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Here’s what Google’s unannounced smart speaker may be called

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-20 03:52:37

Google TL;DR Google’s new smart speaker may be called the “Google Home Speaker.” It’s reported that the device may support “360 audio.” The APK teardown also appears to confirm the rebrand of Nest Aware to “Google Home Premium.” During Made by Google in August, you may recall that an unfamiliar piece of hardware made a brief surprise appearance. The device was a smart speaker that looked like a cross between an Amazon Echo Dot and an Apple HomePod Mini. While Google has yet to say anything a

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This midrange Sony home theater beats the pricey flagship for me - here's why

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-09-23 15:23:00

Sony Bravia Theater System 6 ZDNET's key takeaways The Bravia Theater System 6 consists of a center channel soundbar, two rear speakers, and an external subwoofer for $800. It offers great sound, in-app Bravia audio features, and a simple user experience. Without Wi-Fi connectivity, many wireless streaming options are unavailable, but the movie and TV watching experience remains unchanged $798 at Walmart $768 at B&H Photo-Video $798 at Crutchfield more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a

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This new AI voice trainer can help you learn a new language

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-09-26 14:00:25

MirageC/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Babbel Speaks walks new speakers through language tests. The AI-powered voice trainer targets beginners. Babbel aims to go beyond language knowledge to in-practice use. While learning any aspect of a new language is hard, actually speaking it is often the most intimidating and challenging. Babbel Speak, a new AI-powered feature from language learning platform Babbel, aims to help, ta

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As Apple pursues AI, spare a thought for the poor HomePod

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-03 15:32:50

When the video kicking off Apple's "Awe dropping" event began yesterday, I was pleased to see a HomePod in the opening shot. I hadn't given any thought to Apple's beleaguered smart home speaker in ages, so I was all set for Tim Cook and crew to deliver an actual surprise and reveal new stuff for HomePod. When the entire presentation then passed without another peep about the product, I was disappointed, but resigned. HomePod has always been behind the curve. When smart speakers first came on th

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Way to Address Product Design Failure

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 11:59:15

We live in an age of shitty product design and no customer support. Stuff breaks because it's poorly made, and then you have no recourse but to throw it into the trash, because it's unrepairable. If you try to get someone on the line, it's endless sub-menus before you finally get a live person overseas, who struggles with the language and has not been empowered by their bosses to actually solve your problem. Here, however, we have a product design failure that was handled masterfully. I think

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Gemini for Home isn’t enough to revive Google’s forgotten Nest speakers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 20:00:25

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google Nest speakers are neat little utility tools that let you holler at Google Assistant anywhere in the house — add something to your shopping list before it slips your mind or run the Roomba in a certain room. They’re so handy that a lot of us just grab Nest Minis by the dozen and place them across our homes so that we can call Assistant from literally anywhere. However, Google’s home efforts have been stagnant for a few years, to the point where they’ve

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I compared my Sonos Arc Ultra with an unlikely soundbar rival, and it went down to the wire

zdnet.com Christian De Looper 2025-10-09 22:00:18

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you have $1,000 to spend on a soundbar, there are compelling options to choose from. Since its late 2024 release, the Sonos Arc Ultra has been at the top of the heap in this price range, but there are new competitors that give Sonos a run for its money. The Marshall Heston 120, for example, offers a unique design, cool features, and comes at the exact same price as the Sonos Arc Ultra. Also: 5 ways to instantly boost yo

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I compared two of the best soundbars on the market, and Sonos has some serious competition

zdnet.com Christian De Looper 2025-10-11 19:45:00

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you have $1,000 to spend on a soundbar, there are compelling options to choose from. Since its late 2024 release, the Sonos Arc Ultra has been at the top of the heap in this price range, but there are new competitors that give Sonos a run for its money. The Marshall Heston 120, for example, offers a unique design, cool features, and comes at the exact same price as the Sonos Arc Ultra. Also: 5 ways to instantly boost yo

