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News, reviews and features on hearables, smart earbuds and smart headphones from the likes of Apple, Google, Amazon, Bragi, Here One, Samsung, Sony and more.

How to reset Apple AirPods: Four steps to restoring factory settings on your earbuds

How to reset AirPods

Your guide to starting from scratch with the hearable
Apple AirPods help: Troubleshoot your problems with this handy guide

Apple AirPods FAQ guide

The answers to your burning questions - all in one place
Microsoft may be planning to dethrone Apple AirPods with Surface Buds

Microsoft may be planning Surface Buds

Get ready for a new challenger in the smart earbud space
How to clean Apple AirPods: Your quick guide to keeping the wireless earbuds fresh

How to clean AirPods

It's time to break out the cloth and clear out the grime
Amazon's working on an Alexa-enabled hearable to take on AirPods

Amazon's making an Alexa-enabled hearable

'Alexa, will you outsell AirPods?'
Bragi's wearable exit proves just how hard it is to make a true hearable

Bragi exit shows hearables are tough

Is it over to Apple and the titans to keep the hearable dream alive?
Bragi exits wearables as it sells Dash business to mystery buyer

Bragi makes an exit from wearables

The company will now focus on licensing its AI business
Apple cancels AirPower charging mat for not meeting its own standards

Apple cancels AirPower charging mat

Rest in AirPower
Apple AirPods v AirPods 2: The earbuds go head to head

Apple AirPods v AirPods 2

These are the big differences between new and old AirPods
Apple AirPods 2 land boasting improved internals and new Wireless Charging Case

Apple AirPods 2 have landed

The second-gen earbuds come with hands-free voice controls and 50% more talk time
How to connect Apple AirPods to your MacBook, PC and other Bluetooth devices

How to connect AirPods to Mac

Pair the smart earbuds to anything in the room
Samsung's Galaxy Buds are a direct shot at Apple's AirPods

Samsung Galaxy Buds unveiled

Samsung's new truly wireless earbuds strip back the smarts
Apple ​AirPods 2 to boast new health features

AirPods 2 could boast health features

Not long to wait, according to new report
Soul Blade puts a real-time running coach and heart rate into smart earbuds

Soul Blade buds pack HR and a run coach

Truly wireless earbuds set to hit the crowdfunding trail in the coming months
Apple AirPods 2 may come with biometric sensors and a universal design

Apple AirPods 2 may track your health

Apple gives us a glance into the future with its latest patent
Apple AirPods 2 may release in early 2019 and feature wireless charging

Apple AirPods 2 may be landing soon

But you'll have to wait a little longer for a design change
​Love for smartwatches powers wearables growth – but the future is hearable

Smartwatches are booming, hearables are next

New study by Gartner predicts more wearable tech boom times
Jaybird’s Tarah Pro bring smarter Spotify support for your workouts

Jaybird Tarah Pro brings the Spotify smarts

New wireless sports headphones bring seriously bring battery life too
Google brings Pixel Buds live translation skills to all Google Assistant headphones

Pixel Buds translation skills break out

Breaking down language barriers from the ears just got more accessible
New trademark application suggests Samsung Buds could be landing soon

Samsung Buds could be landing soon

Are the Samsung Gear IconX's days numbered?
Livio AI hearing aid can translate languages and track brain health

Livio AI hearing aid tracks brain health

Feature-packed hearable also doubles as a fitness tracker
LG Tone Platinum SE headphones brings Google Assistant to the party

LG Tone gets Google Assistant love

IFA 2018: LG wants to make translation and other smart features easier to use
Run Free Pro Bio hands-on: A hearable to make you a better runner

Running with AI coach headphones

We take the gait analysing headphones out for a spin
​Wareable deals: Save on Apple AirPods and Samsung Gear S2

Wareable deals: Save on AirPods, Gear S2

Save a bit on Apple’s hearable
New Apple AirPods with noise cancelling coming in 2019, says report

AirPods with noise cancelling coming in 2019

Added health tracking features also being discussed for future AirPods
Bose gets into sleep tech with Sleepbuds - and more audio wellbeing tech to come

Bose gets into sleep tech

We try out the new earbuds and chat to Bose execs about a very relaxing future
Sony Xperia Ear Duo review

Sony Xperia Ear Duo

Sony wraps useful smarts inside of a bonkers-looking hearable
Best hearables 2018

Best hearables 2018

The best smart earbuds
Samsung Gear IconX update makes it easier to control the listening experience

Gear IconX update makes listening granular

The ambience is up to your discretion
How Nuheara is prepping for the incoming hearable explosion

Nuheara's hearable tech prep

Smart earbud maker talks AirPods, Doppler Labs and a bright future for hearables
Waverly Labs Pilot review

Waverly Labs Pilot

A language translation hearable that shows great promise on first flight
NASA wants new wearables to launch into space – Cosinuss could be one of them

Cosinuss could find purpose in space

Worn by astronauts, this innovative hearable could prove to be very insightful
Best Apple AirPods alternatives: Smart earbuds to try out instead

Apple AirPods alternatives

There's so much more to truly wireless life
I went on a date wearing translation earbuds - here's what happened next

Dating with translation earbuds

Can this hearable help me speak the language of love?
Charged Up: There's something missing with translation hearables

The problem with translation earbuds

It's a starting point, but there's one big problem for me right now
Bragi is sharing its AI tech to build smart running shoes, clothing and more

Bragi shares the AI smart love

Get ready to see Bragi OS-powered wearables away from the ear
Waverly Labs talks Pilot rollout and why it isn't scared of Google just yet

Waverly Labs isn't scared of Google

The translation earbuds are almost ready for take-off
Sony’s Xperia Ear Duo buds are coming in May to give you the best of both worlds

Sony’s Xperia Ear Duo buds coming in May

MWC 2018: Sony finally lets the world in on its concept hearable
Smartwatches and hearables will fuel wearable growth, forecast says

Smartwatches and hearables to fuel growth

The Apple Watch is expected to lead the pack over the next five years
Smart clothing and hearable shipments expected to boom by 2022, says report

Smart clothing and hearables to boom

But healthcare wearables may take longer than expected to roll out
On the horizon: The state of real-time translation hearables

The state of translation hearables

The what's what of translation hearables
Hearables are breathing new life into hearing aids

Hearables and smart hearing aids

Hearing loss sufferers are set to benefit most from next-gen smart earbuds