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...I was not overly impressed with the sound, but have always had a strong preference for the immersive one produced by over-ear headphones....
...Jason Low, analyst at Canalys, points out that Apple can keep growing sales as it is just beginning to push into “spatial audio” — a way to deliver immersive, surround sound by using sensors in the AirPods...
...The impressive screen has a WQXGA resolution — twice that of FullHD, there is DTS X surround sound on headphones, a glass trackpad and the casing is strong enough to pass military standards....
...Instead, a custom transducer — the component whose vibrations turn an electronic audio signal into sound — and patented acoustic chambers direct the sound towards the ear....
...Nuraphone offers the straphanging commuter a startling, gig-like sound....
...The meditation apps use notifications to encourage smartphone users to take time out, put in their headphones and float away to the sound of birdsong or self-care platitudes....
...I do not recommend doing conference calls on an Apple Watch but, with Apple’s wireless AirPod headphones, I discovered that it is possible at a pinch....
...Apple had pitched the $350 HomePod as a high-end music playing device, touting its high-fidelity sound and tight integration with its Apple Music service....
...We have reached the part where the two sell Beats, the headphones and music-streaming group they founded, to Apple for $3bn — a deal first revealed in May 2014 by a colleague and myself in the FT....
...(The Atlantic) Apple power Apple has established a subsidiary called Apple Energy that may sell excess electricity generated from the company’s various solar projects in California and Nevada....
...When Beats, best known for its headphones, first launched its streaming service before being acquired by Apple, it struck a deal to allow playback on Sonos, despite selling its own range of Bluetooth-connected...
...GoPro shares fell 12 per cent on Tuesday after Apple was granted a patent for an action camera, suggesting that the two consumer electronics companies might one day go into direct competition....
...Mr Iovine and Dr Dre – real name Andre Young – were inspired to create Beats by the poor sound quality of the headphones bundled with the iPod and iPhone....
...Some Apple watchers were surprised by the deal, questioning the sound quality of Beats’ headphones and the logic of buying a streaming service when it could build or license its own....
...Apple has confirmed it will pay $3bn for Beats, the headphone maker and digital streaming service....
...Plug Chromecast into a spare HDMI port on the back of the television set and a prompt on the TV directs you to download an app on your smartphone (it runs on Apple’s iOS as well as Android)....
...This not only makes the tablet more comfortable to handle, but directs the sound at you, rather than firing it sideways at your other half, who probably isn’t that interested in your late-night YouTube sorties...
...As long as those white headphone cords maintain their allure and Mr Jobs does not put a foot wrong, Apple should be able to stay at the head of the pack....
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