The Very Best Noise-Canceling Headphones
If you ever fly on airplanes, you probably need noise-canceling headphones. If you work in an open plan office, you…
Bose's Fancy Home Speaker Might Be the Best Sounding Echo Alternative Yet
The idea seemed silly at first. Bose made an Alexa-powered wireless speaker with a little screen, a big $400 price tag a…
The Best Wireless Headphones You Can Buy Right Now
Admit it: you need to get some wireless headphones. With the technology getting so good and with headphone jacks…
The Best Cheap Bluetooth Speaker
In recent years, portable Bluetooth speakers have become essential gadgets for modern living. Going into the woods and…
The EU Copyright Directive, Starforce, Ray-Tracing and Apple: Best Gizmodo Posts of the Week
The European Union passed its disastrous Copyright Directive this week, including amended versions of its onerous…
For $400, Bose's First Smart Speaker Better Sound Amazing
While smart speakers aren’t exactly new, the battle for AI-powered audio supremacy is just heating up, and in the past…
Facebook Got Mad at Us, Samsung Note 9, and Ajit Pai: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
First, the bad news: Sunday is the anniversary of the disastrous white supremacist Unite the Right rally in…
The Best Way to Upgrade Your Cheap, Crappy Earbuds
Listen, I get it. Your phone came with a pair of earbuds, and you’ve been using them every day, because they’re fine.…
Bose Has a Pricey Winner With Its Sleep-Friendly Earbuds
Sleeping on the weekends is rough. My apartment is across the street from a bar that grows only louder and more crowded…
I'm Amazed By How Much I Love These Earbuds
A weird thing about reviewing gadgets for a living is that my neighbors notice. Sometimes they just call me out for…
Bose Made a White Noise Machine You Stick In Your Ears
Bose’s newest gadget for you ear is designed to help you do one thing: sleep. And after trying Bose’s “sleepbuds,” avail…
I'd Love Sony's New Truly Wireless Earbuds If the Battery Didn't Suck
Despite many tries, no company has nailed truly wireless earbuds. Apple’s AirPods come close, but the lack of…
Bose Wants to Fundamentally Change How You Interact With Your World
There are no practical applications yet for AR—your mom isn’t using it to navigate a grocery store—but AR has become…
Bowers & Wilkins' New Noise-Cancelling Wireless Headphones Blew My Mind
I’m a longtime Bowers & Wilkins fan. The headphones are so good, I’ve always thought, they don’t even need…
The Truly Wireless Earbuds You Should Buy Instead of AirPods
If you’d told me in 2007 that people would be walking around listening to music with wireless, popcorn-sized earbuds, I…
Google's Pixel Buds Aren't Even Close to Being Good
There was always something off about the Pixel Buds. Google released the smart, wireless headphones a full year after…
Sony's Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling Earbuds Are a Vision of the Future
When I first heard the pitch for the Sony WF-1000X, I thought I was hearing it wrong. Sony made a new set of wireless…
Sorry Bose, the Best Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones Are Now Made By Sony
It’s rare to see a company make an almost perfect product. It’s even rarer to see one improve an almost perfect…
Watch Out AirPods, Here Comes Bose
Apple crushed a big problem when it released the AirPods. Companies had been trying—and failing—to build truly wireless…
Best Travel Gadgets That Will Only Wreck Your Budget a Little
In late August I spent to weeks traipsing through Europe—on very important work assignments in London, and taking in…