Category Archives: ear/headphones

Elehear Delight review: The best budget OTC hearing aid

Posted on 9 June 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

Elehear’s new Delight Bluetooth bud hearing aids ($419) confirm what Apple asserted with its AirPods Pro 2 and 3: it is possible to build and sell a decent OTC hearing aid for the same price as a good set of dedicated Bluetooth buds. … Continue reading →

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Anker Crafts AI Ecosystem Across Audio, Security, Power, Smart Home

Posted on 3 June 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

New Thus AI chip and VibeOS platform designed to power Anker’s AI ecosystem of earbuds, security, entertainment, and home-power products. Read the rest of this roundup here at TWICE.com.

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Sony Launches ‘Collexion’ Premium Luxury Headphones

Posted on 19 May 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

Sony is further upscaling its flagship headphone strategy with the introduction of its 1000X “The Collexion,” a new premium wireless noise-canceling headphone positioned above the company’s already high-end WH-1000XM6 released last year. Red the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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Audien Atom X OTC Hearing Aids – Smart Case Controls, So-So Sound

Posted on 17 February 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

At first, I thought the on-case touch remote controls on Audien’s new Atom X OTC hearing aids ($389) were just a gimmick to differentiate them from other non-self-fitting budget over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Read the rest of this review here at Techlicious.com.

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Sony’s New Flagship XM6 Earbuds, OWS LinkBuds Launched

Posted on 13 February 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

New flagship WF1000XM6 earbuds are almost a complete inside-out redesign of Sony’s three-year-old XM5; new LinkBuds Clip expand Sony’s presence in growing OWS earbud market. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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JBL Begins Rollout Of Next-Gen Headphone, Earbud Lines

Posted on 26 January 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

New 2026 wireless and wired models in Tune, Endurance, Soundgear, Sense, Quantum, “powered by proprietary technology and next-generation models with game-changing advancements”. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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CES 2026: Anker Broadens Product Lines

Posted on 6 January 2026 by Stewart Wolpin

No longer just a mobile charging or wireless earbud brand, Anker’s 2026 offerings expand brands in home cleaning, home security, home power, and portable theater. Read the rest of this CES 2026 report here at TWICE.com.

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Ubilite’s Smaller, Lighter Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Chips Lengthen Wearable Battery Life

Posted on 7 November 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

Re-engineered from the bottom up, Ubilite’s combination Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips to be previewed at CES 2026 are smaller, lighter, with better heat dissipation, and operate on BLE-like low power than current commodity Wi-Fi solutions for wearable devices. Read the … Continue reading →

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xMEMS Seeks To Solve Size, Weight, Cooling Problems For Wearable Tech

Posted on 16 October 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

New Sycamore and Cypress micro nearfield speakers in varying configurations, along with new µCooling micro thermal cooling architecture, can make portable, mobile, and wearable devices smaller, lighter, cooler, and more comfortable. Read the rest of this report here at TWICE.com.

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Reviewed: AirPods Pro 3 Are Still Flawed as Hearing Aids

Posted on 13 October 2025 by Stewart Wolpin

Apple asserts it has improved the hearing aid functionality in its new AirPods Pro 3 earbuds ($249) over the Pro 2. That’s true – just not by much. And the Pro 3’s marginal hearing aid improvements are mostly logistical and ergonomic: longer … Continue reading →

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