Earphones that can hear surrounding sounds, Russian sanctions affect space? --Read popular articles of the week diagonally (February 24th to March 2nd)

Introducing the top 5 most popular articles published on CNET Japan during the week (February 24th to March 2nd, 2022). What kind of articles caught the reader's attention?

1st place: Sony "LinkBuds" review--Ring-type wireless earphone that allows you to hear surrounding sounds

LinkBuds Provided by: Matthew Miller/ZDNet

Sony's wireless earphone "LinkBuds" is not a bone conduction type Although it is an in-ear type, it has the characteristic of being able to hear surrounding sounds.

It consists of two circular parts, one of which has a large hole in the center. The circular part at the bottom has a unique open ring design, and the wearer can hear the surrounding environmental sounds through this hole.

LinkBuds have a unique open ring design Provided by: Matthew Miller/ZDNet

2nd place: Rumor summary of the new "Apple Watch"--Will blood pressure and blood sugar levels be measured?

Current Apple Watch Series 7 Courtesy of Scott Stein/CNET

The Apple Watch Series 8 is the next Apple Watch expected to arrive from Apple in 2022.

The current “Apple Watch Series 7” was announced in September 2021, and apart from the updates such as a larger screen, faster charging, and improved durability, there are no noticeable changes. I didn't.

Earphones that hear ambient sounds, Russia Sanctions Affect Space?--Reading Popular Articles of the Week Narrowly (February 24-March 2)

US CNET has introduced rumors that the next model will have enhanced "health care" functions and will implement body temperature and blood pressure measurement functions. However, some say that this new feature will not appear immediately, and that it will take about 2-3 years.

In the next model, in addition to the current 41mm and 45mm, it is said that an even larger size will appear, and a robust new model featuring high durability is also expected to be introduced.

3rd place: EV users and first customer problem-charging etiquette in a world without rules

For EV (electric vehicle) users, not being able to charge at a charging spot on the go is a serious problem. . Gasoline vehicles can be driven after refueling in about 3 minutes, while EV quick charging takes 30 minutes and normal charging takes 1 to 8 hours.

EV users have to wait for charging if there is a previous customer at the charging spot, and it is said that it will be a considerable time loss when combined with the charging time. In addition, it seems that there are many users' worries about charging, such as gasoline vehicles parked at charging spots and not being able to charge.

4th place: "Who will prevent the ISS from falling?"-Russian space agency top sanctions sanctions

International Space Station (ISS) provided by NASA

Russia announced sanctions from the United States In response, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, posted a post on Twitter that "suggests impact on the ISS."

Rogozin points out that Russian engines are helping the ISS avoid orbiting space junk. But his strong argument took a strange turn. He suggested that the ISS could fall to Earth if the US and other ISS participants shut Russia out of the program.

Meanwhile, NASA said in an email to CNET that it "continues to work with all international partners, including Roscosmos, for the continued safe operation of the ISS." .

"New export control measures will continue U.S.-Russia civilian space cooperation. There are no plans to change support for continued operations on orbit and on land bases," NASA said.

5th place: Return of the Year 2000 Problem? --Browser ``version 100 problem'' coming

The popular web browsers ``Google Chrome'' and ``Firefox'' will reach version 100 soon. "100" sounds good, but there are technical issues with these monumental releases. Some of these issues can cause the website to stop working.

Websites that browsers have a string "user agent (UA)" that sends HTTP headers to the server and are used to recognize the browser. are also considered to be many.

Google and Mozilla are also aware of this issue and are working on a fix, but ZDNet reporters say there will be "some problems."