AirPods Pro Get Touch Controls, but That Could Also Mean New Problems

However, she added, “it will be interesting how sensitive that bar is.” Experience suggests that touch controls attached to earbuds can be problematic, though. Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Apple

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 30 words · Wesley Mendoza

AirPods Pro’s Conversation Boost Can Augment Anyone’s Hearing

Currently in beta testing, this feature continues to blur the lines between augmented reality and accessibility. How Conversation Boost Works Appledetailed Conversation Boostduring this years Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. This is definitely a feature that all users, even those with normal hearing, would like to have… Alejandro Luengo / Unsplash Conversation Boost uses the AirPods own mics. Taken together, one can read this as a continuation of Apples industry-leading commitment to accessibility....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 148 words · Chad Day

AirPods Should Stop Relying on Bluetooth

AirPods are fantastic little devices. They sound amazing, they integrate with all your devices, and they’re super easy to use. That might all be possibleif and when Apple ditches Bluetooth. Alejandro Luengo / Unsplash He then hinted that there’s already something in the works. That’s because audio has to send a lot more data over the air than a mouse. More than Bluetooth can handle. Akhil Yerabati / Unsplash Its kind of like ZIP files, only for audio....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Caleb Dean

AirPods Totally Need Built-In AirTags

Apples AirPods and Apples new AirTags are the most obvious hookup since sofa-cushion-gaps and TV remotes. It would be extraordinary if Apple didnt offer the pairing in the next version of its wireless earbuds. But it shouldnt stop there. Alejandro Luengo / Unsplash AirTag tech could be built into all kinds of gear. Perfectly Executed AirTags have been rumored for at least the past couple of years. They emit a constant Bluetooth blip, which can be picked upanonymously and securelyby any passing iOS rig....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Valerie Collier

AI’s Here to Change What You Eat

Pineapple and cabbage milk, anyone? Experts in the food industry believe artificial intelligence (AI) is that missing ingredient. “Can they mimic flavors, can they mimic texturesAI explores that.” dowell / Getty Images Why AI? “Its an inefficient process.” The AI technology NotCo uses is referred to as Giuseppe. We Are / Getty Images What Problems Can Be Solved? “The amount of water and energy we produce is unsustainable and inefficient.”...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Kimberly Gray

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April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Robert Hernandez

Alex Jones Sandy Hook Trial: Jury Awards Families Nearly $1 Billion in Damages

Damages in the third trial haven’t yet been decided. Here’s everything you should probably know about the legal actions. Who is Jones and what was Sandy Hook? A local resident,Heather Heyer, was killedwhen a man plowed his car into a group of counter-protesters. In the Sandy Hook massacre, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed 27 people. Amid the outlandish conspiracies Jones traffics in, he has enjoyed large and influential audiences....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Raymond Edwards

Alexa Gets Adaptive Volume Feature in the US

The new feature is meant to automatically detect background noises, then adjust Alexa’s volume accordingly. In practice, it seems a little spotty. At the moment, Amazon only has confirmed Adaptive Volume for the US. Amazon Amazon

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 36 words · Sarah Mason

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April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 29 words · Claudia Smith

All About the CD, HDCD, and SACD Audio Disc Formats

Many fans still love CDs and buy and play CDs regularly. Here’s everything you gotta know about audio CDs and other disc-based formats. kwanisik / iStock / Getty Images The Audio CD Format CD stands for compact disc. kwanisik / iStock / Getty Images Compact disc refers to both the disc and the digital audio playback format developed by Philips and Sony. PCM is a mathematical representation of audio and music in digital form....

April 15, 2025 · 3 min · 442 words · Holly Avila

All About the First iPad

The squarish face that launched a thousand competitors Theoriginal iPadwas the first tablet computer from Apple. When Did the First iPad Come Out? It was introduced on January 27, 2010. image credit: Apple Inc. (Later models were supported by other wireless carriers). The iPad was the first Apple product to employ the A4, a then-new processor developed by Apple. At the same time it launched the tablet, Apple also launched iBooks, itse-book reading app and e-bookstore....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 129 words · Victoria Leonard

All Cricket Wireless Plans Now Support 5G

Both of the unlimited options don’t have these restrictions, but they also cost more per month. If you want to take advantage of 5G, though. you’ll want to check that the phone supports it first. Cricket Wireless LLC Weiquan Lin / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 43 words · Carla Mcbride

All the New Updates Coming to Apple TV This Fall

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April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 11 words · Aaron Gilbert