SAVE $50.01: As of Feb. 5, get the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds for $58.99, down from their usual price of $109. That’s a discount of 46% and the lowest price we’ve seen.

If you’re looking to shop for a new pair of earbuds, you’ve got plenty of options. You don’t have to stick to the familiar, like Apple’s AirPods, for example. If you’re willing to try something else, there’s a great pick right now at Amazon, and it’s back at its lowest price yet.

As of Feb. 5, get the Nothing Ear (a) wireless earbuds for $58.99, down from their usual price of $109. That’s a discount of 46% and the lowest price we’ve seen.

These earbuds are unique from the top down, from their transparent, square charging case to their budget pricing. They integrate ChatGPT in addition to offering great audio, which means you can use the voice portion of the chat assistant to handle search questions while out in the world. This optional addition makes them a solid choice that you’d be paying far more from another manufacturer for.

Of course, they’re also excellent for listening to your favorite songs and podcasts or hanging on calls. They have compact 11mm drivers for great bass as wll as active noise cancellation that can help you block out the world when you don’t want to hear it.

While they come with these intriguing additional features for a low price, they’re jut an overall all-around good pair of headphones that you’ll actually enjoy using — and others might ask where you got them due to their unique look. Grab yours while they’re back at this extremely palatable price.

JLab, the California audio brand behind some of our favorite budget headphones, is launching a new pair of oversized headphones with a secret. They’re actually Bluetooth speakers you can wear — but around your neck, not on your dome.

The limited-edition JLab Blue XL Speaker Headphones aren’t just a bit tied to this weekend’s Bad Bunny concert big game. They’re a real product you can buy. As of Feb. 4, JLab is selling them on its website for just $99.99 a pair while supplies last.

JLab gave out shiny golden versions of these headphones to playmakers during the 2025 Birmingham Bowl between Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, of which it was the title sponsor. All Georgia Southern Eagles players received a pair of the Blue XLs for winning the game. They come in an aqua colorway, hence their name.

The Blue XLs are equipped with faux leather ear cushions and dual 2.5-inch drivers, and they offer up to 20 hours of playtime with a full three-hour charge. They’re compatible with Bluetooth 5.4. And like the regular-sized JLab JBuds Lux ANC headphones, our top value pick, you can customize their sound settings using the JLab app.

A JLab rep tells me that the Blue XLs weigh in at 3.3 pounds and that there’s a cushion on their band. If your upper traps can’t handle the strain, or if you’re too shy to wear the Blue XLs in public, the company says you can also prop them up on a table for listening.

Phone, keys, speaker that looks like giant headphones… good to go.
Credit: JLab

JLab’s release of the Blue XLs comes hot on the heels of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where the Mashable team encountered a much more practical take on the speaker headphones concept. With a simple twist, TDM.’s Neo Hybrids transform from headphones that play audio from their cups into a compact portable speaker with external audio. Senior Tech Reporter Matt Binder called them “one of the most impressive things I found” at CES. They’ll soon launch on Kickstarter for $249.

A new lawsuit has shed a terrifying light on a Tesla driver’s death in October 2025.

Bloomberg reported on the wrongful death lawsuit, which is centered around 20-year-old Samuel Tremblett, a driver who passed away after a collision involving a Tesla Model Y SUV in October of last year.

According to the lawsuit, Tremblett was driving a 2021 Tesla Model Y outside Boston when he left the road and struck a tree. He survived the initial impact but was apparently unable to exit the vehicle due to an alleged failure of Tesla’s signature electric door system. He eventually died as a result of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries. Before he died, Tremblett called 911, but first responders were not able to rescue him in time.

The most chilling part of this whole story comes from 911 call transcripts found in the lawsuit.

“It’s on fire. Please help,” Tremblett said, according to the transcript. “I am going to die.”

The lawsuit states that police officers arrived quickly to the scene, but were unable to put out the fire or remove Tremblett in time. The lawsuit says it ultimately took firefighters four hours to extinguish the crashed Model Y.

As the fire burned, Tremblett stayed on the phone with the 911 dispatcher:

I’m stuck in a car crash… I can’t get out, please help me… I can’t breathe… It’s on fire, it’s on fire. Help please… I am going to die… I’m dying. Help. I’m dying… Help… Help.

Last year, a Bloomberg report found 15 deaths related to Tesla’s electronic door system, part of a wider investigation into the safety of Tesla doors. According to Bloomberg, there is a low-voltage battery in each Tesla vehicle that governs components such as doors, while a higher voltage battery is responsible for propelling the car forward. If the low-voltage battery is disabled for any reason, the doors will not open in their normal fashion.

There is a mechanical release for the doors, but per Bloomberg, many drivers are not aware of this or how to operate it. In addition, panicked drivers in a life-or-death situation may struggle to recall the proper opening procedure.

The lawsuit accuses Tesla of selling vehicles with a “defective and unreasonably dangerous automated door handles.” It further states that “Tesla owed a duty to provide adequate warnings, instructions, and information with the Subject Vehicle before placing it into the stream of commerce” and that “Tesla knew or should have known of the defective and unreasonably dangerous condition of the 2021 Model Y.”

For its part, Tesla said last year that it would update its vehicles so that doors would automatically unlock after a “serious collision.” However, the company only reached that conclusion after multiple deaths allegedly involving door failures.