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A confession: I gave up on my previous pair of Bluetooth earbuds, Jaybird’s own X2, after about a year. It wasn’t their fault; they sounded good, they were comfortable, and the battery lasted long enough. But keeping the things charged (with microUSB, no less — yuck) and juggling connections became a chore. I gave them […]

Earlier this year, Instagram added the ability to embed GIF stickers in Stories (and then removed the feature, and then put it back). Now users can send GIFs to each other in DMs, via a new button in the composer bar. Instagram says GIFs in direct messages are available in the latest updates for iOS […]

In addition to all the other hardware-related news today, Amazon is also rolling out its multi-room audio feature to third-party hardware. Called Alexa Multi-Room Music, the expanded support for other Alexa-powered devices will allow you to group third-party speakers, including offerings from companies like Bose and Sonos, together with Amazon’s Echo hardware for synchronized playback. This […]

There is no shortage of portable 360-degree cameras. The most well-known in our circles is Samsung’s Gear 360, but that only works with Samsung phones and iOS. Insta360’s ‘ONE‘ and ‘Nano‘ cameras are also popular, though the latter only works with select iPhone models. If price is no object, one of the leading devices in […]

Withings Returns With Steel HR Sport Following Its Reacquisition From Nokia Withings returns to digital health with its most advanced hybrid smartwatch to date, featuringheart rate monitoring, connected GPS, and Fitness Level based on VO2 max measurement. Issy-les-Moulineaux, France – September 18, 2018 – After reacquiring itself from Nokia on May 31, 2018, Withings is […]