The leader of the pack for fitness trackers, Fitbit has now made its first smartwatch. It’s a full-featured tracker, including continuous heart rate monitoring, automatic step count and sleep measurement, but it’s got a couple of useful sports- and smartwatch functions. It can track runs, rides and a variety of workouts, and display incoming calls, […]
Garmin vívoactive HR
Garmin’s original vívoactive topped our charts for almost a year. It was a tough category too, with a dozen brands of sports watches and trackers duking it out. But it was a pretty great package: through-the-day activity tracking, smartwatch notifications, serious multi-sport functions (running, cycling, swimming and more) with GPS for accurate results. All of […]
Happy Plugs Deluxe review
A relative newcomer to the headphone game, this Swedish brand uses handmade drivers that deliver shockingly good sound in their humble price range. Other than the great audio performance, the overall build is deceptively solid for something that plays as a stylish, streetwear brand. The in-line remote and mic are a welcome addition, and they’re […]
Sennheiser HD 202 II review
Not everybody loves surprises, but we think you’ll like this kind. These budget headphones sneaked up on us with their understated (dull!) design and all-plastic build, but they ended up outplaying headphones costing three or four times this much. They’re very light compared to most other over-ear models, remarkably comfortable and fairly durable too. But […]
Skullcandy Grind Wireless review
Skullcandy has matured both in its designs as well as sound and build quality. We’re thrilled by the build, the materials and, ultimately, the sound quality. The metal headband is perfectly sprung and the ear pads generously padded so they fit firmly, but without creating the ‘ear cramp’ effect, and the brown suede headband is […]
Skullcandy Smokin Buds 2 Wireless
We were quickly won over by the simple virtues of this headset. Easy to operate, supremely comfortable to wear and exciting, toe-tapping sound combined to make this our sleeper hit product of the year. The removable plastic ‘flex-collar’ is a clever addition for keeping your earphone cables orderly, and neatly fitted around the neck. WHAT’S […]
Sennheiser Momentum 2 review
It’s a very rare thing when a single product comes to dominate a category so completely, but that is what you have here. These are accepted by audio experts around the world (and the Tech writers) as the best headphones ever made for regular users, no exceptions. From the near-perfect detailed and balanced sound, to […]