How Good Are Microsoft Surface Headphones Here Is a Review

The anticipations of the previous days had always described, with little details, the new hybrid tablets, the new laptops and the new desktop computer designed for the creatives. No one, however, expected that Microsoft could show up at the event last October 2, 2018 with a pair of headphones with noise canceling technology . Instead, when everything seemed to take place according to the script, the Surface Headphones , the first headphones ever made by Redmond's house, appeared on stage.

And, mind you, this is not an impromptu company: according to what was said during the event dedicated (mainly) to the new Surface PCs , Microsoft engineers have worked on the development of these headphones for three years , with the The objective is to compete with the various Bose, Sony and Sennheiser in an increasingly competitive and increasingly attractive market (both for users, but above all for producers). In short, a well-calculated risk and built entirely in-house , taking advantage of laboratories, designers and production facilities all within the company created by Bill Gates.

At first glance, the work of the technicians of the Redmond house was more than excellent: the Surface Headphones are headphones over ear with a classic look , but not for this dated or "boring". Completely wireless , they connect via Bluetooth and are compatible with Windows 10 systems (you can connect them instantly with any Windows PC thanks to Swift Pair technology ), macOS, Android and iOS . Equipped with internal battery, offer a range of 15 hours of audio playback with Bluetooth, noise cancellation and active Cortana (yes, natively support Cortana without the need for an Internet connection); if only the audio reproduction and the cancellation of the noise remain active, the autonomy increases to 50 hours. Among other features, we also report the so-called head on : just wear them or remove them to activate or stop the audio playback.

For an optimal user experience, Microsoft engineers have implemented a double control system : on the one hand volume and noise cancellation level can be controlled thanks to the rings mounted on the outside of the audio pavilions; on the other side it will be possible to check the functionalities (audio playback, answer calls, control audio reproduction) thanks to a touch surface on the outside of the pavilions.

Surface Headphones features summary
Pavilions weight and dimensions : 296 grams, 40 mm pavilions
Microphones : 8 microphones (4 per pavilion) including 4 beanforming
Autonomy and recharge . 15 hours of audio playback with Bluetooth, noise canceling and active Cortana; 50 hours of audio playback with Bluetooth off and active noise cancellation. Equipped with fast charging, it offers up to 1 hour of playback with a charge of 5 minutes
Audio and equalizer . Thanks to the smartphone app that accompanies the headphones, the user can choose between 13 different preset audio modes, so as to play their own music with the bass levels that you prefer
Connectivity . Bluetooth 4.2, USB type-C
Controls . Double ring on the outside of the pavilions to control volume and noise cancellation level; touch surface for checking the functionality of the headphones
Voice assistant . Naturally compatible with Cortana, even without a connection to the Net. To activate the assistant, it will suffice to say "Hey Cortana"
Microsoft headphones are not immediately available, but can only be purchased in a few weeks. Even if the Microsoft Headphones release date has not been made known, it is easy to assume that they are put on sale just before the Christmas holidays, as a Christmas present for the home audiophiles. It must be said, however, that Microsoft headphones should not reach our latitudes. Or at least, they should not do it immediately: the initial launch, in fact, is only provided for the United States. The retail price is 350 dollars.

How To Try YouTube Music in the Philippines and Asian Countries

YouTube Music is not yet available in the Philippines and other countries in Asia. You can however opt for beta or for early access if you are a developer. Or send a message to YouTube to get notification when this arrives, you can use the Twitter account TeamYouTube to get in touch with them.

YouTube launches YouTube Music, the web platform has announced that next Tuesday, May 22, 2018, will be active a new paid service of streaming music similar to Spotify and Apple Music.

The new service will allow you to watch videos without ads, to listen to music even by turning off the screen and creating personalized playlists.

The Liverpool-Real Champions League final on Saturday, May 26th will be streamed on YouTube through the BtSport channel.

Youtube Music will currently only be available in Australia, Mexico, South Korea, New Zealand and the United States. In the coming weeks it will also arrive in Italy.

The new streaming music service like Spotify, but YouTube, will be paid, at a cost of 10 dollars a month, but there will be an initial free trial period.

With YouTube Music it will be possible to watch music videos without the interruption of advertising and you can listen to music even by turning off the screen, thus overcoming the limit between the biggest of the music platform.

Spotify instead in the last period  has canceled all accounts that used the premium version for free by circumventing the system through an unofficial application. On the market, however,  there are free alternatives that allow you to listen to music for free: without advertising, choosing songs as you like, but especially offline.

Tuning In to Internet Radio from An Actual Radio Set

Would you like to listen to the streaming radio but do not know how? You do not have to worry, with this article we really want to help you! Your hectic days, rich perhaps of traveling by train or bus, could be less frustrating if you have your favorite stations in your headphones. So what are you waiting for? In the next lines I will give you all the information to listen to your favorite shows online. Are you ready? Great, let's go!

To listen to the radio streaming, you must first have a data connection, because if you are around, you will hardly be able to use a Wi-Fi. So, make sure you have a promotion with at least 10 GB active, also because often listening to the streaming radio you could consume some data. Then connected to the official website of the station you want to listen to : here you will have a menu where you will also see the voice Listen. Click on it, it will open a window where you do not have to do anything but crush play and listen to the program that at that time is expected in the schedule.

