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MoreAre you team over-ear or on-ear headphones?
As an audiophile, I love my over-ear headphones, but after a while, I definitely feel the pressure build-up as they encompass my entire ear. On-ear headphones, on the other hand, do what the name suggests and sit on top of the ear. As Pocket-lint's Charlotte Maracina notes in her Marshall Major IV review, on-ears can be more comfortable for those with multiple piercings on their ear perimeter. But the intelligent Sam Smart notes, the open shape can be awkward for glasses wearers. And then there's sound quality. Typically, on-ears don't have the same level of focused isolation as over-ears, which according to Maracina causes some pretty severe sound leakage. So, while I maybe can't wear my AirPods Max over-ears all day without some pressure, I do think I'm sticking to the over-ear form factor. Which do you like better?
Netflix originals July 2024: Part 1 of Cobra Kai's final season, Sweet Home season 3 and more
Though the internet is going crazy right now thanks to the re-release of Lost on Netflix, this month has some pretty cool original films and TV shows as well making their debut on the streamer. First up, Eddie Murphy returns to one of his most iconic roles in Netflix original film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, which hits this weekend. Then, possibly the most-anticipated drop of the month happens July 16, when the first 5 episodes of Cobra Kai season 6 drop, kicking off the three-part final season. Other notable releases this month include new animated series Exploding Kittens, which will release its first run of episodes July 10, true crime documentary series Homicide: Los Angeles, which will drop all 5 of its episodes on July 16, and K-drama Sweet Home season 3, which will premiere all episodes of its final season on July 19. Will you be watching any of these originals? Or are you too busy catching up with Lost and the Dharma Initiative?
Apple Intelligence is coming to the Vision Pro, and that's a good thing
Apple has talked about rolling out Apple Intelligence to Macs, iPhones, and iPads only. But, apparently, it's also planning to implement the new AI features into its Vision Pro spatial computing headset sometime next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who also wrote in his report that some Apple Intelligence features might be paywalled in the future. An AI upgrade for the Vision Pro could bring smarter notifications, generative writing tools, a chatbot, and an updated Siri, which means more productivity opportunities all in AR. Integrating Apple Intelligence features should be pretty easy -- an update to visionOS is all that's likely needed. The real challenge? Tweaking the Apple Intelligence interface to fit a mixed-reality format. Apple hasn't released numbers, but there's been less chatter about the Vision Pro since its release in February, and Apple has reportedly scaled back production due to low demand. You can even find base models going for $1,000 on eBay right now.
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