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As a reminder, I've leaked over a dozen of this company's products and services, and none of my sources have been caught or disciplined. I take their trust seriously and go to great lengths to maintain secrecy.

It's my birthday so I took the day off.

But before that, I wrote about the return of the Sleepbuds. Formerly from Bose, they've been brought back by a trio of people who formerly worked there. Pretty fascinating situation, IMO.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23837206/ozlo-sleepbuds-bose-sleep-earbuds

With the exception of like, a Fire TV streaming stick or a cheap tablet for a kid, I'm not sure why you'd buy any Amazon device at this point.

The company's hardware division feels like it's in a death spiral.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831964/amazon-dave-limp-retire-echo-svp-devices-services-alexa

Happy Friday. Here are some real-world photos and early details on Bose's next flagship headphones, the QuietComfort Ultras.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/11/23828738/bose-quietcomfort-ultra-headphones-photos-features

It's that time again: this is the Sonos Move 2.

Stereo sound. 24-hour battery life. USB-C line in (and external device charging!)

Coming next month.

More details: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817225/sonos-move-2-speaker-features-specs-price

Sony's latest flagship noise-canceling earbuds are here. The WF-1000XM5 are smaller, lighter, more comfortable, and offer improved ANC and sound quality.

But Sony lacks the ecosystem might of Apple and Samsung — and it's falling behind because of that.

https://www.theverge.com/23803374/sony-wf-1000xm5-earbuds-review

I wrote about how, for me, the real "magic" of the Pixel Fold is photo editing. Sure, it's a very convenient Netflix and Kindle device, but Lightroom runs like a dream on this thing. So much space to work with.

https://www.theverge.com/23794949/google-pixel-fold-photo-editing-lightroom-review

I was at a concert @ Forest Hills Stadium on Friday night and my (Verizon) iPhone 14 Pro Max was absolutely useless, data-wise. Couldn’t hold a signal, showed the SOS indicator most of the night.

This is still a thing at major events? I thought 5G was supposed to fix all that.

I got to see Telly's unique TV (with two screens) up close while chatting with founder/CEO Ilya Pozin.

The company has already received 250,000 registrations from potential customers who don't mind seeing constant ads in exchange for a free TV.

More: https://www.theverge.com/23745456/telly-free-tv-two-screens-first-look-ads-display

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The people yearn for Cover Flow

I’m old enough to remember the full-screen iMac media portal that you accessed with a remote control