The world is a noisy
place. And traffic,
jackhammers, planes,
and trains aren’t only
annoyances, they
can also do real harm
to your eardrums. The
Here One earbuds let
listeners tune out the
noise. Paired with a
smartphone app, the
’buds allow users to
raise or lower specific
sounds from the
environment around
them and better hear
exactly what they want.
Turn down the world and
crank Kanye to 11.A Volume
Knob for LifeH
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HERE ONEAugmented-reality
apps have had a big year,
but as satisfying as it is
catching Pikachu,
experiences can fall
flat. The Phab 2 Pro
phone uses new software
from Google, called
Tango, to give AR extra
depth. Three imagers (a
16-megapixel sensor,
infrared sensor, and
fisheye lens) let your
phone create a 3D map of
the world—for
apps that superimpose
engineering schematics
or video-game worlds
onto the actual one.A World-
Altering PhoneLENOVO
PHAB 2 PROWhen dashing out the
door for a quick run or to
grab some eggs, the
Pebble Core, announced
in May and launching in
January, lets you leave
your phone behind.
Equipped with mobile
data, GPS, 4GB of
storage, and Spotify
playback for songs stored
on the device, the tiny
dongle keeps the
essentials in tow. Fire up
Amazon’s Alexa voice
assistant to hear the
weather, or to summon
an Uber or Lyft to whisk
you back to your phone.Apps on
Your KeychainF
PEBBLE
CORECANON
1DX MARK IIG
Recording 4K video
means filming at data
rates that stress most
memory cards. The 1DX
Mark II is Canon’s first
consumer camera that
keeps up. Support for the
new CFast 2.0 card
means capturing video at
a blazing 350MB/s.
Fast-
Snapping 4K
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Samsung’s
wireless,
heart-monitoring
fitness earbuds
are a completely
self-contained
music system.
Four gigabytes of
onboard storage
hold your workout
playlist—go for a
run without your
smartphone.In-Ear MP3
PlayerSAMSUNG
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