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Headphones, earbuds, speakers and soundbars — launches, prices and firmware updates.
Apple rolled out a Diwali-themed edition of the AirPods 5 in India, featuring a custom rangoli case design priced identically to the standard wireless charging model at Rs 17,900.
Apple has launched a limited-run Special Edition AirPods 5 with Wireless Charging Case in India — the first AirPods 5 variant tailored for the Indian market. It carries a custom rangoli-inspired engraving on the lid of the case, and is available only in India, exclusively through Apple’s direct channels.
iFi’s new Up Play ($59) and Up Play Max ($89) USB-C Bluetooth transmitters bring LDAC and aptX Lossless to devices that don’t support them natively — including Apple iPhones, MacBooks, Windows laptops, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Apple AirPods Max 2 drop to $429 on Amazon — all five colors in stock, for now.
Sony WH-CH530 headphones are now available globally at $68 in the US and £49 in the UK — a deliberate, no-frills entry into the sub-$70 on-ear segment.
Edifier has unveiled the Hecate G2000 Bar, a compact desktop soundbar sporting Bluetooth 6.0, THX spatial audio, a detachable noise-cancelling microphone, and an introductory 349 yuan price tag ahead of its China launch.
Apple is selling two distinct versions of the AirPods 5. Here is what the extra twenty dollars buys you in battery life, charging hardware, and Find My tracking.
Apple confirms HomePod mini 2 launches Tuesday, October 13 — with Wi-Fi 7, upgraded UWB, Siri AI (iPhone-dependent), and new colors. $129 is the current U.S. price; no new pricing announced yet.
Status Audio has lowered the US price of its Pro X earbuds to $250, bringing its Knowles-engineered balanced armature audio into direct contention with premium earbuds from Apple and Sony.
Lab testing shows Apple's AirPods Pro 3 beating Bose and Samsung flagships on noise isolation and battery life, though platform lock-in remains a sticking point across all three premium pairs.
Ofcom data shows broadcast radio reaching 62 percent of UK listeners weekly, narrowly beating streaming services as manufacturers bundle DAB tuners alongside modern Wi-Fi and CD players.
Sony WH-CH720N wireless headphones are at their lowest price ever — £79.99 in pink only — on Amazon UK, according to What Hi-Fi? reporting published 9 October 2026.
Beats has introduced the Beats 360, a $350 over-ear headset featuring swappable ear pads, an IPX4 rating, and twin independent ear cup internals, but no option for wired audio listening.
Clip-on open earbuds are crowding store shelves in 2026, with the new $299 Bose Ultra Open facing competition from Sony, CMF, and EarFun across battery life and privacy features.
U.S. fans get free F1 practice sessions on Apple TV all season — but India has no listed broadcaster for the Singapore GP. Free live streams exist in four countries, all geo-blocked. A VPN is required to reach them.
Samsung’s rumored AirPods Max rival now has a name: Galaxy Studio. The moniker comes from @evowizz — the same leaker who correctly predicted the Galaxy Buds On naming before its April 2026 launch — and appears in a fresh X post cited by Android Headlines on October 8.
Sony’s ECM-AX10 is the world’s first microphone certified for YouTube’s Eclipsa Audio standard — and it plugs straight into your phone.
Sony has revealed the ECM-AX10, an omnidirectional microphone for Apple and Android smartphones that records spatial audio in Ambisonics, binaural, and stereo formats with Eclipsa certification.
As British audio publication What Hi-Fi marks its 50th anniversary, an editorial retrospective recounts how the print title assembled issues in the 1980s using thermal faxes, physical scalpels, and motorcycle couriers.
Bose has introduced the second-generation Ultra Open Earbuds, retaining the $299 price while adding native wireless charging, multipoint Bluetooth pairing, a fresh Cinema Mode, and upgraded battery endurance.
Google is pushing firmware version 6.144 to the Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2 and 2a, adding hands-free Live Translate, Gemini voice controls, tap-to-mute and a sleep-aware auto-pause feature.