Roku has a strange relationship with remotes: it’s one of the worst offenders when it comes to branded buttons, with a seemingly ever-rotating list of streaming services — Netflix, Sling, even Rdio at ...

After awhile, Mac OS X’s alert sounds can be downright grating, as can many of the sounds you hear in Mail, iCal, and iChat. Happily, creating a custom alert sound and adding it to your system isn’t ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Owners of the excellent Jabra Elite 75t (and Elite ...

The Pitaka PinButton case for the Galaxy S25 Ultra adds three programmable NFC buttons. Users can assign routines or actions through One UI’s Modes and Routines without extra apps. These buttons only ...

When you’re out riding your bike, a horn can be a useful warning device to other road users and pedestrians alike. It can also be a source of fun and amusement, or annoyance, depending on the sounds ...

Music motivates me to run faster and further so I rarely run without something playing from a connected smartphone or music-enabled watch. Jaybird was one of the first fitness-focused audio brands I ...

Just a few weeks ago, OnePlus co-founder Pete Lau announced that the brand's iconic two-stage alert slider, the small switch used to quickly toggle between sound modes, would be going away. Instead, ...

Microsoft had re-imagined the notifications sounds in Windows 11/10. When any toast notification arrives on your PC, a default notification sound is played to let you know of the presence of an alert.

The Action button opens a world of possibilities. Image: Apple/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can go beyond the basics if you customize the iPhone’s Action button with shortcuts. You can make a fart ...

If you do not like the existing sound, you can change the new email notification sound on Windows 11/10 using this step-by-step tutorial. You can set existing or custom audio as the new email ...