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Bose’s latest earbuds are very different from its previous noise-cancelling champs, designed to let the sound of the outside in, rather than blocking it out and attaching to your ear, more like jewellery than gadgets.They are the latest evolution of Bose’s open audio tech that uses small speakers to play music into your ears without blocking them, last seen on the excellent Frames audio glasses that have been discontinued.The Ultra Open earbuds cost a hefty £300 (€349/$299) and join a small niche of open earbuds such as…

I’ve owned AirPods since Apple originally launched them back in 2016. I think I’ve actually owned every single generation of the non-pro earbuds until the company launched the AirPods Pro — then I switched to the pro model. I owned both — the AirPods Pro and the AirPods Pro 2 — even the AirPods Max with their insane price.I’m completely in the Apple ecosystem. I own an iPhone 15 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra 2 (which is now banned in the United States), M2 MacBook Air, Apple TV 4K, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max, plus I…

Although far more convenient to carry around than a set of over-ear headphones, wireless earbuds can often become uncomfortable when crammed into your ears for hours. With its new OpenFit wireless earbuds, Shokz is promising all day comfort via an open-ear design that ensures you can also hear everything going on around you, even with your music cranked. They’rethe company’s first pair of wireless earbuds.Learning Sign Language for The Last of UsThe Shokz OpenFit are available starting today in either a beige or black…

The team at Shokz has made a name for itself in the bone conduction headset market over the past several years and they’ve decided to change things up a bit this time around. Today, the company announced its newest headphones and while it's still an open-ear design, it’s not bone conduction. The Shokz OpenFit Bluetooth earbuds ($179.95) are called “air conduction” in a twist on the brand’s bone conduction brethren. Like many open-ear buds before them, they are positioned just outside of your ear with an over-the-ear hook…

Huawei is in a rich vein of form when it comes to wireless earbuds. The new FreeBuds 5 look set to continue that, although they don’t look like their siblings, or, almost any other true wireless buds. The Chinese firm recently launched the FreeBuds 5i, a budget-friendly option, and the similar-sounding FreeBuds 5 sit between those and the premium FreeBuds 2 Pro. It’s difficult to think of any wireless earbuds with a similar design, partly because open-fit buds aren’t common and Huawei’s approach is – simply –…