I’ve never really followed needlessly and well-hyped popular gadgets over the years and Nothing Ear(1) is one of the most hyped products in recent memory. Designed by Teenage Engineering and aimed at Android users, the product is a low-cost, middling-quality…
This time of year, a number of you may be looking for a quick and inexpensive gift that isn’t utter trash. If you’re shopping for a beer lover – particularly a fan of the Stone Brewing Beunaveza – then you…
A new security flaw discovered by researchers at the University of California San Diego could allow hackers to identify specific devices by using errors or imperfections in the Bluetooth signals sent out by some devices. “These applications require frequent and constant…
When I was very small, I had toys that were mostly non-electronic. They had strings, and you pulled them. There was a dog with offset, lop-sided wheels, so that it would rock from side to side when pulled, and there…
While I’m a big user of headphones over the course of a week, there’s certainly a time and a place for a good external speaker. Whether you’re listening to tunes while getting some chores done, or linking it in to…
For my typical day-to-day (even in the before times) I rely on a headset for background noise as I work, as well as for jumping onto MS Teams calls at work. While that’s great when you’re sitting on your own,…
Over the last year and a half, I’ve really come to appreciate how well active noise cancelling headphones can work. First, it was just when I was on the main floor, and blocking out noises from my family as I…
Over the last few years, I’ve been fortunate to review a number of different sets of headphones and earbuds. Used to be, those were just for workouts at the gym, but now they’ve become an integral part of my morning…
For me, wireless headphones, be they over-the-ear (like the Soundcore Q30) or earbuds (my current favorites are also from Soundcore, the Liberty Air 2 Pro ) have become a constant. Earbuds are great when going out for a jog, and…
If I’ve learned one thing during this work-from-home phase of the pandemic, it’s that good headphones – particularly those with Active Noise Cancellation (aka ANC) – can really make a significant difference. To that end, I’ve been going through the…