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Bose’s new wired earbuds are simple in the best way

The Bose Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds on a desk
Bose has me thinking I’m in my 20s again with its wired earbuds.

After Apple courageously removed the headphone jack from the iPhone in 2016, most people switched to Bluetooth earbuds and never looked back. But their wired counterparts have stuck around, and their sales even went up this year after five years of decline.

Part of the resurgence can be tied to the fact that they're cool now with younger generations - following the revival of tape decks and vinyl. Celebrities have been spotted wearing them, and there's even an Instagram account that follows the trend. Wired earbuds have real benefits. They don't need a battery, so they'll last longer than wireless ones that eventually die, and it's a lot ha …

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As a TV enthusiast, I was hoping for more from the Apple TV 4K

The 4th-generation Apple TV 4K and its remote on a tan wooden table at the Apple Welcome Home event.
The new Apple TV 4K and remote look just like the old ones and mostly have the same features.

It's been four long years since the last Apple TV 4K was released, and in that time there have been lots of hopes and dreams for features in whatever comes next. A new chip, 4K/120Hz support, audio passthrough, a remote locator, better home control integration - the 2022 Apple TV 4K is a great box, but there's still plenty of room for improvement. With the fourth-gen Apple TV 4K announced on Tuesday, some of those hopes were met, while others were unfortunately left out.

Coloring the announcement is the device's price. Apple eliminated the cheaper 64GB, Wi-Fi-only model, leaving just the 128GB, Wi-Fi and Ethernet model - and bumped up its p …

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LG’s RGB LED TV is good for certain situations, but an OLED is better

LG MRGB95B RGB LED TV on a TV stand showing a dog being groomed.
The LG’s picture is bright and punchy, but its panel is very reflective.

When it comes to TVs, the LG name has long been synonymous with OLEDs, continually leading Samsung and Sony as the top OLED manufacturer. But 2026 is all about RGB LED TVs. Almost every major company has released models with the new technology - including LG and its $3,600 75-inch Micro RGB evo MRGB95B that I've been testing. And while LG's RGB LED TV benefits from the brightness and color capability the technology provides, it has issues I couldn't overlook that its less expensive competitors don't.

The MRGB95B comes in three sizes, with the 75-inch being the smallest. It has four HDMI 2.1 ports, supports Dolby Vision - although not Dolby …

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