How is it that convenience can be so complicated? True wireless earbuds can be convenient, and they can be a hassle. The best pairs usually try and minimize the ways that they can be a hassle, and maximize the ways in which they can be a convenience. For instance, true wireless earbuds tend to be …
Picking earbuds is about understanding your priorities. Are you getting them in order to take calls all day? Are you trying to use them for athletic activities? Would you like one pair of earbuds that’s equally good for being active and for sitting at home? You might answer those questions differently at different times, and …
Wireless sound can be good, or it can be great. What’s the difference? It depends on what you’re trying to listen to, and on where you’re trying to listen to it. For example, with people who are gravely concerned about noise isolation or calling features, you’ll want a different headset from people who only consider …
Part of the problem with having your ears blocked off with earbuds is that you’re sending a message to the world. It’s a message that says you’re inaccessible and busy. It also means you’re unable to hear the ambient noise around you, and so may become totally unaware of what’s happening in your area. You …
Even though it seems like earbuds are pretty simple devices, they actually have to do a dozen different things. They’ve got to provide a nice battery lifespan. They’ve got to sound good. They’ve got to have some comfort options to fit different sizes of ears. And with true wireless earbuds, they’ve got to have a …