Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Sound technology is designed to deliver high-quality, low-latency audio to wireless devices including earbuds, headphones, and compatible devices including smartphones or USB audio dongles. Now the company says its latest addition to the Snapdragon Sound platform is “optimized for gaming,” with its ability to offer low-latency audio over Bluetooth without the need for […]
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Bowers & Wilkins PI7 true wireless earbuds can work with non-Bluetooth devices (but they still cost too much)
Bowers & Wilkins makes premium audio hardware including speakers and headphones. The company’s latest product are a line of high-end true wireless earbuds with support for active noise cancellation. Priced at $250, the Bowers & Wilkins PI5 earbuds are about the same price as a pair of Apple AirPods Pro, which is to say expensive, […]
Microsoft’s $249 Surface Earbuds are… something
A year after launching its first set of premium wireless headphones, Microsoft has introduced the new Surface Earbuds. These truly-wireless earbuds will be available in time for the the 2019 holiday season for $249 and the company says they offer up to 8 hours of battery life on a charge, plus another 16 if you […]
LG’s newest neckband/earbuds support Google Assistant, Translate
LG is bringing a new set of “wearable wireless audio” devices to the IFA trade show in Berlin next week. The LG TONE Platinum SE is basically a set of wireless earbuds/headphones with a neckband that helps provide long battery life, while the LG TONE Ultra SE adds an external mono speaker to the mix, allowing […]