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The Verge
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
A quest for the best headphone mics
We've all had it happen. You slip on a trusty pair of headphones, hop on a call, and your friends, family, and coworkers say, 'What?!' Cue your own personal reenactment of the classic 'Can you hear me now?' commercials from Verizon. On this episode of The Vergecast, we kick off Hot Girl Vergecast Summer with a classic Vergecast segment: the mic test. Guest host Victoria Song is joined by Vergecast producers Andru Marino and Erick Gomez to see how the Nothing Headphone 1, Sony WH-1000XM6, Apple AirPods Max, and Bose QuietComfort Ultra hold up against what's possibly the noisiest street in Brooklyn. Subscribe: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Pocket Casts | More After that, Victoria is joined by Ladder CEO Greg Stewart to talk about what it takes to build a successful strength training app — especially for people just starting out. As it turns out, it's quite challenging, between curating playlists, accommodating users' different access to equipment, skill levels, and preferences for coaching styles. (And maybe, some occasional beef with Peloton?) Lastly, we answer a question from the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@ about AI fitness summaries, whether people actually like them, what's frustrating about them, and what scenarios they might actually be useful for. Want to learn more about the topics in this episode? Here are some handy dandy links for your reference:
The Verge
01-07-2025
- The Verge
Nothing's over-ear headphones are all about the buttons
Nothing has launched its first pair of over-ear headphones, imaginatively named the Headphone 1. At $299, these are priced to compete with flagship fare, distinguished primarily by their distinctive Nothing design language — right down to the buttons. While the boxy outline calls to mind Apple's AirPods Max, the semi-transparent detailing on the outside of each earcup is all Nothing. So are the buttons, all differently shaped, with some you press, some you flick, and some you toggle. They're meant to be more intuitive to use by touch alone, so you don't have to take the headphones off to remind yourself which button turns on pairing. With active noise cancelling, spatial audio, and support for lossless playback, these tick off most of the usual high-end headphone features. There's 35 hours of battery life with noise cancelation on, an IP52 rating for water-resistance, and the audio itself was developed in partnership with HiFi brand KEF, with custom 40mm drivers. My colleague Andru Marino has already reviewed the Headphone 1, so check out his review to find out how they stack up. Preorders launch on Friday, 4th July, with a full release on the 15th.
The Verge
22-06-2025
- The Verge
Weird-shaped notebooks make me want to write again
Andru Marino is an audio and video producer at The Verge. 'I make videos on our YouTube / TikTok / Instagram channels, and have produced our podcasts like Vergecast, Decoder, and Why'd You Push That Button?' He also keeps a lot of notes, and his latest favorite places to keep them are the Triangle and Sidekick notebooks. I asked him about them. Where did you first hear about these notebooks? I don't really remember when I first saw the Triangle Notebook. It was probably an Instagram ad. I had kept a link to the notebook's website in a browser tab on my phone for a few months and kept thinking about it. When did you buy it, and what went into the decision? I bought it in April, and what really attracted me was how weird it was. Why does the notebook need to be a triangle? Oh, it opens up into a square! Wow, I love that! The main reason I use paper is to doodle, and I thought this shape would inspire me to doodle differently. And then I saw this company also made another notebook called the Sidekick that basically looks like an L when opened, so it is angled alongside your computer keyboard. That was so wacky to me. So I bought that one too. What do you like about them? This seems more like an art experiment than anything. I love objects that make you rethink how they are used. I typically have Post-it notes or a spiral notebook on my desk so I can write something down or doodle during a meeting. The Sidekick doesn't take up a ton of space on my desk either opened or closed. The Triangle Notebook is actually great for using on your lap or other unconventional surfaces, as it is pretty sturdy and lays flat on its spine. Both notebooks also encourage me to use my handwriting more, which was a New Year's resolution I had. Is there anything about them that you dislike, or that you think could be improved? I am not entirely sure if it makes sense to take notes on an L-shaped piece of paper, but that is just what makes the Sidekick different. The Triangle Notebook could have a few more pages in it. It is nicely bound and sort of expensive ($33), so I would like to get more use out of it. Also it is so long! I don't know where to store it. And the pages don't tear out very easily. I'd love to give someone a note on a weird-shaped piece of paper. Who would you recommend it to? I'd recommend the Sidekick to an artist who wants to doodle during meetings — which is why I bought this. But I can also see it working for someone who draws on a tablet and wants to briefly write down some notes about what they are working on. I don't know who I would recommend the Triangle Notebook to besides someone who likes weird objects. I'd love to know if someone feels like they do their best work on a triangle-shaped notebook. You started this by saying you hoped these notebooks would inspire you to doodle differently. Have they? So far, no. My notes look the same mess as ever, but it has encouraged me to doodle more and write more, so that makes me happy. Triangle-shaped notebook that opens into a square. Notebook shaped like an 'L' to wrap around your keyboard.