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Anker’s Mammoth Projector Is Now So Big You Should Just Call It R2-D2

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-14 13:30:52

I was already impressed enough with Anker’s SoundCore Nebula X1 projector when I saw it back in April. We all dream of having our own full theater in our homes, or at least something transportable enough that we could hang a bedsheet in our backyard and pretend we’re at the cinema. It was one of the first projectors with its own internal liquid cooling system to keep it from overheating. Then came along the Nebula X1 Pro, a projector so big it could be a Star Wars droid that’s large enough to pa

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Samsung’s New Sound Tower Speaker Is for Party Animals Only

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-15 15:51:35

IFA 2025 has already brought us a lot of gadgets, including AirPods Max chargers, Whoop-killing fitness bands, business laptops that can game, and even a cassette-playing Bluetooth boombox, but it’s been a fruitful event for one demographic in particular: party people. First, JBL announced its first battery-powered party speaker, the PartyBox 720, and now Samsung is getting in on the action with its Sound Tower speaker. The Sound Tower ST50F and ST40F are Samsung’s latest entrants into the part

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The Best Bluetooth Speaker Is $20 Off

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-10-15 15:11:05

Trying to boost the volume at your end-of-summer parties? The JBL Flip 7 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is discounted by $20 on Amazon, bringing the price down to just $130. That might not sound like a huge discount, but it brings it more in line with its competitors, and temporarily erases the price bump from the previous version. We've given high marks to several rounds of the JBL Flip series speakers, thanks to their great battery life, portable form factor, and impressive volume. JBL upgraded thi

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Dolby Atmos FlexConnect Lets You Place Speakers Anywhere

wired.com Simon Cohen 2025-10-16 15:03:00

For years, there have been just two options for better TV sound: A traditional, AV receiver-based home theater system or a soundbar. The AV receiver route is undeniably the best way to go for a truly cinematic experience, but only the most diehard audiophiles are willing to deal with hulking metal boxes, yards of speaker wire, and a minimum of five speakers (plus a subwoofer) that must be placed just so. That’s before you delve into the often arcane settings needed for peak performance. Soundb

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JBL just announced its largest-ever battery-powered party speaker

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 22:00:24

JBL just announced the PartyBox 720, which is an extremely chonky party speaker. As a matter of fact, it's the company's largest-ever battery-powered party speaker. The thing is bigger than many human children. It boasts 800W of power with up to 15 hours of playtime via a replaceable battery. There are two 9-inch woofers and a pair of 30mm dome tweeters, which should provide for robust audio. The company has included its proprietary AI Sound Boost technology, which increases audio without disto

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JBL’s Boombox 4 Speaker Can Pump Out Less Distorted Sound Thanks to AI

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-16 22:00:25

Sometimes you need a Bluetooth speaker that’s going to knock people’s socks off, not necessarily in terms of audio quality (though that’s nice too), but in pure, unadulterated volume. For JBL fans, there’s one wireless speaker that delivers on that promise in a package that’s not a total pain in the ass to cart around, and that’s the Boombox, which just got its fourth version and some significant upgrades to boot at IFA 2025. The highlight here, according to JBL, is that the Boombox 4 is giving

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The PartyBox 720 is JBL’s largest battery-powered party speaker

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-10-16 22:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. JBL has expanded its lineup of flashy Bluetooth speakers with three new models that let you blast tunes without being tied to a power source. The launch includes the new $1,099 PartyBox 720, which is JBL’s largest battery-powered speaker to date, weighing 7 pounds (3kg) more than the visually similar PartyBox 710 that was released in 2021. The PartyBox 720 measures 16.4 x 37.1 x 16 inches, compared to 15.7

