MIT’s world-first digital fabric can collect, store and process data

MIT scientist Yoel Fink has been at the cutting edge of smart textile technology for more than a decade and has just made a significant breakthrough, demonstrating the first ever digital fabric-fiber that can store and process information.

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Review: Skullcandy Dime earbuds throw down a 25-buck challenge

Skullcandy has sent us a set of its ridiculously cheap Dime true wireless earbuds. At US$24.99 a pair, you can buy six sets of Dimes for the price of a set of Apple AirPods, and have enough change for a couple coffees. So how well do they do the job?

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Snap’s new AR specs are its most advanced yet – but you can’t buy them

We saw the first pair of Snapchat Spectacles in 2016, and now Snapchat parent company Snap has come out with its most advanced wearable yet: a pair of glasses with full augmented reality capabilities.

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Austrian Audio brings transparency to the studio with Hi-X65 headphones

Vienna's Austrian Audio has announced its first open-back circumaural headphones, which have been designed for the mixing and mastering workflows of studio professionals but could also find themselves wrapped around the heads of audiophiles.

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Bose launches SoundControl prescription-free hearing aids

Audio gear titan Bose has embarked on its first foray into the hearing aid space, and made quite an entrance with the first direct-to-customer model for adults to be cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.

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B&W aims to set a new standard with true wireless earphones debut

British high-end audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has announced its late entry into the true wireless earphones space with the PI7 and PI5 models, but is suggesting that mobile music lovers will find the wait worthwhile.

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Energy-harvesting shirt generates electricity from sweat and movement

When it comes to renewable energy, many cities combine multiple sources, such as solar panels and wind turbines. Scientists have now taken a similar approach with a "smart" shirt that generates electricity via both sweat and movement.

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Marshall rocks and rolls into true wireless market with Mode II earphones

In music circles, the name Marshall is synonymous with rock, loud rock. And for its first foray into the now densely populated true wireless wilderness, the company has launched a pair of earphones promised to deliver "a thunderous audio experience."

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Cognixion ONE launches this year with brain-controlled AR

Coming later this year, the Cognixion ONE headset is promising something extra on top of the regular augmented reality experience: a brain computer interface that can turn thoughts into commands for the device.

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