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Arduino random function12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Timers do it at the same time, humans vary. Because you have a non-sequence range that’s relatively small (n 8), and only 2 of the numbers are invalid, I’d recommend running random on this range (2-8) and then if the result is 6 or 7, run random() again. ![]() This lesson was inspired by the following viewer. Now this article is exactly the sort of thing that keeps me coming back to Random Nerd Tutorials. It is by far the easier ways to generate random numbers in runtime. This of course to make would be burglars think it wasnt a timer, but a human to switch on the light. random() method in Arduino has input parameters that are the min and max respectively. In this video we demonstrate how to create pseudo random numbers with Arduino - with a useful twist. I have a feeling the random () function in Arduino does something similar. The random() function of the Arduino -though not really random- is a handy command simulate seemingly random occurrances on an Arduino.įor a home automation project I needed a specific action (a light being switched on) to occur at a specific time, but not always at the same time each day. ![]()
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Draftsight 2020 crashing12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() If necessary, once cleaned, the additional layouts and styles can be reintroduced by the Designcentre. Also be aware that any 3 rd part proxies, annotative elements, dynamic blocks and other elements will be simplified and/or deleted so it is strongly recommended to check this drawing post export to ensure that all required data has survived the trip. WARNING: Performing this task will mean that multiple layout tabs will be lost, as the R12 file format only supported one layout tab. If all these attempts still yield no results, then our nuclear option would be the saving of the drawing file (assuming it can be opened) to an old R12 (DOS) version of DXF. If the standard Windows shortcut keys are unfamiliar then many of the options are available in a right click menu fly-out as shown below. Select the desired elements, press ‘CTRL+C’ switch to the clean target drawing and paste (CTRL+V) and if coordinates are critical, use the paste ‘to original coordinates’ for consistency. For this to work, ensure the correct template has been selected to copy to. The copy and paste function are an alternative option to the WBlock command. Before doing this task ensure the appropriate layers have been switched on for selection, otherwise some critical information may be lost! I normally will use the ‘select objects’ option and write those elements to a new file, hopefully leaving the ‘corrupted’ aspects of the drawing behind. This will bring a screen which will grant users a range of options to transfer. This command is a little bit like the Windows copy and paste function and will write those select elements out to a new and hopefully cleaned version of your drawing.Īccessing Wblock can be either from the command line or the Insert tab of the AutoCAD ribbon menu. If this is the case another command that can prove useful is the WBLOCK command. This can be very useful midway through a project when file management and linking of data is at an advanced stage. The RECOVER WITH XREFS command extends the regular Recover command as audits and repairs not just the host drawing, but all its reference files as well. For this situation we also have the RECOVER command which like Audit, performs a health check on a drawing file but as the drawing is opened. Sometimes a drawing will report problems upon opening, or perhaps an external reference file doesn’t display in the main file or bind as an embedded copy. In most instances the drawing will be clean and report zero errors after two to three sessions. But if not, then the drawing should be saved, and the audit command repeated until this is the case. Upon completion it should report several problems found and fixed. Accessed from the application menu or via the command line the Audit command will check and fix, if prompted, various aspects of the drawing file. This command is like a personal health check for your ailing drawing. The first to mention is the AUDIT command. From intermittent network issues to elements created by obsolete or poorly tested third-party add-ons, or perhaps even a computer virus! Bottom line is that these factors are often beyond the recipient’s control and a quick fast and simple fix is required to complete the job at hand.įortunately, the full AutoCAD and its LT sibling have a few tools that can hopefully resolve these issues. I am often asked why do drawings get corrupted? It can be down to several factors, failing hardware on the authoring workstation. Therefore, if problems occur repeatedly its time to do a file health check and repair! But, although it (usually!) finds the latest backup and temporary save files it doesn’t fix the underlying causes of the error. This command will run immediately once AutoCAD has been restarted after a crash. The Drawing Recovery Manager is an invaluable tool to get users back on their feet after an AutoCAD crash. The time lost for slow save and load times, crashing files or odd objects that stubbornly remain with a drawing, despite user’s best efforts. Problematic drawings can be a real bane for any office using AutoCAD. ![]()
