Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) Review: Noise-Canceling Champ
Bose’s sequel to the QuietComfort Headphones is incredibly comfortable and has excellent noise-canceling, but those traits are no longer enough to beat the competition.
The ex-Bose employee-designed Ozlo Sleepbuds were instrumental to waking up the sleep earbuds market (pun very much intended). Though the earbuds had an impressive pedigree and solid performance, they also fell into the traps of a first-generation product — some missing features and a price point that didn't quite match the performance. Ozlo took the feedback in stride and is back with an improved experience in the Ozlo Sleepbuds 2. The new sleep earbuds are available at Ozlo's website as of July 28 for $279. They're cheaper than their predecessor, yet come with key improvements and more sleep features overall. I've been testing the Sleepbuds 2 over the past couple of weeks, and can confirm Ozlo has taken a step in the right direction. As mentioned above, the Ozlo Sleepbuds 2 are available for $279.99. It's an especially impressive price point compared to the first-generation buds for two reasons. One, the original Sleepbuds are $349 at full price. However, they launched at $299, but fell into the wave of tech products that received tariff-related price bumps last spring. Then there's the fact that Soundcore's sleep earbuds with active noise cancellation (Mashable's top pick for sl

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Bose’s sequel to the QuietComfort Headphones is incredibly comfortable and has excellent noise-canceling, but those traits are no longer enough to beat the competition.
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Bose just announced a refresh of its popular QuietComfort headphones, the first hardware update in three years. These new cans sport several improvements when compared to the…
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