Forget Bluetooth: RF Headphones Are Best for TV and Gaming

August 25, 2022

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It’s Thursday! DuckDuckGo just opened up its privacy-first email forwarding service to everyone as a public beta. Google is also preparing the next phase in its plan to remove User Agent strings from Chrome, which will help reduce cross-site tracking and fingerprinting on the web.

In other privacy-related news, the streaming platform Plex recently suffered a data breach. Check out our coverage for more information, and instructions for resetting your password.

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Increasingly TVs and companion equipment like media receivers support Bluetooth, so naturally, if you wanted to pair headphones with your TV, you should use that feature. Not so fast. Old-school RF wireless headphones are king. Read More »

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If you want to be fully immersed in your VR game, you’ll need a good pair of headphones to pipe audio direct into your ears. However, VR headsets are big and bulky, making it hard to use over-ear headphones—even if they fit, that’s even more weight pressing down on your neck.

The best solution? Logitech’s G333 VR earphones, our pick for the best headphones for the Meta Quest 2. These headphones easily plug into the VR headset, and you can feed the wires through the straps to keep them out of the way while giving you the audio experience you deserve. At only $40 currently, it’s a great price!

You might know DuckDuckGo from its privacy-focused search engine. Its makers want to diversify the brand and venture into other ways to protect the privacy of users online, though. If you want to give your email some much-needed protection, you can now grab yourself your very own duck.com email. Read More »

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Most web browsers have been slowly phasing out User Agents, which send details about your computer and browser to sites. Starting in October 2022, the Chrome web browser will take another step towards ditching User Agent strings entirely. Read More »

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Virtual reality prices are down, and the quality of games is up, so it’s a great time to jump in if you’ve been holding off on taking the plunge. While we aren’t quite in The Matrix yet, modern VR headsets are shockingly good. Here are the best VR headsets you can buy right now. Read More »

There are a few situations where you might wish to keep using your existing router alongside your new mesh network. In some cases, you might even be required to do so! Here’s what you need to know. Read More »

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Smaller laptops aren’t often considered powerful, their condensed frames believed to be too compact to house anything extraordinary. Lenovo aims to debunk the stigma of “bigger is better” with the ThinkPad X13s, a feature-rich 13.3-inch ultraportable system running a Snapdragon Gen 3 Processor. Read More »

Do you know who’s connected to your router’s Wi-Fi network? Take a look at the list of devices connected to your Wi-Fi network from your router or computer to find out. Read More »

The Meta Quest VR headsets are brilliant standalone VR systems packed with accessible games and experiences, but these affordable VR machines can do much more than you may realize. These are ten of the coolest features you should try today. Read More »

Samsung has been at the forefront of flash storage and memory for years, and the company’s internal SSDs are a popular option for custom builds (or upgrading older PCs). Samsung now has an even faster SSD: the 990 Pro. Read More »

Electric drones are clean, convenient, light, and have found seemingly infinite commercial and personal uses, but even the best of them can’t fly more than 45 minutes before needing a recharge. So why not use a gas-powered engine instead? Read More »

Plex is a popular movie and TV streaming service, with the option to play content hosted from your own personal servers. However, Plex is now sending out emails explaining user data may have been accessed by a third party. Read More »

Windows 11, like its predecessors, integrates Bing search directly into the Start Menu. Any time you search for an application, file, or folder, you also search Bing. There isn’t even an option to disable it in the Settings app. Luckily, you can do it with a registry hack. Read More »

Apple has now confirmed its next event will take place on September 7, where we’ll likely see the iPhone 14 series for the first time. Here’s how to watch it live, and what we can expect Apple to reveal. Read More »

Have you finally gotten your hands on an Xbox Series X or S? There’s a lot packed into this Microsoft gaming console, so let’s take a look at the features that will help you make the most of all your new console has to offer. Read More »

Welcome back, deal hunters! In this week’s HTG Deals roundup, Google’s newest Pixel phone gets its first price reduction less than one month after launch, plus we’ve found great discounts on HBO Max, Samsung microSD cards, and more. Read on for details. Read More »