Want to make live music better or block engine noise? Here Active Listening buds are like equalizers for real life. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides of science and ...

The Surface Earbuds combine an ultra-comfortable and secure fit with intuitive gestures like touch, tap, and swipe for effortless control of your music, like skipping a music track, adjusting the ...

When shopping for wireless earbuds, there are a few different features that you should check for. These include noise cancellation, touch controls, and water and dust resistance. These features will ...

And given how many pairs of earbuds and headphones I've owned and tried over the years, I know that there are some features ...

Did you miss the killer sale we told you about earlier this week on the wildly popular SoundPEATS TrueCapsule True Wireless Earbuds? These excellent cord-free earphones look a lot like AirPods and ...

Over the last five or six years, my adoption of true wireless earbuds has been hindered by two factors: terrible comfort and fickle controls. More ergonomic buds like the Google Pixel Buds Pro and the ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, ...

Mere seconds after Apple announced its third-generation, buttonless iPod shuffle this week, a collective cry of "What about my expensive third-party headphones?" rang out across the Internet. Since ...

Samsung seems to have this nailed, their stock Galaxy earbuds with inline controls work perfectly and they work on my Nexus 5 as well, however I killed my set and need to replace them. I have a pair ...

Ever wish you could just tune out that wailing baby in row seven on your flight? Silence the barking dog next door? Crank the bass at a concert where the sound mixer seems to get it all wrong? Well, ...