-time-low price.  Right now, you can score Bose …

Have you ever lost a pair of wireless earbuds (or two) right when you’ve needed them? Do you feel like headphones are too bulky and easily fall off during certain movements? I know I have, and these issues get even worse when it’s time for you to work out. I’ve been in this situation, and finding the right earphones that …

In the last couple of years there’s been a lot of talk about smart hearable devices that aren’t medically certified hearings aids but are designed to be hearing amplifiers. Last year Olive Union released a single Smart Ear earbud that helped people hear better, and now it’s following that up with a set of stereo true wireless earbuds. The Olive Pro combines …

Facebook’s Ray-Ban Stories sunglasses feel almost normal at times. And, of course, utterly abnormal. And also very familiar. I’ve used products like this, off and on, for years. Welcome to Facebook’s first smart glasses.  After promising smart glasses for years, Facebook’s first glasses are disappointingly familiar. These aren’t AR glasses at all. They don’t have displays in them. Instead, they’re …

Bose has unveiled its first Dolby Atmos soundbar, the Smart Soundbar 900, which offers a choice of smart assistants in addition to Wi-Fi music streaming. The Bose features HDMI connectivity as well as Wi-Fi (Spotify Connect, AirPlay 2) and two-way Bluetooth streaming. Like the 700 it offers a choice of Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for voice control, and will work …

Rumored to be coming soon since July, Bose’s QuietComfort 45 headphones have now been officially unveiled. According to Bose, the QC 45s deliver better noise-canceling and voice-calling performance and add a transparency mode along with multipoint Bluetooth support. That last option allows you to pair the headphones with your PC and smartphone simultaneously, making them a more appealing option for …

Fitness brand Under Armour has teamed up with Samsung-owned audio brand JBL and movie superstar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to produce a set of wireless headphones with a claimed 45 hours of battery life. The $300 UA Project Rock Over-Ear Headphones feature JBL Charged Sound for “maximum motivation and amplified bass” and were finely tuned by “The Rock” himself. But …