Bose

The last-gen Sonos Move is on sale for $150 less than the new model

Oct 18|

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones review: predictable excellence

Oct 17|

eBay’s early holiday sale brings discounts on Samsung’s The Frame TV and Bose headphones

Oct 17|

Hisense’s affordable, HDR-ready U6K TV has hit an all-time low

and Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Oct 7|

Verge Score

Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds review: still great but a questionable ‘upgrade’

Spatial audio and voice call improvements are the main new features, but these earbuds are largely identical to last year’s QuietComfort Earbuds II otherwise.

Sep 21|

The step-up model of one of our favorite mechanical keyboards is down to just $71.99

Sep 19|

Bose just overhauled its entire lineup of headphones and earbuds

Sep 14|

The Bose QuietComfort 45 noise-canceling headphones are $130 off for a refurb model

Sep 1|

Three ex-Bose employees are resurrecting the Sleepbuds

Sleepbuds found a customer base that was passionate, but not big enough to keep them around. Now, they’re coming back with added health tracking — and they play music, too.

Aug 22|

These are the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones — now with spatial audio

Aug 11|

Bose’s next flagship headphones could add premium flair to the QuietComfort formula

Aug 11|

Save $50 on the wireless earbuds with the hands-down best noise cancellation

Jul 22|

Eufy’s G20 Hybrid robot vacuum is just $129.99

Jun 29|

Bose recalls over 1 million ancient subwoofers due to potential fire hazard

Jun 29|

LG’s brilliant C3 OLED just hit its lowest price ever at Amazon and Best Buy

Jun 22|

Fitbit’s old-school, OLED-equipped Inspire 3 is down to just $80

Jun 10|

Apple’s AirTags are available at a rare discount

and Antonio G. Di Benedetto

May 13|

Bose is slashing prices on earbuds and headphones ahead of Mother’s Day

May 9|

Apple’s luxe AirPods Max have dropped to their best price of the year

and Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Apr 22|

You can snag a first-gen Apple Watch SE for just $149 right now

Apr 20|

Anker’s bassy Sport X10 earbuds are on sale for less than $60 right now

Apr 15|

Mario games on Nintendo Switch are $20 off to keep the movie hype going

Apr 10|

The Apple Watch SE and Beats Fit Pro have dropped to their best prices to date

Apr 4|

Tech

The best Bluetooth speakers to buy right now

Mar 21|

Some of the best Nintendo Switch games are $20 off in the run-up to Mario Day

Mar 8|

The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II are $50 off for the best noise cancellation around

Mar 6|

Amazon’s sleep tracking Halo Rise smart alarm drops to a new all-time low price

Mar 4|

Samsung’s colorful Galaxy Chromebook 2 is on sale for its best price to date

Feb 4|

The fitness-centric Beats Fit Pro are back down to their lowest price

Jan 4|

Tech

The Google Nest Hub Max is still matching its best price ever at Best Buy and Target

Alice Newcome-Beill

Dec 27, 2022|

Amazon

Two of our favorite 8BitDo controllers got a rare discount on Amazon

Alice Newcome-Beill

Dec 20, 2022|

Nilay Patel Nov 29, 2022

Bose is thinking about subscription features for headphones.

I talked to Bose CEO Lila Snyder on Decoder this week, and in addition to asking about the limits of Bluetooth and competing with Airpods, I asked if she’s thinking about adding subscription features to headphones. Here’s her answer:

Are there features and functionality that maybe not everybody wants or needs, but is highly valuable to some? Can we deliver that in an over-the-year capability that could lead to a subscription model? We’re for sure thinking about that.

More in the full episode, which was a really fun conversation: