John Higgins

Senior Reviewer, TVs & Audio

John Higgins is a Los Angeles-based senior reviewer at The Verge covering TVs and audio. Before joining The Verge, he’s been the Senior Editor of AV at Digital Trends and Managing Editor, Tech at Reviewed. During his 20+ year career in publishing, he’s written reviews and features for the New York Times’ Wirecutter, TechRadar, Tom’s Guide, Business Insider, CNET, Sound & Vision, IGN, T3, Projector Central, and Home Theater Magazine, where he got his start in 2003. He is also an ISF Level III-certified display calibrator. Away from his desk, John is a musician with a Masters degree in piano from University of Southern California. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife and son, or playing D&D or video games. Signal: johnhiggins.01

Sony finally has a cheaper OLED to compete with midrange Samsung and LG TVs

John HigginsAug 27

John HigginsAug 26

The already incredibly bright Soundcore X1 portable projector gets a boost.

The newly released Nebula X1S looks identical to the Nebula X1 and shares most specs. But it goes from the 3,500 ANSI lumen three-lamp optical engine of the X1 to a four-lamp, for 6,000 ANSI lumens (in conference mode). It’s available at Soundcore and Amazon for $3,299.

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Nebula Launches Upgraded X1S Triple Laser, Outdoor 4K Projector With 6,000 Lumens

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The second-generation Bose QuietComfort Headphones are good, but don’t stand out

There’s nothing really wrong with the QuietComfort Headphones 2nd Gen, but there’s nothing exciting about them, either.

John HigginsAug 26

John HigginsAug 25

You can now get LG’s Frame competitor.

The LG Gallery TV with Frame, originally announced at CES 2026, is now available alongside a collaboration with The Met that gets you access to over 100 works from its collection. It’s already discounted and cheaper than The Frame — $800 for the 55 inch and $1,000 for the 65 inch — and a white frame is included.

The LG Gallery TV in a brightly lit living space with a LG Gallery Plus and The Met badge above it.

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My parrot ate my keyboard

John HigginsAug 18

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CMF’s clip earbuds hit the balance between cheap and good

The CMF Clip Pro are a very comfortable option for those that hate things in their ears.

John HigginsAug 14

John HigginsAug 12

Google’s two-year-old Pixel earbuds are getting an ANC update.

It’s not a brand-new set of earbuds, but in addition to a new olive color, the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will get a firmware update that can improve ANC based on how the buds sit in your ears. Expect the update to roll out sometime in September.