Earphones

Perhaps in a few years or so, there will be fewer people around to remember that Palm isn't just a body part. While the brand still has at least one mobile device under its name, it no longer has the same clout that it did, especially compared to former rival BlackBerry. Palm, under TCL's stewardship, has been teasing a new product that will be launching under its name, with not-so-subtle hints at what it would be. It has finally taken off the veils and announced the Palm Buds Pro, which is too easy to call the black AirPods Pro.

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Before smartphones that we know and love today came to be, there was already a breed of mobile devices that were already doing wonders in the mobile productivity space. Palm was clearly ahead of that game back then, but it, unfortunately, didn't survive the arrival of these modern-day pocket computers. After changing owners a couple of times and a few failed reboots, Palm has practically vanished from the market. Now it seems ready to make a comeback, but not in the way fans of the brand may have hoped.

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It has pretty much become expected that almost all smartphones, especially high-end ones, aren't built to be easy to repair. They might be designed to survive a few accidents, but repairing them with less than trained hands has never been a priority. That practice has trickled down into the smallest of accessories that are often too easy to lose or too easy to break. Samsung's new Galaxy Buds 2 is no exception and may even point to less favorable changes in the future, at least as far as iFixit is concerned.

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A great deal of attention has been given to truly wireless or TWS earbuds, but, as they say, no one size fits all. There are some people and use cases where even these minuscule audio accessories are not a proper fit, especially when it comes to users with more athletic needs. A special breed of headphones has been designed exactly for this purpose, and Naenka's new Runner Pro bone conduction open ear headphones try to bring together the best features for people with active lifestyles that need to go about their days in confidence and freedom.

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Samsung's upcoming products scheduled for next week may have little left to surprise us, thanks to leaks, but those are still all unofficial and, at times, shady. Nothing beats an official confirmation, of course, but we can also make do with an unofficial hands-on, presuming it's the real deal. That's exactly what's happening with what may be the least spectacular device in the Unpacked event next week, as the Galaxy Buds 2 gets unboxed even before Samsung gets the chance to.

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Bluetooth might be the standard way for accessories to wirelessly communicate with smartphones, but the technology hasn't exactly been easy to use or even reliable all the time. In addition to connectivity issues, the pairing process between devices can sometimes be cumbersome and inconvenient, leading to the creation of technologies to ease that pain. Given that context, it's a bit strange that Samsung is changing what has become a standard process for pairing earbuds into something different and potentially more inconvenient for the Galaxy Buds 2.

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There is no shortage of truly wireless stereo or TWS earbuds these days from a wide number of brands. Only a few of those, however, can claim the prestige of a brand that has been around for decades in the audio market. Klipsch is one of those, and the company is celebrating having been around for 75 years, putting its name on a range of products that promise quality audio experiences in premium designs. To commemorate that anniversary, it is launching the TII True Wireless ANC earphones, bringing active noise cancellation technology to its most portable earbuds yet.

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Active Noise Cancelation or ANC has long been one of the most wanted features in headphones and earphones, and it has traditionally been limited to larger accessories that have room for the hardware needed to make it work. Thankfully, that hardware has become small enough to fit even in small earbuds, making it a common feature even there. At least it's small enough for Bang & Olufsen to finally upgrade its truly wireless earbuds and bring that ANC tech to the new Beoplay EQ.

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Bang & Olufsen has unveiled a new set of wireless earphones that feature something it calls Adaptive Active Noise Cancellation. The noise cancellation feature eliminates surrounding noise and improves immersion with the music the wearer is listening to. The true wireless earphones are called the Beoplay EQ and also support wireless phone calls.

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LG may have exited the smartphone race, but it hasn't left the mobile world completely. It still designs a few accessories that you can use with smartphones, especially audio accessories. In fact, it is continuing to grow its TONE brand of earphones and earbuds to cater to the growing needs and sophistication of consumers. The latest pair to come out of that line are the TONE Free FP9 and the TONE Free FP8, both boasting some features you might not easily find in other truly wireless stereo earbuds.

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Truly Wireless Stereo earbuds are a dime a dozen these days. Some use their brand strength to catch buyers' attention and money, while others try to come up with gimmicks or feature buzzwords to stand out from the crowd. OnePlus' upcoming TWS buds will probably try to use both strategies. Based on its own teasing of its features, the OnePlus Buds Pro will be flaunting a newer, more advanced kind of noise cancellation technology to appeal to audiophiles.

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Logitech has unveiled a new set of earphones designed for playing games at home and on the go. The product is the Logitech G333 Gaming Earphones. Logitech says they are designed explicitly for gaming with a different design than traditional earbuds featuring two separate drivers in each ear housing. One of those drivers is dedicated to bass, while the other is dedicated to mid and high-range sounds.

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