Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Another cool feature is Audio Sharing which lets you share what you’re listening to with other Beats headphones or Apple AirPods. By bringing them near your Apple device, you’ll just need to tap the pop up to activate it, and each of you will be able to control your own volume. Beats really knocked it… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

When the rumors began to swirl that Apple was going to stop including a set of wired earbuds in the box with the iPhone 12, we should’ve seen this coming. The day of Apple’s event, the company’s audio subsidiary Beats announced a set of cheap wireless earbuds that give users a low-cost option. At $50,… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

One of the first questions to ask of any pair of earphones to use while you work out is whether they will stay in place as you run, or jump about at the gym. Dspite not carrying an IP rating for dust or water protection, a source at Beats tells me the Flex are in… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Perhaps the most notable design element is the magnetic earbuds. The back of the buds will snap together when they dangle down from your neck. While the Flex doesn’t have wear detection that automatically pauses when you remove them from your ears, they will pause when the two earbuds are stuck beats studio3 together. And… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: Apples Budget-Friendly Bluetooth Earbuds

Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?

As recently as 2017, one could argue that most true wireless in-ear designs were beyond the budgets of many music-loving commuters. However, a less fancy neckband design offered a wallet-friendly and still wireless solution. When walking down the street, I didn’t notice any cable noise or pulling from the neckband. There’s clear highs and enough… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?

Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?

The sound is our favorite quality of the new Beats Flex. There’s not a ton of frills, but they do what they need to pretty well. There’s supposed to be an auto-play/pause feature when the buds snap together with their built-in magnets, but it didn’t work on our pre-release version. Apple’s built-in W1 chip makes… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?

Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?

Again, the best sound is experienced outside of music, with Beats’ drivers emphasizing vocals to hear dialogue better. I loved using these buds to take in my daily dose of political news via CNN clips, along with other YouTube content I normally binge during downtimes. Even poorly recorded podcasts like The Game Informer Show received… Continue reading Beats Flex Review: How Good Do Apples Sub-$50 Headphones Sound?