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Deep eddy lime vodka12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. ![]() Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Ruby red, soda and wedge of lime is a wonderful summertime libation AND easy on the calories. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Was introduced to Deep Eddy on a trip to Austin in 2021. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name. Garnish it with lemons, and enjoy.I Really need some help. To serve, pour the mix into the glasses (half-glass) over ice, then fill them with Sprite. Stir gently and transfer it into a large pitcher and refrigerate. ![]() Instructions: Combine vodka, sweet & sour, and curacao in your mixing bowl. Pour soda water on top and garnish it with a lime wheel.ĭeep Eddy Lemon Vodka, mixed with Sprite, plus more spices, creates a beautiful and flavorful Electric Lemonade, perfect for big happenings. Instructions: In your old-fashioned glass, add lemon vodka over ice. The addition of Lemon to the Deep Eddy brand will continue to round out our flavor portfolio.” We are excited to bring a ‘fresh’ spin on a very traditional and proven flavor. “Citrus and lemon have been leading flavors within the vodka category for many years. The neutralness of soda water balances the strong notes of vodka. Pour club soda on top and jazz it up with mint or lemon peel if you want.įor a very quick-to-prepare treat, craft the classic Vodka Soda. Instructions: Combine lemonade and vodka in your cocktail glass, then stir. ĭeep Eddy Lemon plus the Huckleberry Lemonade creates the citrusy and boozy Adult Lemonade. Add ice, stir well and top it off with 7-Up. Instructions: In a 16oz glass, combine vodka, lime juice, and lemon juice. Summer drink y’all? Don’t forget to try Texas Lemonade, featuring 7-Up and lemon vodka, to refresh your day. Squeeze a drop of lemon and add lemon seltzer water on top. Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Instructions: In a glass, line the lemon slice at the bottom with ice and pour vodka. 1.5 oz Deep Eddy Lime Vodka.5 oz Licor 43.5 oz Heavy Cream.5 oz Lime Juice.25 oz Simple Syrup. Mix Deep Eddy Lemon with lemon-flavored seltzer water to make a refreshing Lemonade Vodka Spritzer. Top it off with lemon club soda and garnish with a lemon slice, if preferred. Instructions: Combine vodka, lemonade, and liqueur in your highball glass, and stir. Instructions: Fill your copper mug with ice, mix all the ingredients, and then serve.įor a refreshing Elderflower Vodka Lemonade cocktail, use lemon club soda to enhance the flavors of vodka. Try this Blueberry Ginger Mule recipe, using Deep Eddy Vodka mixed with blueberry cordial. Instructions: In your shaker filled with ice, mix honey, juice, and vodka until chilled, and strain in your glass over fresh ice. Savor the flavors of lemon vodka, ginger, and honey in this sparkling Ginger Ale & Lemon Drop cocktail. Instructions: In your shaker filled with ice, shake all the ingredients for about 10 seconds and strain them into your chilled coupe glass. Stir gently and garnish it with a slice of lemon if desired.Ĭraft a Cosmopolitan using Deep Eddy Lemon mixed with cranberry juice. Instructions: In your highball glass with ice, add all the ingredients. Try unsweet iced tea and Deep Eddy Lemon for a more off-script drink. John Daly cocktail is similar to Arnold Palmer’s signature drink but with a twist. Top 10 Mixers To Level Up Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka 10. Top 10 Mixers To Level Up Deep Eddy Lemon Vodka. ![]()
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Ai chatbot for healthcare12/30/2023 ![]() Second, the AI algorithm uses machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to identify clinically meaningful patterns and understand user needs. First, AI chatbots can collect data sets from diverse sources: electronic health records, unstructured clinical notes, real-time physiological data points using additional sensors (eye-movement tracking, facial recognition, movement tracking, and heartbeat), and user interactions. ĪI chatbots demonstrate their potential for effective behavior change through key steps of data processing in health-related conversations: data input, data analysis, and data output. The overall conversational flexibility offered by AI chatbots in terms of communicating at anytime from anywhere offers a safe space to facilitate interactions with patients who feel or experience stigmatization while seeking health care services. AI chatbots offer the flexibility of on-demand support, personalized support and content, and consistent connectivity (sustainability), contributing to addressing the shortfalls of telehealth services. The existing