The two biggest audio trends in 2023 were open-ear earbuds and spatial audio. They weren’t new — both were already picking up steam a few years ago — but this was the year they became ubiquitous, as ...

Cleer Audio has announced the ARC3 True Wireless Open-Ear Earbuds, with a flexible ear hook hinge design that now includes voice control, wireless charging, LCD touchscreen smart case, 50 hours of ...

If there’s one thing that CES 2026 illustrated to audiophiles, it’s that open-ear audio is the thing right now. The category isn’t new—big names in the audio space like Bose and Nothing have been ...

Generative artificial intelligence startup Stability AI Ltd., which is best known for its image generator tool Stable Diffusion, is leaning further into the field of audio generation with its latest, ...

The Audio-Technica ATH-R50x look and sound great, and they benefit from their open-ear design in ways that have made them my ...

Rarely does a set of open-fit earbuds actually impress me. I tend to find them underwhelming because overall sound quality is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Romania-based Meze Audio has released its latest open-back ...

With CES 2026 closing in, it looks like some brands are jumping into the pool early. Cleer Audio is among them with the latest announcement of its new ARC 4 series of open-ear TWS earbuds. The ARC 4 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Any serious music lover will tell you that there’s nothing ...

AI startup Stability AI has teamed up with chipmaker Arm to bring Stability’s Stable Audio Open, an AI model that can generate audio including sound effects, to mobile devices running Arm chips. While ...