Earlier this yr, Nothing launched a pair of comparatively low-cost $99 Ear 1 earbuds with a enjoyable clear case, wi-fi charging and respectable sound high quality. Now, the corporate (created by OnePlus cofounder Carl Pei) has unveiled the brand new Ear 1 “Black Edition” that retains the clear case and funky design, however provides a smoky end and black matte colorway. Nothing additionally introduced that the Ear 1 is now carbon impartial, and that it’s going to begin accepting Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies in choose international locations, together with the USA. 

Other than the colour change, the Ear 1 Black Edition has the identical options of the unique, like energetic noise cancellation, a wi-fi charging case and a clear design that harkens again to devices just like the iMac from the late ’90s. They characteristic an 11.6mm driver paired with software program and {hardware} from Teenage Engineering, and we discovered that they ship respectable, clear sound high quality, particularly in mid-range frequencies, however don’t have any spatial choices. 

Nothing was launched by Carl Pei after he acquired the branding and logos from Essential, the smartphone firm based by Andy Rubin. The Ear 1 buds are the corporate’s first product, nevertheless it plans to launch “an ecosystem of smart devices” down the highway, based on Pei. 

Nothing plans to promote 100 individually engraved variations of the Ear 1 Black Edition at a popup retailer in London, with the buds going arriving nothing.tech beginning at 6AM ET on December thirteenth, for a similar $100 value as the unique. On high of money, the corporate will settle for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC) and Dogecoin (DOGE).