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When it comes to headphones, we can’t unopen up astir Sony’s top-tier buds and over-the-head options. In each iteration, the institution adds caller features, develops amended exertion and hones its strengths successful portable audio, and 3 years connected from the WH-1000XM5, the sixth-gen exemplary does it yet again.
Sony’s overhauled its flagship headphones successful each the close ways. The WH-1000XM6 dependable better, with improved progressive sound cancellation and convenient features that lucifer the best-sounding and the astir feature-packed rivals.
You should decidedly cheque retired Billy Steele's full review. The headphones' lone large situation remains a non-clunky naming convention.
— Mat Smith
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It’s bright, it’s brash, it’s… bouncy? It’s Android 16.
As spoiled by Google itself, Android is getting a large ocular refresh. Dubbed Material 3 Expressive, it’s the latest improvement of the Material You design, adding customizable colour swatches and, I guess, spicier fonts.
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The Xperia 1 VII is here, with immoderate Walkman inspiration
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Sony has present folded successful Hi-Fi dependable from its Walkman series, arsenic good arsenic the company’s Bravia surface tech and Alpha camera smarts. The Xperia 1 VII has launched softly with an array of caller audio features, including high-end Walkman components. Unlike different smartphone makers, Sony has kept its headphone jack and improved wired dependable via a premium-grade integrated circuit. The Xperia 1 VII supports Sony’s DSEE Ultimate AI dependable upscaling technology, on with 360 Reality audio oregon Dolby Atmos formats.
The latest Xperia besides features a caller 48-megapixel ultrawide camera with a good-sized 1/1.56-inch sensor, importantly improving the specs of the Xperia 1 VI’s ultrawide. That’s connected apical of the main 48MP 1/1.35-inch 24mm camera and a 12MP telephoto zoom.
Sony is besides trying to differentiate its smartphones done camera features, with improved Bokeh mode, real-time tracking, and adjacent real-time oculus autofocus. It claims low-light shooting is “in enactment with full-frame cameras, " which is bold!
I’m wondering what different parts of Sony’s firm machinery it volition integrate next. Maybe Aibo canine ears?
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