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Beyerdynamic Blue Byrd (2nd Generation) double the battery life of the originals
Beyerdynamic's second-gen Blue Byrd wireless earbuds go big on battery life Take flight with these new-and-improved wireless headphones
Mercedes-Maybach sound-system with Burmester hardware and Dolby Atmos
Mercedes-Benz marries 31-speaker Burmester sound system with Dolby Atmos for its top-spec cars The option is coming to the Mercedes-Maybach from summer 2022
Linn Klimax LP12
Linn takes flagship Klimax LP12 to greater heights with new cartridge, motor and power supply The iconic deck gets a new reference Ekstatik cartridge and Radikal motor and power supply design

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Apple SharePlay

Apple’s tvOS 15.1 lets users FaceTime and stream together with SharePlay

By Mary Stone

Apple's latest software update to its tvOS adds SharePlay, allowing users to stream media together while on FaceTime.

Samsung QE75QN900A 8K TV: Samsung is developing cloud gaming for its smart TVs

Samsung is developing a cloud gaming platform for its Tizen-powered smart TVs

By Tom Bailey

Watch out Google Stadia! Samsung has teased its "Cloud Game Platform" for Tizen smart TVs.

JVC launches its first OLED TVs, with HDMI 2.1 support

JVC launches its first OLED TVs, with HDMI 2.1 support

By Joe Svetlik

JVC's first OLED TVs come with support for HDMI 2.1 features like ALLM, 4K@120Hz and eARC, for a richer user experience.

The first Amazon-built TVs are now on sale... at Amazon

Amazon's first 4K TVs are now on sale... at Amazon

By Joe Svetlik, Tom Bailey

Amazon's first-ever range of 4K TVs includes support for Dolby Vision HDR and, of course, Alexa.

Adidas Z.N.E. 01 ANC: new wireless earbuds to soup up your sporty adventures

Adidas launches true wireless earbuds to soup up your sporty adventures

By Tom Bailey

New range includes the noise-cancelling Z.N.E. 01 ANC true wireless earbuds and sporty FWD-02 SPORT in-ears.

Hisense R50A7200GTUK

Hisense muscles in on the What Hi-Fi? Awards TV category for the first time

By Tom Parsons

But LG, Philips, Sony and Samsung are also all winners in a seven-way category.

Apple AirPods 3 wireless earbuds

AirPods 3 now on sale – but should you buy them?

By Tom Bailey

New design, spatial audio support, stronger battery – what's not to like? And they're available from today.

PSB M4U 8 MKII

PSB unveils premium M4U 8 MKII wireless headphones with aptX HD and noise-cancelling

By Becky Scarrott

Featuring Personal Sound by Audiodo, the next generation of PSB’s immersive RoomFeel and the latest all-digital noise cancellation tech.

HomePod 15.1 update has added Lossless and Dolby Atmos to the original HomePod

HomePod 15.1 update has added Lossless and Dolby Atmos to the original HomePod

By Tom Bailey

Apple's new iOS 15.1 software update brings both audio features to Apple's HomePod... but not the HomePod Mini.

Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick

Huawei FreeBuds Lipstick wireless earbuds combine hi-fi sound and high-end cosmetic appeal

By Becky Scarrott

Red hue? Tick. Reassuring 'click' when you snap the case shut? Yes. Scented packaging? Also yes.

The Xbox Series X finally has a 4K dashboard

The Xbox Series X finally has a 4K dashboard

By Tom Bailey

Home, Guide and My Apps & Games will appear much sharper in the Xbox Series X's new 4K dashboard thanks to this October 2021 system update.

Astell & Kern's new A&norma SR25 MKII

Astell & Kern unveils successor to Award-winning A&norma SR25 hi-res music player

By Becky Scarrott

The SR25 MKII adds new features to an Award-winning recipe, including a balanced 4.4mm headphone jack and tweaks to its already eye-catching design.

Melco unveils its most affordable SSD music library, the N50-S38

Melco launches its most affordable SSD music library to date

By Becky Scarrott

The new Japanese-crafted N50 offers an SSD-based digital music library, plus dedicated USB connectivity.

Sony Bravia A90J OLED TV

Five great reasons to make your next OLED a Sony BRAVIA OLED TV

By What Hi-Fi?

Picture, sound, content and style make Sony's OLEDs a compelling choice.

OLED TV: Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B

Panasonic to halt in-house production of TVs

By Mary Stone

Panasonic is to cease in-house production of its TVs at its factory in the Czech Republic.

LG OLED55CX

LG CX and GX OLED TVs now support 4K@120Hz with Dolby Vision

By Tom Bailey

LG's top 2020 OLED TVs have now got even better at gaming thanks to a new firmware update – here's how to get it...

Rega Aethos

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2021: Rega and Cambridge Audio reinforce their supremacy in stereo amp category

By Ketan Bharadia

The British brands each win two Best Buys in the What Hi-Fi? Awards stereo amp category and are joined by Marantz and Naim.

Formula1.com

The F1 TV app is now available on Apple TV

By Mary Stone

F1 TV has launched a new app for Apple TV, allowing subscribers to live stream every 2021 F1 Grand Prix in Full HD.

Denon AVR-S660 home cinema amp

Denon releases two affordable S-series AV Receivers with multiple HDMI 2.1 inputs

By Mary Stone

Denon has announced the AVR-S760H and AVR-S660H, each with three 8K HDMI inputs.

Music Unlimited subscribers can now stream music in spatial audio

Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can now stream music mixed in spatial audio

By Becky Scarrott

New music mixed in Sony’s 360 Reality Audio and Dolby Atmos is streaming now on Amazon Music Unlimited, from artists including Alicia Keys, Lil Nas X, and Remi Wolf.