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If you love bass as much as I do, you’ll adore Skullcandy’s new gaming headset — but it comes at a hefty cost

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Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720: two-minute review The Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720 is an open-back headset with a bass-heavy sound designed to impart as much impact as possible when playing games. For a gaming headset, the Crusher PLYR 720 has quite a muted appearance; even the RGB lighting is restrained. In fact, the most prominent feature is the sheer bulk of the drivers, which are hard to ignore and aren’t exactly flattering when cupped over your ears. The entire headset is built to a high standard. The materials feel premium and sturdy, and the various buttons and controls operate with a reassuring solidity. All this means the Crusher PLYR 720 ranks among the best wireless gaming headset in terms of construction. Wearing the Crusher PLYR 720 is largely a joy, despite that aforementioned bulk. Even when wearing glasses, I experienced little fatigue on my ears or head, even after long sessions. This is partly due to the thick padding of the earcups, although their inner circumfere...

Neo Mail review

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Neo may not have the name recognition of the real major players in this space, like Google Workspace , Microsoft 365 or Proton Mail , but it is nevertheless making a concerted effort to join them as one of the best email hosting services around.  Attempting to set itself apart from its competitors, Neo has set its sights on the small business market. This is an email provider that is geared towards entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses. And what it does, it does well. If you are a small business, this is an email hosting platform that ticks a lot of boxes. Neo comes with a good range of features, including appointment scheduling, email templates, and read receipts, and is available at an affordable price. It’s a great option if you want a custom email address, flexible cloud storage and the possibility of exploring whether some of those AI tools making headlines are really as important to business success as they claim to be. It must be said, Neo isn’t perfect...

I've been using these super-cheap headphones for a month — I'm surprised to report they sound great

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OneOdio Focus A1 Pro: Two-minute review It’s a competitive world out there for the best cheap headphones — OneOdio should know, it’s contributed a fair few options. And with its most recent pair of budget blowers, it’s offered yet another fantastic-value headset with just a few rough edges. The OneOdio Focus A1 Pro are the cheapest pair of headphones we’ve tested yet from the budget brand, and that’s really saying something. They cost just $35 or equivalent, undercutting the 4.5-star-rated OneOdio Focus A6 . If you’re looking for a pair of headphones that’ll last you well, and really don’t want to spend much money, they’re a hit. Last you they will, because they offer a battery life that reaches up to 70 hours, which is fantastic for the money. They’re also lightweight and easy to tote about, and these perks will likely be big draws to buyers on a budget. My favorite element of the Focus A1 Pro is the audio quality: these headphones sound better than anything else I’ve tested un...

I've been using the Onyx Boox Note Air5 C for a few weeks and it's an excellent color epaper tablet — it just doesn't feel 'new'

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Onyx Boox Note Air5 C: One-minute review I’ve been a fan of the Boox Note Air series of epaper tablets since I first tried the Note Air 2 , and the Note Air5 C — announced in October 2025 — continues the tradition of solidly built devices that work well. The headline act here is an updated operating system. It’s the first epaper tablet to run an Android 15-based software and Boox has promised that the device will receive three years of support, much more than previous iterations. The second thing that’s new here is the pen. It ships with the Boox Pen 3, which is unlike anything I’ve seen from the Chinese ereader maker. It continues to have the felt tip-like writing experience, but unique is the storage space for three replacement nibs on the top, covered by its own cap. Sadly this top cover is loose and pops off easily. Lastly, the Note Air5 C features a set of pogo pins on its rear that allows it to attach seamlessly to the optional keyboard folio from Boox, and there’s a pair o...