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VR visuals can only look so good, given current display technology, and we may already be approaching their limit. But what about our other senses? Facebook parent Meta’s dream of an immersive metaverse makes big promises, but current VR interactivity is limited. The Oculus Quest’s controllers, for example, still feel more appropriate for gaming than …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Bose’s QuietComfort Earbuds have some of the best noise-canceling out there. They also sound good. And once again they’re being significantly discounted. Several retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy and Bose, have the QuietComfort Buds on sale for $199, matching their recent low. They’re available in …

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is one of the biggest box office hits of the pandemic, sitting atop the rankings as the highest-grossing movie in the US so far this year. Its box office success was partially thanks to Shang-Chi’s streaming strategy — which was not to stream at all.  Eternals hit theaters last week and followed …

When Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers handed down her ruling in September saying the way Apple runs its iPhone and iPad App Store largely hadn’t violated antitrust laws, she included a caveat. The tech giant, she said in an order along with her ruling, must allow app developers to include links in their apps, steering people to alternative payment sites outside …

If you’re buying a new TV, the PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X/S, you might be wondering if you need new HDMI cables. There is, in fact, a new standard called HDMI 2.1, and included with that new standard are new higher-bandwidth cables, called “Ultra High Speed HDMI cables.” In fact both of the new consoles include such a cable. However, …

Apple’s new AirPods 3 have richer audio, a sleeker design with easier touch controls, better battery life, water-resistance and wireless charging. So there’s no reason to buy the older second-geon AirPods, right? Wrong.  Yes, the AirPods 3 are a notable improvement over their predecessors. But the 2019 AirPods still offer the core experience that’s made Apple’s wireless earbuds such a hit. They …

This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. LG’s C1 OLED TV may only be a few months old, but it’s already on sale with the steepest discount we’ve seen so far. The C1 is currently CNET’s pick for the best TV for the money, and while it’s not cheap by any means, it’s …

Sony’s WF-1000XM4 may not fit everybody’s ears equally well, but if they do fit, they’re a fantastic set of true-wireless earbuds. Both their sound and noise-canceling capacity are excellent, and their performance as a headset for making calls is significantly improved over the earlier WF-1000XM3.  However, they’re normally expensive at $280, and due to high demand after their release this …

Apple’s long-rumored AR-VR headset may be arriving next year. According to a new report from notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone-maker is aiming to put Wi-Fi 6 and 6E support into the device, which could arrive at some point towards the end of 2022.  In a note to investors, spotted by MacRumors, Kuo writes that Meta (formerly Facebook), Sony and …

Apple announced at its October Unleashed event that its new AirPods 3 and MacBook Pro laptops both feature spatial audio for better movies and music, but what exactly is that? Surround sound has existed in various forms for decades and is most often used in movies and gaming. However, the company is taking its spatial audio concept further and enabling the feature …