Author: Mike Feibus, Special to USA TODAY

Next-generation earbuds don’t just sound better, they’re also more comfortable to wear for long stretches and better at blocking out noise.

For the second time in as many generations, new laptops are leapfrogging last year’s models with snappy performance and better battery life.

As Apple and Intel end a long computer chip relationship, both companies now have their own laptops on the way. Intel’s Lenovo Yoga 9i shows promise.

Don’t have $400 for a new wearable? There’s a smartwatch for that. Here are the latest devices from Apple, Samsung, Garmin and Fitbit.

The Fold2 isn’t a phone or a tablet. It’s a smartphone with a tablet tucked inside. A look at how the device survived in the hands of this reviewer.

Samsung could have a breakthrough with its Note20 Ultra because it is a phablet that is more friendly for smartphone users. And it has the S pen.

Fitbit’s upcoming Sense smartwatch tracks changes in skin moisture and temperature to watch for early signs of sickness, a possible COVID-19 signal.

Samsung isn’t just making incremental improvements to its core strengths in hardware design, it’s also encroaching into others’ territories.

It’s easy to see why so many are skeptical about privacy with Google and Apple COVID-19 tracing apps with tech that already knows too much about us.