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AirFly’s wireless headphone dongle adds a screen to guide you through the pairing process

The Twelve South Airfly View wireless dongle is connected to the headphone jack on an in-flight entertainment system.

Twelve South has announced a new version of its Airfly dongle that simplifies the pairing process when connecting wireless headphones to devices that don't natively support Bluetooth. Instead of having to decode flashing or color-changing LEDs, the new Airfly View adds a built-in screen that displays instructions for each step of the pairing process in one of 24 different languages including Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, and Polish.

The Airfly View is available starting today for $79.99 and includes a carrying case and an adapter for connecting the dongle's short 3.5mm headphone cable to an airplane's split headphone jack. That makes it one …

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Insta360 launches a cheaper version of its wireless mics with color screens

A person holds the Insta360 Mic wireless transmitter between two fingers with a flower illustration displayed on its screen.

Following the launch of its wireless Mic Pro system last May featuring built-in color E Ink screens for custom branding and an array of three microphones to emulate different pickup patterns, Insta360 has announced a cheaper alternative that skips a few features many content creators might not miss.

The new Insta360 Mic sits between the company's Mic Pro and the budget-friendly Mic Air, which uses much smaller screenless transmitters. While the Mic Pro is priced at $329.99 for a kit that includes two microphone transmitters, one wireless receiver, and a charging case, the Insta360 Mic costs $249.99 for a similar bundle. Insta360 sells the m …

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Bose acquires Skullcandy to help it reach a wider audience

A pile of Skullcandy headphones sitting on a mixing board in a studio.

Bose announced today it has acquired Skullcandy. Although the two companies are competitors in the consumer audio space, Skullcandy recently partnered with its new owner to bring several of Bose's audio technologies - including its head-tracking spatial audio and excellent active noise cancellation (ANC) - to products like the Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC headphones and Method 360 ANC earbuds.

Specific details about the deal weren't shared, but according to a news release, Bose plans to keep Skullcandy a separate brand that will become part of its premium consumer audio business. Skullcandy will remain based in Park City, Utah, where it was …

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