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October Prime Day Amazon device deals: ANC Echo Buds and Echo devices on sale early

October Prime Day Amazon device deals: ANC Echo Buds and Echo devices on sale early

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsBest Amazon device deal overallFire tablet dealsEcho dealsKindle dealsFire TV dealsFire TV deals from non-Amazon brandsBlink home security dealsOther Amazon device deals An Amazon event wouldn’t be an Amazon event without the brand pushing its own devices. While Amazon tends to stick strictly to the end of any Prime event’s end cutoff …

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How Apple used ANC to build its best AirPods features

How Apple used ANC to build its best AirPods features

Once upon a time, noise-canceling headphones primarily existed for one purpose: air travel. Bose and Sennheiser were among the first on the scene commercially, blocking unwanted sounds for pilots long before wireless headphones were even a thing. Today, active noise cancellation (ANC) is not just commonplace, it’s practically expected for any consumer headphone. During the development of its four sets …

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ANC, Live Translation and heart-rate tracking

ANC, Live Translation and heart-rate tracking

The AirPods Pro 3 are a big upgrade over the AirPods Pro 2. Even though Apple has continuously added new features to those earbuds over the last three years, it hasn’t changed the design or shape of the earbuds since the first model arrived in 2019. With the AirPods Pro 3, you might not notice those tweaks until you remove …

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Belkin’s cheap wired earbuds give you ANC without battery anxieties

Belkin’s cheap wired earbuds give you ANC without battery anxieties

Belkin is launching four new affordable earbuds, including a wired option that provides active noise cancellation (ANC) for users who don’t want to worry about battery life. The SoundForm USB-C Wired Earbuds with ANC will be available sometime in October for $34.99, according to Belkin’s press release, and come in white or black. They feature a 4-foot-long cable with a …

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I tried Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds’ AI noise cancelling, and can’t go back to regular ANC

I tried Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds’ AI noise cancelling, and can’t go back to regular ANC

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Bose’s second-generation QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2 debut with one major AI-powered upgrade. Adaptive ANC powered by AI may not sound the most exciting, but it’s incredibly useful. Bose’s improved noise-canceling algorithm points it absorbing most of the company’s AI budget. In the fast-paced race to load AI …

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Google Pixel Buds 2A hands-on: ANC, Gemini, and replaceable batteries

Google Pixel Buds 2A hands-on: ANC, Gemini, and replaceable batteries

Four years after launching the original Pixel Buds A-series, Google’s back with the Pixel Buds 2A. The new budget buds are $30 more expensive at $129.99, but add some notable updates like an upgraded chip, Gemini access, a replaceable battery, and most importantly, active noise cancellation. The 2A also adds a Tensor A1 chip, which Google says “unlocks the power …

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