Apple’s Back to School Beats promo for iPad Pro and Mac buyers finally spreads to Europe

Apple sure took its sweet time playing with the emotions of its European fans before finally expanding the latest Back to School Beats deals.

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Samsung U Flex headphones work best with Galaxy S8, at least until Note 8 arrives

The bendable, lightweight and cable-free Samsung U Flex headphones are probably not made or "tuned" by Harman, but they still sound very nice on paper.

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Apple is only gifting Beats headphones to iPad Pro and Mac buyers this back to school season

In the market for a new Mac or iPad Pro this back to school season? In keeping with tradition, Apple has some sweet Beats freebies in store for you.

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Fitbit’s first ‘proper’ smartwatch needs more time to iron out production kinks

Similar in design to the fitness-centric Blaze, but with GPS support and extra smarts in tow, Fitbit's full-on smartwatch isn't ready for primetime yet.

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Kickstarter takes in Outdoor Tech Rhinos, rugged wireless headphones [UPDATE]

The Rhinos are a pair of wireless headphones billed to withstand plenty of abuse from the elements including several forces of nature.

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Wireless BeatsX earphones available this week to give AirPods a run for their money

If you don't like Apple's own-brand AirPods or can't find them in stock, look for Cupertino's other wireless earbuds starting February 10.

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Outdoor Tech Rhinos: Rugged Headphones at CES 2017 (Video)

You wanna go outdoors? You wanna listen to some outdoor jams? Outdoor Tech may have your solution.

The Laguna Hills, California-based company has designed and manufactured a slate of tech products from power banks to Bluetooth speakers to this new Rhinos walkie-talkie/headset hybrid. It has a beastly battery and an IPX6 rating and it’s at CES 2017.

Juan Carlos Bagnell brings us a closer look.

 

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Late November or sometime in December? Apple AirPods launch date still anyone’s guess

Wireless. Effortless. Magical. And let’s not forget still unavailable, almost two and a half months after their original announcement, and several weeks behind a “late October” ETA.

Perhaps this is Apple’s way of building up buzz around a pair of no doubt attractive albeit also controversial cable-free headphones, designed specifically to go with the 3.5mm audio jack-excluding iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Or maybe despite all the ridicule, and an arguably prohibitive $159 price point, demand is estimated to far exceed Cupertino’s production capabilities for the “magical” AirPods. After all, these might look a tad cartoonish, but they’re actually very technologically advanced, custom-designed W1 chip and all.

Whatever is holding off their commercial rollout, Apple needs to get a move on, and at least kick off sales before Christmas. Fortunately, a couple of reputable (and authorized) retailers on the old continent now expect to receive stock late this month or sometime in December.

The former would be ideal, even if the AirPods could still miss the Black Friday rush by a whisker. Besides, if the all-white, automatically on and always connected earbuds are indeed set to come to France’s Fnac and the Czech Republic’s Alza soon, you can probably cling on to hopes of a November 25 US Apple Store launch.

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World AIDS Day is December 1 — Beats Solo3 in (PRODUCT)RED color previewed

Apple has been an a longstanding partner with the (RED) organization in its fight against acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It will continue to back that fight presumably by donating at least some of the proceeds it makes from selling special edition Beats Pill+ and Beats Solo3 wireless headphones.

The products are now listed on Apple’s website with a new “Citrus Red” color, an option costing no different than other colors — the Pill+ at $229.95 and the Solo3 at $299.95. Availability of these (PRODUCT)RED merchandise has not been pushed yet.

There has been much progress in the treatment, perhaps elimination of AIDS in a patient and the correction of the history of how HIV/AIDS came about in the US. But there’s always the need for more research to cover more ground worldwide [in (RED)’s case, specifically in Africa] and more money for it.

Apple has been supporting the effort, founded by U2 lead singer Bono, since its inception in 2006 with a special red iPod nano.

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Conan O’Brien just came out with the perfect Apple AirPods spoof ad (video)

They’re wireless, effortless, magical, and… you’ll most likely struggle keeping them on or not losing them as you eventually forget to store them in their snug, smart charging case after each use.They’re Apple’s highly controversial new AirPods, available in white only starting late October at an excessive $159 a pair stateside. Aimed at “forever changing the way you use headphones”, the super-tiny, 4 gram-each earbuds would have probably not received so much flak from iFans and iHaters ...

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Newegg throws in free JBL Bluetooth headphones with Honor 8 purchases all month

Missed out on Huawei’s US pre-order deal for the Honor 8 last month, which bundled a free $50 gift card across many retailers with the already affordable camera (and not just camera) powerhouse?Fret not, as Newegg now hooks you up with arguably sweeter, typically costlier freebies, as long as you order the 5.2-inch Full HD Android phone in pearl white or midnight black before September 30.You’ll be getting a complimentary ...

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Sony Xperia XZ pre-orders kicked off across Europe, free wireless headphones included

Sony’s second 2016 stab at a flagship Android phone arguably looks better than the first on the outside, sports a slightly larger screen with slimmer bezels, switches to USB Type-C connectivity, and promises to improve the already remarkable camera capabilities of the Xperia X Performance.The icing on the Xperia XZ cake is a lower price point, ...

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Apple might have crazy high-end iPhone 7 wireless headphones in the pipeline

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The absence of a time-honored, universally used and generally accepted 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus due out later today will obviously displease plenty of iFans, many of which have already voiced their disapproval and

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