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Researchers Discover Another Place Where People Live Freakishly Long

gizmodo.com Margherita Bassi 2025-10-18 11:35:01

There are regions where an atypically large number of people enjoy a much longer lifespan than elsewhere on the planet. In these so-called Blue Zones—such as Ogliastra in Italy, Ikaria in Greece, Okinawa in Japan, and Martinique—the population tends to eat healthy, stay physically active, engage with a community, and live with a sense of purpose. (Why are we surprised they live longer, again?). An international team of researchers has investigated how these Blue Zone lifestyle principles apply

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JBL's Grip Bluetooth speaker doubles as a snazzy reading light

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-18 23:00:33

JBL just announced a new portable Bluetooth speaker, called the Grip. This model includes a rope hook, which should make it easy to attach to backpacks, ski gear, or just about anything else. It also features customizable ambient lighting that actually looks pretty useful. The company says this lighting scheme makes the speaker a "perfect bedside companion for late-night reading." A speaker that doubles as a night light? I can see the use for that. As for the audio, JBL promises "pro sound" at

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JBL’s Grip Is the Tallboy of Portable Bluetooth Speakers

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-18 23:00:01

I’ve seen a lot of influences for wireless audio products (single-use pill packaging and cassette tapes, for example), but JBL’s Grip is a first. According to JBL, the Grip, a new smallish Bluetooth speaker announced at IFA 2025 that focuses on portability, is modeled after the proportions of a seltzer can. To be honest, my first thought was a tallboy, but maybe that says more about me than it does JBL. No matter what you think of when you see the Grip, it sounds like a solid Bluetooth speaker

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Is the Pixel 10 Pro XL’s speaker good enough to replace my Bluetooth speaker? I did the test

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-21 06:00:40

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority The Pixel 10 Pro-series is out, and I’ve been using the entire lineup for the last few days. But most of my time has been spent with the Pixel 10 Pro XL for a good reason. You see, while most of the attention is understandably going to the upgraded camera shenanigans or Google’s AI features, there’s a rather underrated upgrade that has my attention. This year, Google says it has seriously upped its game with the speakers on the Pixel 10 Pro, and I wanted to see

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How a small subwoofer caught this audiophile off guard (and in the best way possible)

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-21 11:45:18

Creative Pebble X Plus ZDNET's key takeaways The Pebble X Plus speakers are available now for $120 on Amazon. The rich, deep bass perfectly matches the mids and highs delivered by the satellite speakers. However, they don't have built-in battery power, so your portability is limited to a power source. View now at Amazon It shocks me how good Bluetooth speakers have come over the years. I remember when I bought my first Bose Bluetooth speaker, thinking it had set the bar pretty high. But when

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Marshall Now Has a Big Party Speaker That’s Perfect for Pretending You’re in a Band

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-27 15:31:56

Being in a band is hard. You’ve got to learn an instrument (time-consuming), organize your friends (a nightmare), and then harass everyone on Instagram to come out to your show on a Tuesday at 9:30 pm at least twice a month? Forget about it. That being said, looking like you’re in a band is still hella cool, and what better way to do that than carry around a huge party speaker that looks akin to a Marshall Stack? If that sounds more like your speed, then you’ll be happy to know that Marshall is

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Google may finally launch a new Home speaker after 5 years - here's the clue

zdnet.com Maria Diaz 2025-10-27 19:39:24

Made by Google video with F1 driver Lando Norris interacting with Gemini through an unknown speaker. Google Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google teased an unknown speaker at last week's event. Speaker may pair with Google TV Streamer, more devices due. No announcement yet, first smart speaker since 2020. The 2025 Made by Google event featured some well-known stars and highly anticipated devices, but one moment caught my eye more than others. An

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Video Games Weekly: Climbing games are so hot right now

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-28 03:07:48

Welcome to Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday or Tuesday, broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, Jess Conditt, a reporter who's covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the video game stories from the past week that you need to know about, including some headlines from outside of Engadget. Please enjoy — and I'll see you next week. The climbing genre is n

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Hot speaker deal: JBL Charge 6 hits new record-low price!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-28 18:23:53

