In this issue, we’ve got reviews of both the Apple
iPhone XS and Google Pixel 3 XL done and dusted. Our
main shootout of the month is for the best budget
smartphone. So yes, there’s really no getting away from
talking about phones.
However, there are other stories brewing in and
around the tech world that doesn’t revolve solely around
smartphones.
Audio technology has never been as sexy as the other
?elds of tech because it’s something we can’t see or
feel, and performance can be considered arbitary since
everyone’s listening preferences are different.
And yet, advances to audio are actually very interesting
as digital technology continues to be applied to an analog
source (sound waves are analog in nature).
Which brings us to the other kind of phone, the
headphone. It’s a very simple device, with a single
purpose, but think of the technological tightrope balance
that is headphone design. From wireless streaming to
audio quality, from virtual surround sound to noise
cancellation, headphones also need to be fashionable,
portable, rugged and functional.
What’s next for headphones? Realistic spatial imaging
apparently. Think Star Trek Holodeck, but for your ears.