The Essential Phone Audio Adapter HD is the expected digital-to-analog converter that snaps on to the Essential Phone. Although we’ve known about the Audio Adapter HD for some time now, the device ...

The Essential Phone Audio Adapter HD is finally here. The snap-on peripheral will set you back $149 and give your Essential Phone a headphone jack and DAC. The Essential Phone Audio Adapter HD is ...

Most smartphones these days come without a 3.5mm audio jack. While there are plenty of options for USB-C and wireless earbuds, some people still prefer their 3.5mm earbuds and headsets. Fortunately, ...

Most people thought that Essential was dead and had probably given up hope of getting the Audio Adapter HD dongle for headphones that the company had been promising for a long time. Things haven't ...

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Most consumers are content with the sound that comes out of their wired headphones and earbuds. It’s sufficient for keeping them entertained at their cubicles or during long flights back home for the ...

How do engineers squeeze all the necessary circuitry (and what is it?) into one of these devices, and do so this inexpensively? With the demise of analog audio line out, headphone (output-only), and ...

Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

Recently, I offered a first look at Audioengine’s $149 W1 Wireless Audio Adapter —a kit that contains USB audio transmitter and receiver units along with a power supply and a handful of audio cables.

Amazon currently sells audio adapters that enable visually impaired Kindle owners can have their audiobooks read aloud to them. Normally, this adapter costs around $20, but you can make your own for ...