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headset

[hed-set] / ˈhɛdˌsɛt /
NOUN
headphones with microphone
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A campaigner who raised nearly £1m for charity during her life was "excited" about taking part in a microlighting filming project for an Apple headset before she died, an inquest has heard.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Wearing a headset and glued to her laptop, Walaa discusses AI on a video call with her mentor in California's Silicon Valley.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The iPhone maker previously launched a mixed-reality headset called Vision Pro for $3,499, but sales have been lackluster.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

“I have to watch the refs and be ready right when there’s a break in the action,” Janssen, who dons a headset so he can communicate directly with team staffers, said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

"Watney," she said to her headset, "we have a plan."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Companies in the U.S. and China have also explored specialized hardware such as smartphones, pins or headsets to anchor these services.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

AI glasses are lightweight but limited in what they can do, while headsets are powerful but can feel isolating and cumbersome,” the company added.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Reality Labs, however, continues to bleed cash and its Quest headsets, and AI glasses, aren’t really turning heads when it comes to the group’s bottom line.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the Web3-crypto hype cycle that pushed clunky, glitchy headsets into every boardroom in America also brought NFTs to the fore—which has also been a complete bust.

From Slate Apr. 16, 2026

There are already cryptic advertisements in the Personal columns of literary magazines, urging the purchase of electronic headsets for the training and regulation of one’s own brain waves, according to one’s taste.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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