Bose's Ultra Open Earbuds clip onto your ears so you can hear your surroundings

Date:
Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:11:32 +0000

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The Ultra Open Earbuds will support Bose's OpenAudio and they will be available in a limited quantity.

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Audio company Bose has teamed up with fashion brand Kith to produce a pair of unique-looking earbuds known as the Ultra Open Earbuds.

Most open earbuds you see on Amazon or Google have an arm of sorts that wraps around the back of your ear. However, these go directly on your outer ear via clip. Despite the unconventional design, Boses product preserves the main purpose of open earbuds: enabling environmental awareness and allowing users to hear the world around them. On the outside of the earbuds and charging
case is Kiths name printed in Boses signature font.

This isn't the first time a company created open earbuds with a unique spin. Sony's LinkBuds , for example, have an extra ring connected to the main bud allowing outside noise in. (Image credit: Bose/Kith)

Strangely enough, theres very little information about Ultra Open Earbuds specifications. Its unknown what kind of speakers the pair house inside their small frame or if there are any special characteristics like a high water resistance rating. The only thing that Kith states regarding the latter is that there will be a suite of state-of-the-art technologies on board.
Features

What is known is that the devices will support Boses OpenAudio software to directly send audio output into the ear canal while minimizing sound leakage. Battery life is set for 7.5 hours of playtime on a single charge. That's without the charging case, mind you. The full amount of time with the case remains unknown.

Kiths announcement post goes on to reveal the Ultra Open Earbuds will have Bose Immersive Audio which is the brands version of spatial audio. The inclusion of this feature is particularly notable because the recently released QuietComfort Ultra headphones have the same ability. With that in mind, its possible we could see other similarities between the two models
like Wind Block to reduce wind noise plus support for Bluetooth 5.4. The post does mention advanced Bluetooth as one of the Ultra Open Earbuds features so it could be referring to the latest version. Limited quantities

All will be revealed soon enough.

The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds launch on Monday, January 22nd for $300 a pair. They will be sold exclusively at physical Kith stores as well as on Kiths website in the US, Canada, and Europe. Pre-orders are not available so
curious buyers will have to wait a bit. Whats interesting is the devices will be in extremely limited quantities, according to Bose. Its unknown how many will be available at launch. So if youre interested in getting them, it looks like youll have to act fast.

We reached out to Bose with several questions asking for info on the exact quantity of earbuds at launch, if there are plans to continue selling them after this drop, and if they could spare any details on their specifications. This story will be updated at a later time.

Until then, be sure to check out TechRadars list of the best earbuds for 2024 . You might also like I tried Bluetooth Auracast, and it'll change our relationship with headphones JBL's new wireless earbuds are crammed with next-gen features, including a screen on the case I saw Sennheiser's new Momentum Sport earbuds and they had my heart racing



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