digital therapeutic and telehealth interventions with didactic components, which enable health care providers to communicate with patients via digital platforms (eg, email and video call), have encountered several challenges, including relatively low adherence, unsustainability, and inflexibility. With the increased access to technological devices (eg, smartphones and computers) and the internet, AI chatbots offer the potential to provide accessible, autonomous, and engaging health-related information and services, which can be promising for technology-facilitated interventions. However, the reported results need to be interpreted with caution because of the moderate to high risk of internal validity, insufficient description of AI techniques, and limitation for generalizability.Ĭonclusions: AI chatbots have demonstrated the efficacy of health behavior change interventions among large and diverse populations however, future studies need to adopt robust randomized control trials to establish definitive conclusions.Īrtificial intelligence (AI)–driven chatbots (AI chatbots) are conversational agents that mimic human interaction through written, oral, and visual forms of communication with a user. The participants also reported that AI chatbots offered a nonjudgmental space for communicating sensitive information. The AI chatbots demonstrated potential for scalability by deployment through accessible devices and platforms (eg, smartphones and Facebook Messenger). Real-time user-chatbot interaction data, such as user preferences and behavioral performance, were collected on the chatbot platform to identify ways of providing personalized services. Selected behavior change theories and expert consultation were used to develop the behavior change strategies of AI chatbots, including goal setting, monitoring, real-time reinforcement or feedback, and on-demand support. However, there were mixed results regarding feasibility, acceptability, and usability. Results: Of the 15 included studies, several demonstrated the high efficacy of AI chatbots in promoting healthy lifestyles (n=6, 40%), smoking cessation (n=4, 27%), treatment or medication adherence (n=2, 13%), and reduction in substance misuse (n=1, 7%). The screening, extraction, and analysis of the identified articles were performed by following the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in 7 bibliographic databases (PubMed, IEEE Xplore, ACM Digital Library, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, and JMIR publications) for empirical articles published from 1980 to 2022 that evaluated the feasibility or efficacy of AI chatbots for behavior change. Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and intervention characteristics of AI chatbots for promoting health behavior change. Online Journal of Public Health Informaticsĭepartment of Health Promotion, Education and BehaviorĮmail: Artificial intelligence (AI)–based chatbots can offer personalized, engaging, and on-demand health promotion interventions.Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal 11 articles.JMIR Bioinformatics and Biotechnology 35 articles.JMIR Biomedical Engineering 69 articles.Journal of Participatory Medicine 80 articles.JMIR Perioperative Medicine 91 articles.JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies 206 articles.JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting 287 articles.Interactive Journal of Medical Research 315 articles. ![]() ![]() JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 1176 articles.Journal of Medical Internet Research 7628 articles. ![]()
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Coolterm connection says clientclientclient12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() You may want to look for a later version of the app in the App Store or look for an alternative app. If you see a warning, it means that the app has not been signed by the developer, so macOS can’t check whether the app has been modified or broken since it was released. For example, some apps were written before Developer ID registration. These messages don’t necessarily mean that something is wrong with the app. 'Example-app.app' can’t be opened because the identity of the developer cannot be confirmed. Your security preferences allow installation of only apps from the App Store and identified developers. 