The Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds are now available to purchase. These are some of the only sleep earbuds with ANC, which could be a boon for light sleepers that live in busy metropolitan areas. The company says they “effectively block out snoring, pet sounds, appliance hum and outside traffic noise.” There are other techy additions here, beyond ANC. Anker’s …
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Pixel Buds 2a ANC, Pixel 10 gets Qi2 ‘Pixelsnap’ charging
More specs sheets have leaked today for the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro Fold, as well as the Pixel Watch 4. Meanwhile, we learn that the Google Pixel Buds 2a has ANC. Evan Blass this morning shared more specs sheets for Google’s upcoming lineup. Of note is how the Pixel Buds 2a features ANC (Active Noise Cancellation). Google is …
Read More »ANC Earbuds for Sleep That Can Save Your Marriage
I absolutely, positively, cannot sleep without ambient noise. I’m not sure when that neurotic prerequisite for sleep took root, but it’s here now, and I regard it as a fact of life. As you might imagine, that quirk is fine when I’m at home since I have plenty of noise machines at my disposal—an air conditioner, a smart speaker, and …
Read More »Sony’s Best-in-Class ANC Headphones May Have a Major Design Flaw
Sony’s WH-1000XM6 headphones might sound great, but that’s only if they don’t break before you put them on your head. While it’s too early to say whether Sony’s latest world-class headphones have a widespread issue, the first reports of broken hinges are starting to roll in, and they feel ominously reminiscent of similar problems with the WH-1000XM5. See Sony WH-1000XM6 …
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