Image: Sonos Sonos is refreshing its small portable speaker, the Roam, with a second-generation model that mostly adds some minor quality-of-life improvements. It’s reasonable to think of the new Roam 2, available today for $199, as more of a Roam 1.5: this is really what Sonos should’ve released in the first place. As I reported earlier this month, the Roam 2 can be used right out of the box like any other Bluetooth speaker. That differs from the original, which awkwardly required an initial setup process with the Sonos app — on your home Wi-Fi network, no less — before you could use it on the go. Seems silly for a portable audio product, right? Thankfully Sonos now agrees. The Roam 2 also gains a dedicated Bluetooth pairing button on the back,... Continue reading…

The company’s app redesign fumble threatens to steal the thunder from what otherwise looks (and feels) like an impressive debut in a new category. Continue reading…

To celebrate today's World Meditation Day, Apple Watch users can earn a new limited-edition award for the occasion. As usual, Apple celebrates through Apple Watch challenges historic days and engages its users in monthly health activities. For example, on Valentine's Day, Apple celebrated Heart Month by awarding anyone who completed a 30-minute workout to fill their Exercise ring on February 14. Now, to get this exclusive Apple Watch award, users need to record five mindful minutes or more with the Mindfulness app or any app that adds mindful minutes to the Health app. Apple says that Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention to the present. "When you're mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them as good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience." Image source: Apple Inc. With the current iOS 17 and watchOS 10 releases, Apple focused even more on mental health awareness. iPhone and Apple Watch users received several new features in this software cycle. The Health app now lets you log your state of mind by scrolling through engaging visuals to help you select how you’re feeling at that moment and during the day overall. In the Health app, it’s also possible to see your state of mind and how it could correlate with lifestyle factors. With a new Mental Wellbeing section, you can even log how anxious or depressed you feel. This will help you understand if you need to pursue medical help or not. All of this data is combined with a new Apple Watch Series 6 (and later), Apple Watch SE 2, or Apple Watch Ultra tracker, available with watchOS 10, which identifies how much time you spend in daylight thanks to its ambient light sensor. Lastly, the Journal app also helps inspire you with on-device machine learning to write about activities you engaged in, photos you took, people you met, places you visited, and more. Here are three reasons why you should start journaling today. That said, even if you don't use the Mindfulness app daily, why not take five minutes to earn this exclusive Apple Watch award today? Don't Miss: watchOS 10: Release date, Apple Watch features, beta, more The post Apple celebrates World Meditation Day with exclusive Apple Watch Award appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo, Apple, Samsung foldable phones, more Today’s deals: MacBook Pro & Air blowout, $99 Bose speaker, $25 Fire TV Stick 4K, $15 TOZO earbuds, more Today’s deals: $20 Blink Mini, $179 AirPods Pro, $300 Vitamix blender, $100 COSORI air fryer, more Today’s deals: $50 off new Beats Solo 4, $249 iPad 9th-Gen, $19 Roku Express, $180 ASUS laptop, more

Move over, AirPods Max, Bose QuietComfort Ultra, and Sony WH-1000XM5! The Sonos Ace is finally here. Sonos announced its first-ever wireless headphones on Tuesday, and they are available to pre-order starting today. I’ll start with the bad part first. Yes, Sonos Ace is expensive — the headphones will cost you $449. But these are premium wireless headphones that promise a superior listening experience, similar to AirPods Max and the other high-end wireless headphones on the market. The Sonos Ace will be available in the US and other regions soon. Sonos Ace will be released on June 5th, so you have a couple of weeks to decide whether or not you want a pair. Continue reading... The post Sonos Ace headphones are official: $450 for ANC, spatial audio, and 30-hour battery life appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Memorial Day sales on ECOVACS DEEBOT X2 Combo, Apple, Samsung foldable phones, more Today’s deals: $79 AirPods, $249 iPad 9, free smart bulbs, Lexar memory sale, 20% off Galaxy S24, more Today’s deals: $3 Alexa smart plugs, Peloton sale, $250 HP laptop, Sony XM5 headphones, more Today’s deals: MacBook Pro & Air blowout, $99 Bose speaker, $25 Fire TV Stick 4K, $15 TOZO earbuds, more

The Russian-installed head of Ukraine's occupied Luhansk region said Tuesday that Ukraine had attacked it the previous day with ATACMS missiles supplied by the United States, wounding eight.

A California legislator backed by former President Donald Trump is in a special election Tuesday to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

Republican lawmakers and other critics admonished President Joe Biden for offering "official condolences" to Iran following the death of "The Butcher of Tehran," President Ebrahim Raisi.

Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs.

Michael Cohen could have been hit with a sentence of up to 15 years behind bars if he'd been charged and convicted of stealing $60,000 from former President Donald Trump, legal experts told the New York Post. Cohen, the former Trump attorney admitted Monday to jurors in the...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent a follow-up abdominal CT scan and remains conscious and communicative, doctors treating him said Tuesday, as he recovers from being hit by four bullets in an assassination attempt last week.