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Sony WF-1000XM4

Our Verdict You won’t find many true wireless earbuds that come close to matching the all-round brilliance of the Sony WF-1000XM4 For Clear, detailed bass performance Wonderful sense of musicality Comfortable Class-leading battery life Against Missing Sony’s Multipoint feature Lacking ear tip choices No aptX HD How do you improve on arguably the best all-round… Read more

Sony WF-1000XM4 review: Class-leading noise-cancelling wireless earbuds, ’nuff said

(Pocket-lint) – There’s no beating around the bush, the Sony WF-1000XM4 true wireless in-ears are exceptional for their price. And, while there are one or two competitors that offer slightly better sound quality, they are usually more expensive and cannot match these for adaptive noise-cancelling (ANC) tech. Sony has taken an already excellent pair of… Read more

Have autonomous robots started killing in war? The reality is messier than it appears

It’s the sort of thing that can almost pass for background noise these days: over the past week, a number of publications tentatively declared, based on a UN report from the Libyan civil war, that killer robots may have hunted down humans autonomously for the first time. As one headline put it: “The Age of… Read more

Razer Kraken V3 X Review: Light Weight, Heavy Sound

Our Verdict The Razer Kraken V3 X will keep you satisfied with an excellent microphone and solid rich audio reproduction. For + Lightweight + Solid audio reproduction and thump + Great, microphone + Succulently soft ear cups Against – ll-plastic design Designed to compete with the best gaming headsets, without breaking the bank, Razer’s Kraken… Read more

Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated

Our Verdict The Progression is a hugely capable and versatile integrated. Rarely have we come across an amplifier that offers such sonic insight and control For Staggering clarity and detail Superb build and finish Modular nature Against Headphone socket on the rear panel Dan D’Agostino Master Audio Systems (to use the company’s full name) only… Read more

JBL Charge 5

Our Verdict JBL’s Charge 5 hails from a victorious and dominant product line, and the winning trend does not stop here For Clearer and more detailed sound Wider soundstage Updated dustproofing Against Nothing at this level When it comes to rugged, portable, no-nonsense Bluetooth speakers, some product lines have consistently impressed us under review. JBL’s… Read more

Today I learned about Intel’s AI sliders that filter online gaming abuse

Intel’s Bleep announcement starts at the 27:24 mark in its GDC 2021 presentation. Last month during its virtual GDC presentation Intel announced Bleep, a new AI-powered tool that it hopes will cut down on the amount of toxicity gamers have to experience in voice chat. According to Intel, the app “uses AI to detect and… Read more

Leben CS600X

Our Verdict Pamper the Leben CS600X and you have one of the most musically beguiling integrated amplifiers money can buy For Detailed and expressive sound Beautifully made Lovely to use Against No remote Speaker matching requires care Leben’s CS600X integrated amplifier could be described as distinctly retro, if you’re being polite, or old-fashioned if you… Read more

Jack Dorsey is just trolling Congress with Twitter polls now

Congressional “Big Tech” hearings often follow a three-step formula. Step one: lawmakers demand that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai answer questions simply with “yes” or “no.” (Sample: “Is YouTube’s recommendation algorithm designed to encourage users to stay on the site?”) Step two: the aforementioned CEOs inevitably say… Read more

Wharfedale Diamond 12.3

Our Verdict Wharfedale’s Diamond 12.3 floorstanders are refined, entertaining and well built. What’s not to like? For Superbly balanced presentation Expressive and revealing midrange Pleasing build and finish Against Nothing at this price Mention the words ‘Wharfedale Diamond’, and the image that comes to mind is that of a small talented budget standmounters. That description… Read more

Go read this piece about why you may be seeing a lot of city pop in your feeds

City pop is a genre defined by nostalgia. Though, as Cat Zhang writes, that nostalgia is algorithmically generated — and its recent popularity is wrapped in the acceleration of global exchange and a whole Western mythology of Japan as the capitalist future. Yesterday, Zhang published an elegant capsule history of the genre in Pitchfork, which… Read more

Panasonic RZ-S500W

Our Verdict Provided they fit, Panasonic’s most premium true wireless earbuds prove classy options For Expansive detailed presentation Excellent noise cancelling Superb touch controls Against Fit could be an issue Panasonic is a name more readily associated with quality TVs and Blu-ray players, but the firm has finally moved into the highly competitive true wireless… Read more

Can anyone moderate podcasts?

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Apple, Spotify, and the impossible problem of moderating shows When former White House adviser-turned-podcaster Steve Bannon called for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI director Christopher Wray, the tech platforms reacted. Twitter, YouTube, and Spotify all banned him and his podcast relatively quickly, cutting off access… Read more

Review: Panasonic TX 55HZW2004

At the top of the Panasonic line-up we find an OLED TV with striking advantages. A customized OLED panel, studio monitor image quality and Dolby Atmos sound system. Also a TV that is equipped with four HDMI connections that deliver the full HDMI 2.0 bandwidth and can therefore handle Ultra HD HDR in the best… Read more

Review: Belkin Soundform Elite

REVIEW Quintijn Bulterman | 03 September 2020 SUMMARY For the young generation, music has to pop. With that in mind, the Belkin Soundform Elite hits the nail on the head. We just miss the opportunity to add a little more nuance to the â ???? boomâ ????. PLUS POINTS Design Wireless Charger Devialet Sound MINUSES… Read more