Headphones and Headsets

June 6, 2023

A First Try of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset

I briefly got my hands on Apple’s new high-tech goggles, which impressed and creeped me out and raised a question: Why do we need these? I […]
June 6, 2023

Would You Wear Apple’s New Vision Pro Headset?

Apple says its new Vision Pro headset will “shift the way we look at technology.” How about how we look? They talked about the optics. They […]
April 6, 2021

Is This the Future of Face Masks?

Will.i.am and Honeywell introduce the first connected mask. Think sneakers meet smartphones. The story begins with Marc Benioff, the chief executive of the cloud computing company […]
September 16, 2020

Facebook Oculus Quest 2 Review: Solid V.R. Headset, but Few Games

A group of five boxers and I recently threw punches to upbeat music while an instructor egged us on. By the end of the 20-minute workout, […]
April 23, 2020

7 Things You Need for Better Video Calls

I’ve been sharing my home office with my daughter for the past couple of weeks, and I cringed at her first few eighth-grade remote-learning sessions done […]
December 10, 2016

My Headphones, My Self

You see them on every block: people being propelled through their routines listening to their own individualized soundtracks, with the outside world serving as a stage […]
November 1, 2016

On the Runway: Will.i.am Moves Wearables Off the Wrist With the Help of Kendall Jenner and Apple

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Wearable technology is finally beginning to go beyond the wrist. “Why should you have to take off your earphones when you […]