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Sonos is taking another swing at premium headphones, but the most interesting part of the new Ace Ultra isn’t necessarily how they sound; it’s what happens when you put your phone down. The Sonos Ace Ultra is the company’s latest flagship over-ear headphones, bringing a new 40mm driver, upgraded Adaptive Active Noise Cancelation (ANC), and up to 35 hours of battery life with ANC switched on. Those are all welcome upgrades, but Sonos is also trying to make the Ace Ultra feel much more like an extension of your home audio system rather than another pair of Bluetooth headphones. Your…
NVIDIA is getting ready to unleash DLSS 5, its latest attempt to push real-time game graphics closer to photorealism. The company says the new 3D-guided neural rendering technology will be available from September 3 at 9 p.m. PT, with NBA 2K27 becoming its first game to support it across RTX 50-series GPUs, laptops and GeForce NOW. I got a look at DLSS 5 running in NBA 2K27 and the Zorah demo at Gamescom, and I’ll admit: it is considerably more impressive in motion than the initial announcement might suggest. DLSS 5 isn’t taking the artist out of the equation When…
New-age health wearables, especially rings, have had a well-known blind spot for a long time. Most of the data processing behind their scores is trained on a small, controlled group of people. Ultrahuman has proposed a fix, and it’s perfectly timed for IFA 2026: Pulsomics. It’s a program that turns Ring owners’ sleep into research data at a scale that could genuinely benefit all the users. So what exactly is Pulsomics? The program is built directly into the Ultrahuman app. It lets Ring wearers opt into research by sharing their sleep analytics. The Ultrahuman Ring quietly captures your overnight pulse…
“The GX1 is one of the easiest $50 gaming headsets that I can recommend” Pros Great value-for-money gaming headset Great positional audio Comfortable for long sessions Solid battery life Reliable 2.4GHz wireless connectivity Cons Software is pretty barebones Virtual 7.1 isn’t very ideal for competitive games Bass could hit harder Cheap gaming headsets have gotten considerably better over the years. Even then, the compromises usually aren’t difficult to find. Maybe the sound is muddy, the microphone sounds like you’re talking through a walkie-talkie, or the entire thing starts becoming uncomfortable halfway through a long Discord call. That’s roughly what I…
Samsung’s gamble on a new form factor appears to be paying off faster than its supply chain can handle. Consumer demand for the passport-style Galaxy Z Fold 8 has reportedly shattered internal expectations, to the point that the company is facing a severe component bottleneck. The one part slowing down production According to a report from ZDNet, supply shortages for the Display Driver ICs have forced Samsung to pull component allocations intended for its 2027 smartphone lineup just to sustain current production runs. These specialized chips manage communication between the display panel and the processor, and unlike standard off-the-shelf parts,…
Meta is pushing a new firmware upgrade for its smart glasses, focusing heavily on hands-free utility. The update, version 128, introduces a pair of practical upgrades aimed at reducing how often you need to reach for your phone and improving your listening experience. Voice-activated turn-by-turn navigation The headline addition in this release is support for turn-by-turn navigation triggered directly through voice commands. Ray-Ban Meta users can now start navigation on the fly by using commands like “Hey Meta, navigate to Times Square.” Up until now, navigation on the standard non-display models was a clunky affair. You had to pull out…
The first time I saw footage of Orbitals, the anime-themed co-op game from Shapefarm, it was love at first sight. But the more I got to know it, the more I realized good relationships are built on more than appearances. Orbitals is a stunningly beautiful sci-fi adventure with decent gameplay and a disappointing story. Despite my criticisms, Orbitals is kind of like a misbehaving puppy; any gripe I have is immediately softened by its charming appearance, and I left the experience more positive than negative. By far, Orbitals’ greatest feature is its presentation. Cutscenes are animated in a gorgeous retro…
Labor Day phone deals get a lot more interesting once you stop looking at a single retailer. I checked Amazon and Best Buy and narrowed the current discounts down to six phones that stand out on price, value, or both, from a $200 Motorola to Samsung’s latest Ultra flagship. Samsung Galaxy S25+ Amazon has the Galaxy S25+ 256GB for $679.99, down from $999.99, making it one of the strongest discounts in the roundup. We found its battery life and performance excellent in our Galaxy S25 Plus review, while seven years of software support gives it plenty of life ahead. At…
JBL is taking a shot at the whole-home wireless audio market with the introduction of its new JBL Cove speaker lineup. Known largely for its portable Bluetooth speakers and massive PartyBox models, the audio giant is now branching out with a modular, Wi-Fi-connected system designed to bring high-quality audio to every corner of the house. A trio of Wi-Fi speakers built for every room The JBL Cove lineup debuts with three models designed to scale based on room size and portability needs. Every speaker in the series operates over Wi-Fi, supports high-resolution streaming, and works with the unified JBL One…
Samsung just dropped a brand-new laptop that wants to be your next “budget” premium laptop purchase. Samsung has introduced a new 14-inch Galaxy Book6 starting at $799.99 in the US, bringing its latest laptop family below four figures for the first time. The company’s other Galaxy Book 6 debuted earlier this year for a little over $1,000, and the new model is aiming to be more approachable. But this isn’t just a $250 price cut, the company has built a more modest configuration specifically for everyday computing, with Intel Core 3 or Core 5 Series 3 processors, integrated Intel graphics,…