Woot has been offering the JBL Charge 6 at a very enticing discount for some time, and that deal has gotten even better. You can now take it home (or anywhere you want, as it is portable) for just $139.95. This marks a new all-time low price that is $10 cheaper than we’ve seen it lately! Buy the JBL Charge 6 for just $139.95 ($60 off) This offer is available from Woot, an Amazon-owned website that focuses on deals. The website specifically mentions the sale will end in two days or “until sold o

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Marshall's first party speaker unsurprisingly looks like a guitar amp

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-28 22:15:09

Marshall just introduced its very first party speaker, the Bromley 750. It looks a whole lot like a guitar amp, which makes sense given the company's pedigree. Also, instrument amps are basically just big speakers anyways. This Bluetooth speaker includes a replaceable battery that allows for more than 40 hours of use before requiring a charge. It produces 360-degree stereophonic sound that Marshall says will "find its way through any crowd." It also features a "sound character knob" that change

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Sonos Era 300 Sale: The Big Sonos Speaker Is 20 Percent Off

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-10-29 02:05:29

Looking to upgrade your Sonos setup? The Sonos Era 300 (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is 20 percent off from Amazon, bringing it down to just $359 and tying its lowest-ever price. That's a great deal on our editors’ favorite surround sound Sonos speaker, and it would make a perfect upgrade to your existing Sonos configuration or a place to start building your audio empire. The big draw here is spatial audio, which our team feels performs even better than Apple's Homepod (5/10, WIRED Review) when it c

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Google Translate is ready to replace Duolingo in your life

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-29 05:00:25

TL;DR Google Translate is getting a new mode to help teach you a new language. The beta initially supports teaching Spanish to English speakers, and English to speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Translate is also getting some upgrades to its live translation mode, all thanks to AI. For all the controversy surrounding AI when it comes to things like content generation, or hallucinating wildly incorrect facts when attempting to answer questions, most of us would agree that it works qu

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CRKD’s $99 Peak Design clone is great for handhelds

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-10-29 06:10:33

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware that he thinks you’ll like. He joined in 2018, and after a stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Embracer Group-owned CRKD recently launched a backpack, the $99.99 Vortex 1.0. During a recent vacation, I swapped it in place of my go-to for the past eight or so years, the 20-liter Peak Design Everyday backpack, which CRKD has thoroughly cribbed t

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14 Best Soundbars We’ve Tested and Reviewed (2025): Sonos, Sony, Bose

wired.com Parker Hall 2025-10-29 18:03:00

Honorable Mentions Photograph: Parker Hall There are a lot of great soundbars out there, and we don’t have room to feature them all. Here are some others you might want to consider. LG S95AR for $1,700: LG's latest 9.1.5-channel system offers minor upgrades over its predecessor, the ST95R, leaving few reasons to upgrade at full price. It's among the top performers in its class, offering impressive clarity, swift and fluid immersion, and snappy setup and control with LG's continuously improvin

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Marshall’s first Bluetooth party speaker has a hidden light show

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-10-29 18:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes, and companies releasing party speakers with elaborate lighting features. Marshall’s first party speaker, the new Bromley 750, is no different, but instead of filling a room with a bright-colored glow, it feature

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Latest Tech News

Here’s what Google’s unannounced smart speaker may be called

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This new AI voice trainer can help you learn a new language

As Apple pursues AI, spare a thought for the poor HomePod

Way to Address Product Design Failure

Gemini for Home isn’t enough to revive Google’s forgotten Nest speakers

I compared my Sonos Arc Ultra with an unlikely soundbar rival, and it went down to the wire

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Samsung’s New Sound Tower Speaker Is for Party Animals Only

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JBL just announced its largest-ever battery-powered party speaker

JBL’s Boombox 4 Speaker Can Pump Out Less Distorted Sound Thanks to AI

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JBL's Grip Bluetooth speaker doubles as a snazzy reading light

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CRKD’s $99 Peak Design clone is great for handhelds

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Marshall’s first Bluetooth party speaker has a hidden light show

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