'Example-app.app' can't be opened because it is from an unidentified developer. If your Mac is set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers, and you try to install an app that isn’t registered with Apple by an identified developer, you also get a warning. If you have set your Mac to allow apps only from the App Store and you try to install an app from elsewhere, your Mac will say that the app is not from the App Store. Please change "Allow apps downloaded from: " to "App Store and identified developers" If you see a warning message and can’t open an app Select App Store under the header “Allow apps downloaded from.” Click the lock and enter your password to make changes. In System Preferences, click Security & Privacy, then click General. ![]() For additional security, you can chose to allow only apps from the App Store. ![]() View the app security settings on your Macīy default, the security and privacy preferences of your Mac are set to allow apps from the App Store and identified developers. With macOS Mojave, developers can also have their app notarized by Apple-an indication that the app was uploaded to Apple and passed a security check before it was distributed. When you install Mac apps, plug-ins, and installer packages from outside the App Store, macOS checks the Developer ID signature and notarization status to verify that the software is from an identified developer and that it has not been altered. If you download and install apps from the internet or directly from a developer, macOS continues to protect your Mac. If there’s ever a problem with an app, Apple can quickly remove it from the store. Apple reviews each app in the App Store before it’s accepted and signs it to ensure that it hasn’t been tampered with or altered. The safest place to get apps for your Mac is the App Store. MacOS includes a technology called Gatekeeper, that's designed to ensure that only trusted software runs on your Mac. ![]()
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Are funeral expenses tax deductible 202112/30/2023 ![]() ![]() You can only include the medical expenses you paid during the year. You may not deduct amounts paid for nicotine gum and nicotine patches that don't require a prescription. You may not deduct funeral or burial expenses, nonprescription medicines, toothpaste, toiletries, cosmetics, a trip or program for the general improvement of your health, or most cosmetic surgery. If you don't claim 100% of your paid premiums, you can include the remainder with your other medical expenses as an itemized deduction on Schedule A (Form 1040). See Chapter 6 of Publication 535, Business Expenses for eligibility information. ![]() The policy can also cover your child who is under the age of 27 at the end of 2022 even if the child wasn't your dependent. This is an adjustment to income, rather than an itemized deduction, for premiums you paid on a health insurance policy covering medical care, including a qualified long-term care insurance policy for yourself, your spouse, and dependents. If you're self-employed and have a net profit for the year, you may be eligible for the self-employed health insurance deduction. More information about qualifications can be found in the Frequently asked questions about medical expenses related to nutrition, wellness, and general health. Certain costs related to nutrition, wellness, and general health are considered medical expenses.For example, if you're a federal employee participating in the premium conversion plan of the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program, you may not include the premiums paid for the policy as a medical expense. Employer-sponsored premiums paid under a premium conversion plan, cafeteria plan, or any other medical and dental expenses paid by the plan aren't deductible unless the premiums are included in box 1 of your Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement. However, if you're an employee, don't include in medical expenses the portion of your premiums treated as paid by your employer. Payments for insurance premiums you paid for policies that cover medical care or for a qualified long-term care insurance policy covering qualified long-term care services.Payments for transportation primarily for and essential to medical care that qualify as medical expenses, such as payments of the actual fare for a taxi, bus, train, ambulance, or for transportation by personal car the amount of your actual out-of-pocket expenses such as for gas and oil or the amount of the standard mileage rate for medical expenses, plus the cost of tolls and parking.Payments for false teeth, reading or prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, hearing aids, crutches, wheelchairs, and for a guide dog or other service animal to assist a visually impaired or hearing disabled person, or a person with other physical disabilities.However, you may not deduct the costs for meals and lodging while attending the medical conference. Payments made for admission and transportation to a medical conference relating to a chronic illness of you, your spouse, or your dependent (if the costs are primarily for and essential to necessary medical care).Payments for insulin and for drugs that require a prescription for its use by an individual.Payments to participate in a weight-loss program for a specific disease or diseases diagnosed by a physician, including obesity, but not ordinarily payments for diet food items or the payment of health club dues.Payments for acupuncture treatments or inpatient treatment at a center for alcohol or drug addiction or for participation in a smoking-cessation program and for drugs to alleviate nicotine withdrawal that require a prescription.If the availability of medical care isn't the principal reason for residence in the nursing home, the deduction is limited to that part of the cost that's for medical care. ![]() Payments for inpatient hospital care or residential nursing home care, if the availability of medical care is the principal reason for being in the nursing home, including the cost of meals and lodging charged by the hospital or nursing home.Payments of fees to doctors, dentists, surgeons, chiropractors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and nontraditional medical practitioners.Medical care expenses include payments for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or payments for treatments affecting any structure or function of the body.