The news he's broken has been covered by outlets like the BBC, The Verge, Slate, Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, and Techmeme. Beyond the column, he wrote about everything from Windows to tech travel tips. He founded PCWorld's "World Beyond Windows" column, which covered the latest developments in open-source operating systems like Linux and Chrome OS.
He also wrote the USA's most-saved article of 2021, according to Pocket.Ĭhris was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Beyond the web, his work has appeared in the print edition of The New York Times (September 9, 2019) and in PCWorld's print magazines, specifically in the August 2013 and July 2013 editions, where his story was on the cover. With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. These headsets are generally designed for cell phone use, not laptop use.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Unfortunately, Bluetooth is fairly power-hungry. You could pair a Bluetooth headset wirelessly with any Bluetooth-enabled device, from laptops to smartphones. This is a good option, but it means you won't be able to connect your headset to a smartphone, tablet, or anything else without a USB port. With a USB headset, you can bypass the device's audio jack completely, so the type of audio jack your device has won't matter. If your headset has a USB connector, you can plug it into any device with a USB port.
This connector is generally only found on headsets intended for mobile use you likely won't find them on larger pairs of headphones. Headsets for Android devices and other types of mobile phones should work, too. For example, Apple's iPhone headsets have this type of plug. If you're shopping for a new headset and you have a laptop, tablet, or smartphone with a combined audio jack, you're supposed to buy one of the following:
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