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Nothing’s new flagship Headphone 1 Pro put you in the studio

Alongside solid ANC, the Nothing Headphone 1 Pro include a triple-driver design and a unique switch for studio pros.

John HigginsSep 29

Sean HollisterSep 25

I tried the Meta VR Glasses, too — here are my first impressions.

“VR Glasses” is the right name. These don’t have a VR headset’s huge, immersive field of view at just 70° horizontal by 66° vertical, but it’s similar to looking through glasses, without a headset’s significant weight.
I didn’t terribly mind the reduced immersion outside of games. Movies and desktop windows opened at the proper size without edges cut off.
I carried on a conversation with several real human beings in a room and didn’t feel like I had tunnel vision.
You can’t see your hands unless they’re in your direct field of view, but the headset can track hands far outside that FoV. I could hit Beat Saber targets while looking an entirely different direction.
I got 32WPM touch typing on a keyboard that doesn’t physically exist. That’s less than a third my normal speed, but not bad for a first try.

Hands-on

Meta ditches the camera on its newest smart glasses

Audio-only Ray-Bans have arrived alongside more camera-equipped glasses. What’s missing? Privacy controls to address the ‘perv glasses’ backlash.

Victoria SongSep 23

Peloton is back with a ‘cheaper’ folding treadmill

Plus two other refreshed treadmills and a host of AI running features.

Victoria SongSep 22

Suno releases its first AI music model made with record industry help

Terrence O'BrienSep 9

Hands-on with the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4

Victoria Song and Stevie BonifieldSep 9

Hands-on with the foldable iPhone Duo

Allison Johnson and Dominic PrestonSep 9

I spent an hour riding inside Tesla’s steering-wheel-free Cybercab

Issues with the butterfly doors and bizarre drop-off locations cloud what is an otherwise impressive, future-forward experience.

Mack DeGeurinSep 9

Sean HollisterSep 8

We flew the banned drone with snap-on propeller wings.

Dom says it’s quick and easy to snap a propeller backback onto the HoverAir Versa, and then… it can fly! Shame that HoverAir isn’t transparently telling backers that this camera has been banned in the US, and shame on the Trump administration for creating the dumb drone ban to begin with.

SteelSeries’ pro-grade, wireless Xbox controller sure is expensive

Cameron FaulknerSep 8

Xiaomi’s wide foldable promises more power than Samsung’s

Dominic PrestonSep 8

Bentley’s Torcal EV tries to balance authenticity with fake V8 sounds

Peter NelsonSep 7

Sean HollisterSep 6

What if your 14-inch laptop literally stretched to become a 17-inch Netflix machine?

Lenovo’s Project Swan has a screen that literally unrolls. The prototype could use better speakers and some weight balancing, but I love watching it in motion!

Sean HollisterSep 5

This is Project Aeroblade.

Remember Frore and its fan-replacing AirJet cooling tech? Sure looks like Lenovo is taking it seriously!

Dominic PrestonSep 4

Insta360’s Luna Pro shoots 4K vertical video.

The Luna Pro is already out in China. We’re still waiting for a US launch, but it was on the company’s stand at IFA so I had a play. It’s single-lens, but can use the 8K sensor to capture 4K footage either landscape or portrait, and has the Ultra’s detachable display too.