ĭeductible medical expenses may include but aren't limited to the following: You figure the amount you're allowed to deduct on Schedule A (Form 1040). You may deduct only the amount of your total medical expenses that exceed 7.5% of your adjusted gross income. If you itemize your deductions for a taxable year on Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions, you may be able to deduct expenses you paid that year for medical and dental care for yourself, your spouse, and your dependents. ![]()
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Raggedy andy x reader lemon12/30/2023 ![]() ![]() We encourage you to proofread at least a page a day and/or smooth read a book as often as your time allows, but it's entirely up to you. Spend as much or as little time as you like. There is no commitment expected on this site beyond the understanding that you do your best. Please try our Walkthrough for a preview of the steps involved when proofreading on this site. Then, you're ready to sign in and start learning to proofread or visit the smooth reading page to pick an e-book to read! Wherever you go, you'll find lots of information to help you get started. Once you've confirmed your registration by e-mail, you'll receive an introductory e-mail with basic instructions on how to log in and use the site. It's easy to volunteer at Distributed Proofreaders. Volunteers may also join other members of our community in our forums to discuss these and many other topics. Registered volunteers may contribute to Distributed Proofreaders in several ways including proofreading, "smooth reading" pre-released e-books to check for errors, managing projects, providing content, or even helping develop improvements to the site. Donate to the Distributed Proofreaders Foundation. ![]() Once all the pages have completed these steps, a post-processor carefully assembles them into an e-book, optionally makes it available to interested parties for 'smooth reading', and submits it to the Project Gutenberg archive. The book then similarly progresses through a third proofreading round and two formatting rounds using the same web interface. A second volunteer is then presented with the first volunteer's work and the same page image, verifies and corrects the work as necessary, and submits it back to the site. This allows the text to be easily compared to the image, proofread, and sent back to the site. By dividing the workload into individual pages, many volunteers can work on a book at the same time, which significantly speeds up the creation process.ĭuring proofreading, volunteers are presented with a scanned page image and the corresponding OCR text on a single web page. Site Conceptĭistributed Proofreaders provides a web-based method to ease the conversion of Public Domain books into e-books. ![]()
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Install git through uxterm12/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() You need to install foot's terminfo files on the remote machine. Things break after I ssh into a remote machine Necessary to pretend we are XTerm when running dircolors. Starting with coreutils-9.1, dircolors also matches the COLORTERMĮnvironment variable, in addition to TERM. Option is to not use dircolors at all, but manually set LS_COLORS ![]() You can manually edit that file and add TERM foot*. Have been configured, you may also have to logout and login again. Depending on how your shell's startup files Change that to eval $(env TERM=xterm-256color dircolors). You should see something like eval $(dircolors), or possibly eval $(dircolors -b ). Make sure you edit the file actually loaded by your First, you need to find where it is run from. We can work around this by changing the way dircolors Instead it has a builtinįoot is not on that list and thus dircolors refuses to set Whether the terminal is color capable or not. Unlike most terminalĪpplications, dircolors does not use terminfo to determine That do not support SGR (color) escape sequences. This is to prevent garbage output on terminals The problem is that dircolors wont set LS_COLORS if it does not Report, even if there aren't any obvious error messages.Īlso remember to test without screen, tmux or other similarĭid you just upgrade foot? Read through theĪnd pay special attention to the Changed section. The log output (along with all the other information described in the If it does not, or if the error message is Chances are it is printing anĮrror message on stderr.
