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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.

Jabra's Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds come with Alexa and activity tracking

Jabra's Elite Active 65t come with Alexa

CES 2018: But there's no heart rate monitoring in this sporty bud
Bragi took my "earprint" and changed the way I heard the world

Bragi gave me enhanced hearing

CES 2018: Bragi's Project Ears will tackle hearing impairments and tinnitus
Bragi's next move is to tackle tinnitus and enhance user hearing

Bragi Project Ears wants to tackle tinnitus

CES 2018: New features for people who need it the most
The Mars translation earbuds promise to do what the Pixel Buds couldn't

Mars translation buds to one-up Google

CES 2018: A more simple, seamless approach
Sgnl, the band that turns your finger into a phone, will ship in March

Sgnl finger phone will ship in March

CES 2018: And it's sounding sharper than ever
Nuheara's new Live IQ and IQbuds Boost earbuds give audio the personal touch

Nuheara expands the hearables family

CES 2018: Doppler who? Here's how to still get that augmented audio fix
Watches and hearables are set to leave fitness trackers and smart clothes behind

Watches and hearables will top wearables

Sorry, smart clothing and fitness trackers
Alexa gets in your face with LET Labs' new smartglasses

LET Labs puts Alexa on your face

The Alexa-powered smartglasses that Amazon can't wait to make
Google Pixel Buds v Apple AirPods: The brawl of the smart earbuds

Google Pixel Buds v Apple AirPods

Which pair of smart headphones is for you?
Charged Up: With hearables on the rise, it’s time to put assistants in our ears

It's time assistants leave the wrist

Or, why killing the headphone jack is actually a good thing for hearables
Hearable sales could boom as companies ditch the headphone jack

Hearables to boom with fewer headphone jacks

No jack, no problem
Bragi Dash and Dash Pro guide: Everything you need to know about the smart earbuds

Bragi Dash Pro: Essential guide

The lowdown on the award-winning hearable plus some top tips and tricks
Google Pixel Buds review

Google Pixel Buds

A tangled mess
Vinci 2.0 is a standalone hearable designed to be your perfect running partner

Vinci 2.0 goes totally standalone

Let the music come to you
Week in wearable: Fitbit plans new smartwatches as we say bye bye to Doppler

The week in wearable

What went down over the last seven days
#Trending: The tech giants swell, and the startup game gets tougher

#Trending: Startup game gets tougher

Wearable companies are feeling the burn
Doppler effect: Why Here One failed, and what the Here Two was set to look like

What went wrong with Doppler

The bittersweet frustrations of Doppler Labs
Doppler Labs, creator of the Here One earbuds, is closing its doors

Doppler Labs shuts down

The Doppler effect sadly wasn't strong enough
Samsung Gear IconX (2018) review

Samsung Gear IconX (2018)

Samsung brings the fight to AirPods and the rest of the hearable gang
The Bragi Dash and Dash Pro will now put Alexa right in your ear

Bragi is putting Alexa in your ear

Smart assistant support is now live
Week in wearable: Fossil hearables, smartwatches for kids and saving the day

The week in wearable

What went down over the last seven days
Up close with the Designs of the Year – Jacquard, Pilot, Pokémon Go & smart cribs

Design Museum does wearable tech

We check out the finest in wearable tech design projects at the show
Fossil is planning to launch hearables and smart eyewear

Fossil has plans for hearables and more

Smartwatches, it seems, were only the beginning...
​Peripherii's smart earrings give you wire-free, hands-free access to Siri & Google

Peripherii's hands free smart earrings

Yes, hearables can look like this
#Trending: Google's translation hearable push is significant for the rest of the space

#Trending: Google’s translation push

The Pixel Buds will put rivals on notice
MyManu Clik is finally ready to help break down language barriers

MyManu Clik solves translation woes

After its Kickstarter campaign, the translation earbuds are heading to hotels
Timekettle's WT2 earbuds want to make translating languages easier

WT2 earbuds translate languages

Meet the startup that's bringing something different to translation tech
Fujitsu's translation hearable will look to aid healthcare in Japan

Fujitsu’s translation tech is for healthcare

The device will be used to diagnose and treat in hospitals
clip&talk Health will let you keep tabs on health and wellbeing from the ear

clip&talk measures wellness from the ear

HRV and VO2 Max meet wellness through this hearable
Sony's polished up Xperia Ear Open concept is almost ready to let the world in

Sony's Xperia Ear Open hands-on

But can it find a spot in the new world of hearables?
What Bragi's smart earbuds can tell Alexa about humans

What Bragi can tell Alexa about you

We find out more about Bragi's new voice assistant skills from CEO Nikolaj Hviid
Harman talks translation hearables, going truly wireless and AI

Harman on making hearables smarter

We speak to Harman's VP of wearables about a future with Samsung
Turns out, a hell of a lot of you are buying Apple's AirPods

Apple AirPods are selling like crazy

Apple's earbuds are taking the lion's share of the market
Samsung Gear IconX 2018 edition brings Bixby to the ears

Samsung Gear IconX 2018 announced with Bixby

IFA 2017: Fitness tracking buds can now gets some smart assistant love
Week in wearable: Hearables on the rise, Fitbit's hearty ambitions, brain zapping

The week in wearable tech

What went down over the last seven days
Samsung is bringing new Icon X earbuds and a Gear VR headset to IFA

Samsung leaks new IconX smart earbuds

Samsung's wearable tech game looks strong for fall
#Trending: Are people ready to wear smart earbuds?

#Trending: Ready for smart earbuds

Bluetooth headphones are doing big sales - here's what next
Nuheara IQBuds review

Nuheara IQBuds

Another great hearable to augment your audio
Levi's, Pilot and Pokémon Go are in the mix for the Design Museum's big awards

Levi's & Pilot in the mix for design award

Wearable tech is all over the Design of the Year nominees list for 2017
Big test: 5 hearables and smart earbuds fight it out

Big test: Hearables go head-to-head

We put five hearables to the test in sound, smarts and fitness
Bragi Dash Pro review

Bragi Dash Pro

A deftly smart hearable; a sub-par fitness tracker
What hearables can learn from AirPods

What AirPods can teach hearables

They’re far from perfect, but they can teach smarter earbuds an important lesson