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Bluetooth audio features prominently in recent device releases and updates. Hitechreports covers new hardware additions like modular earbuds, wireless charging upgrades, and connectivity dongles.
Qualcomm has introduced Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2, a chipset platform that can scale audio quality between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, potentially narrowing the gap between wireless and wired headphones for open-back designs like Audio-Technica's and Grado's.
Sonic Lamb's new Beyond headphones add an Impulse Driver that vibrates against your skin in sync with bass, alongside LDAC, aptX Lossless and a 40-hour battery, priced at $249 and landing in the US in November.
Fairphone has unveiled the Fairbuds 2, bringing user-swappable batteries, LDAC audio, and Bluetooth 6.0 for $119 in the US and £99 in the UK, alongside a smaller case design.
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.
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.