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Headphones

Headphones were the original piece of wearable technology and they remain as essential today as ever. But they are starting to change rapidly now, as things like noise cancelling and Bluetooth wireless technology enable the dream of completely cable-free living. What will the best headphones of the future look like?

The best AirPods to buyThe best AirPods to buy
Brandon Russell and Chris Welch
The best tech announced at CES 2026 so far

Smart lights that know where they’re placed in a room, wild designs for next-gen routers, and a glowing inedible donut.

Andrew Liszewski
The Verge Awards at CES 2026

Rollable laptops, twice-folding phones, and a ‘longevity station.’ This is the CES tech we come back for.

Verge Staff
Terrence O'Brien
Terrence O'Brien
JLab claims its new Mini ANC are the world’s smallest earbuds with active noise cancelling.

Each bud measures just 19mm x 21mm x 14mm and weighs 2.2 grams. For comparison, an AirPod Pro 3 weighs 5.55 grams and stands a comparatively towering 30.0mm tall. Even the charging case is barely bigger than a Zippo lighter at under two inches long and under an inch tall. And, on top of that, they’re only $39.99.

JLab JBuds Mini ANC in graphite. They’re pretty standard looking earbud, but like small. Though, you wouldn’t know it from this picture because there’s nothing in it for scale.
There’s nothing here for scale, but, trust us, they’re small.
Image: JLab
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Porter x Dyson.

$700 is a stupid amount of money to pay for a headphone and bag collaboration. Then I saw pics of the OnTrac headphones and color-matched shoulder bag from the Japanese brand. Tempting if you roll this deep, but only 380 units are available globally at Dyson and Porter retailers.

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