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Cousin eddie vegas vacation12/29/2023 ![]() ![]() No nudity is shown (this is a PG movie after all) but the dancing is mildly suggestive and is something to be aware of. ![]() Lastly the daughter of Randy Quaid is a cage dancer in a nightclub and gets the Griswold daughter into doing the same thing with her at one point catching her parents and brother by an unpleasant surprise. So this could encourage the wrong message that it is ok to spend time with someone romantically who likes another person even though they are married. ![]() Additionally, there is a subplot of Wayne Newton hitting on Ellen Griswold and the family goes off alone through Vegas one day while she visits Wayne Newton alone and she even has dinner with him when she and Clark the dad, take a break from each other after having an argument. The dad blows his whole family savings trying to win against a blackjack dealer, which hopefully can get kids to understand the dangers of gambling. This movie makes gambling look a lot more fun and rewarding than it is in real life. It is best to discuss with your kids if you haven't already that there is no way this could happen in real life and discuss the dangers of gambling with them. So this movie could encourage messages that underage gambling is ok. Considering the Griswold's destination is Vegas you might think this would be the raciest film in the series but it is surprisingly the cleanest with a PG rating in contrast to the first film being rated R and the following 2 sequels being PG-13, but still this one is not for little kids, as there still is swearing (albeit much milder than the earlier films but still a lots of hells and damns and even one g-n), as well as innuendo and a subplot where the son of the Griswald's becomes a popular and underage gambler. ![]()
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Best ps5 headset under 15012/29/2023 ![]() And they come in a range of finishes, including lavender and sage green, both of which are a bit more adventurous than the more staid colourways of the XM4. They feel more expensive than they are, thanks to little additions like magnets on the charging case that snap the buds into place. They're impressively small (thanks in part to their smaller driver), and their light weight helps make them even more comfortable than Sony's flagship WF-1000XM4. But we're happy to report they don't let the family down. Both of those models are Award winners, so the C700N have a lot to live up to. Sony's newest wireless earbuds sit between the brand's budget WF-C500 and high-end WF-1000XM4. Still, if you're after the best sub-£100 earbuds, the Sony's WF-C500 should be on your shortlist. That's really nothing nothing special when compared to rivals. But for the money, it's a decent sonic performance.ĭownsides? Battery life is 10 hours from the buds themselves, plus another 10 hours from the case. Can The WF-C500 be bettered? Sure – some alternatives are more convincing. Sound is nicely balanced and even-handed the midrange is loaded with detail and vocals are presented in a cohesive manner. It's possible to use Google Assistant or Siri to control these buds, although neither platform is built in. You get an IPX4 rating for moisture- and splash-resistance, plus ‘fast pair’ connectivity with Android devices and ‘swift pair’ with Windows 10 PCs. ![]() The What Hi-Fi? Award-winning WF-C500 manage to pack in a lot of what makes Sony's expensive true wireless in-ears – such as the WF-1000XM4 – a success without cutting too many corners. The WF-1000XM4 aren't just the best Sony wireless earbuds, they're the best earbuds you can buy right now, period. IPX4 water resistance comes as part of the WF-1000XM4 package, as does Sony's clever Headphones Connect app for iOS and Android and clever features such as Quick Attention and Speak-to-Chat. Combine this with Sony's excellent noise cancelling and you've got a pair of headphones that effectively block out the hustle and bustle. The compact earpieces include touch-sensitive controls and a new ear tip design which helps with noise isolation. ![]() Their musical delivery keeps you coming back for more, and also makes you thankful for the eight hours of battery life, which is class-leading in this field. Bass notes sound tight and textured, while vocals ooze refinement and sophistication. ![]() They produce one of the most dynamic, detailed and balanced performances we've heard from a pair of Bluetooth buds. The XM4 buds build on the huge success of the 2020 Award-winning WF-1000XM3 buds with added comfort and even better sound. Sony's Award-winning WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds are are brilliant choice for those who want to listen on the go. They featured among the 'best wireless headphones' at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022. The XM4 have been superseded by the XM5 (above) but, with a 30-hour battery life and a comfortable design, Sony's slightly older noise-cancellers are still a superb buy, especially now that they're discounted. The XM4 can connect to two devices at once, too, which is one more than the XM3. ![]() But as you'd expect, the newer XM4 have a few more tricks up their sleeve including a Speak-to-Chat feature and improved call quality. There's also a new algorithm to analyse outside noise in even greater detail, providing more effective noise cancellation.īoth the XM4 and their predecessor, the XM3, use the same control systems – a touch-sensitive panel on the ear cup and your chosen voice assistant (Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant). The chip brings Sony's Edge-AI artificial intelligence into play, which produces a more accurate sound from certain sound files. Despite arriving back in 2020, the musical-sounding XM4 continue to be some of the best noise-cancelling headphone around thanks to their refined design, advanced features and Sony's excellent DSEE Extreme audio processor. ![]() |