That done, you just have to get comfortable and let yourself be lulled by the voices of the most important speakers of Italian radio, from Linus to Max Brigante just to mention two names among those that are always the most.

Free Music Listening App for Mobile

Do you want to listen to music for free online or download mp3 in a legal way? The best apps for smartphones, sites and computer programs to download songs or listen to them directly in streaming with your phone

Free online music is definitely one of the most sought after phrases on search engines by young and old users in recent years. The new listening systems, which made it unnecessary to buy physical media with songs inside, were a big problem for the record industry, but a real boon for fans who could enjoy whole catalogs of their favorite artists at no cost .

The free music came with the advent of the digital age. A few decades ago, only Lp and analogue cassettes full of rustling were heard. Then the CDs arrived and already seemed like a revolution, at least at the level of sound. But then came our era, the one without physical support that has also completely lost the perception of the economic value of music in society. All to look for systems to download more or less free mp3s: for a while there was talk of nothing else. The p2p systems and piracy have created huge upheavals in the market. But already today we are beyond.

The free online music is currently listened to in streaming , which makes it completely useless to download songs and mp3 with the peer to peer. The new trends say that you do not even need computers to download mp3s. Just a simple Android smartphone or iPhone connected to the internet on which to install special apps that allow an endless stream of songs.

Free music app
As the first system to listen to music for free online we can not fail to mention the apps to be installed on the smartphone. We leave out the mp3 download systems now obsolete but we focus only on the applications offered by the main streaming services that allow the free listening of songs in exchange for advertising in a very simple way.

Spotify is the most used app in the world to listen to music for free with your smartphone. The service, recently listed on the stock exchange , was the first to believe in the potential of streaming. The application is available for mobile, PC or tablet and offers a completely free listening mode, in exchange for advertising, albeit with some limitation, or a fee. Both allow access to an endless catalog of songs to listen to in good quality.

YouTube music has recently arrived in the streaming market with an offer similar to that seen previously. Also here is an app for iPhone and Android, but also a complete program for PC. The songs can be chosen from a huge catalog and listen for free interspersed with commercials. Do not miss the possibility to create personal collections with favorite artists.

Amazon Music is the offer to listen to music online free of the e-commerce giant. Subscribers to Amazon Prime can access the endless catalog of songs, while to avoid the limitations there is the Unlimited offer at the same price of 9.99 euros per month of the other competitors on the market.

Free music on YouTube
To listen to music free from computers YouTube has always been the most used system How to do? There is nothing simpler. Just connect to the site via a computer or smartphone, for which an app is also available, and type in the name of the artist whose tracks you want to listen to. Immediately appear his videos, to be filtered according to various parameters, while on the right of the screen the mix of YouTube chooses for us the songs that have got more views or that are somehow more in sight.

Below the list of songs there are albums to listen for free . Clicking on it we are sent back to a page that contains videos of all the individual that compose it. The beauty is that there are really all, both the recent ones with the latest hits for the most famous artists, and the old ones of which we may not even know the existence. The system was so simple that immediately services were born to download the audio files of the video. But now the so-called stream-ripping carried out with these converters is considered a form of piracy and the sites that carried it out have been closed

Where to listen to music for free
Below we report other services where you can listen to music for free online. These are online streaming or radio systems that also allow for mp3 downloads in a legal way. Although these are not services like those paid. they are perfect for listening to background music without spending anything.

Soundcloud Free internet service for online music management. It allows users to listen to songs and artists to upload them to make them listen to the audience. It is a true digital Juke box used by artists that are still little known and that put their songs available for download to expand the public and make themselves known.

Tunein It is an online radio that offers songs but also programs and podcasts from all over the world. Fantastic because the stations can be chosen according to gender and origin. Being a radio with a complete schedule that also includes sponsors, in this case listening is really completely free and you can find real goodies.

Dashradio It is a radio in streaming organized in a very simple way to listen to music for free listening only to the songs of interest as if they were playlists of paid services. Instead it works well and is completely free.

YouTube Music List of Features To Be Available in the Philippines When It Launches

YouTube Music is updated by introducing streaming quality options

The Google developers have just released a new update to the Android app for  YouTube Music introducing some great new long requested by users of the service.

First of all, we find the introduction of quality controls for streaming . This means that, based on our data plan, we can choose whether to stream from YouTube Music with higher quality but more data consumption or with lower quality and less data consumption.

There are also some new download quality checks available in the Download menu. In its menu there is a new option "Audio quality" which offers further adjustments such as Low, Normal and High. In addition, a " Video Quality " should allow users to set the streaming service to store only the audio.

Here are its features:

A completely renewed music service, with the latest releases of your favorite artists
Easily find albums, singles, live performances, covers and remixes that you want to listen to.
Do not you know the title of a song? Just search for the words in the text or describe it
Get music recommendations based on your tastes, where you are and at the time of day.
Use the "Hotlist" tab to keep up with the latest trends
Listen to songs without ads.
Music will not stop when you lock the screen or use other apps.
Download your favorite songs or leave it to us by activating the Mixtape function offline

YouTube Music is not yet available in the Philippines but when it arrives the above mentioned features will be enjoyed.