Univ. of Washington researchers use AI to help noise-canceling headphones filter certain sounds If your noise-canceling headphones are canceling sounds you’d actually prefer to hear, researchers at the University of Washington may have… Read More
Microsoft delays release of wireless Surface Earbuds until 2020 to ‘get all the details right’ Microsoft’s place in the battle of wireless earbud makers is going to be delayed a bit as the tech giant’s… Read More
Today on GeekWire: Startup releases distinctive headphones; HQ2 is hot; inside Bill Gates’ brain Would you wear these headphones? Would you buy them for $399? Those are the big questions as Seattle startup Human releases… Read More
Seattle startup Human looks to stand out with distinctive $399 over-the-ear wireless headphones Update, Aug. 21: Human announced a “special introductory price” of $259 for its headphones, one day after launch. After nearly five… Read More
Surface Buds? Microsoft working on its own Apple AirPods competitor, report says Microsoft’s foray into headphones may not be a one-off, according to a new report. Citing multiple sources, journalist Brad Sams… Read More
Earbuds that can read your mind? Orbityl pushes boundaries of brain-computer interfaces What if you could control the volume of your headphones with a thought? Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Orbityl wants to make… Read More
Microsoft invests in $21M round for wireless over-the-ear headphones startup Human Microsoft is investing in the future of headphones. Seattle startup Human today revealed the investors in its new $21 million… Read More
TLDR: Congress releases Zuckerberg’s testimony, ?ear-cleaning headphones, ?Elon Musk shows off SpaceX tool [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More
Stealthy startup Human debuts headphones shaped like ears, calls them an ‘evolution of personal audio’ Human Inc. today opened pre-orders and unveiled more details about its new headphones and accompanying platform that it describes as… Read More
Hush-hush startup Human unveils core functions of its flagship audio product Listen closely: The secretive Seattle startup Human Inc. has offered a glimpse of what it has in store to disrupt audio technology… Read More
How to choose the best headphones for playing video games A couple of weeks ago someone asked me what the best gaming headphones are, and I realized he probably wasn’t… Read More
