Nothing’s Ear 1 wi-fi earbuds arrive on August seventeenth | Engadget

Nothing, the {hardware} startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has formally unveiled its first product: the Ear 1 wi-fi earbuds. If you’ve got been following the teasers, you are in all probability conversant in the buds by now. Nothing already revealed the $99 price ticket, pitting them in opposition to reasonably priced rivals just like the Amazon Echo Buds, OnePlus Buds and Google’s Pixel Buds A; confirmed off the clear design; and detailed the active-noise cancellation (ANC), which depends on a three-microphone setup. All that was actually left was the discharge date and a few gaps round specs, that are getting stuffed in at this time.

The Ear 1 will initially be out there on-line at nothing.tech as a part of a restricted drop on July thirty first beginning at 9AM ET. They’ll formally launch on August seventeenth in 45 international locations together with the US, Canada and the UK by way of the Nothing web site and at choose retailers. 

As for these specs, the earbuds characteristic an 11.6mm driver paired with software program and {hardware} from Teenage Engineering, finest identified for its transportable music creation instruments just like the OP-1 and OP-Z. There are two ANC settings to select from: Light mode for average noise cancellation and Maximum mode for noisier environments like an airplane. Whereas Transparency mode allows you to swap off ANC altogether. 

What’s extra, Nothing claims that its Clear Voice Technology can cut back background noise like wind throughout calls. As is the norm, the accompanying app allows you to tweak audio and EQ presets, and contains options like “find my earbud” and gesture management customization.

The battery life lasts round 5.7 hours, barely greater than the 5 hours supplied by Amazon’s Echo Buds, although that can fluctuate based mostly on the audio settings. Nothing says you’ll be able to anticipate as much as 34 hours with the charging case. Extras embody in-ear detection and fast-pairing with Android units. The buds are additionally splash and water-resistant.