Urbanista's 'endless' solar-powered wireless earbuds are now available to buy

Date:
Thu, 15 Dec 2022 11:38:59 +0000

Description:
Worlds first light source-powered true wireless earbuds can now finally be bought from the Swedish audio maker's website.

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Having created something of a stir back in the summer when first announced, Urbanistas potentially ground-breakingPhoenixsolar-poweredtrue wireless earbudsare now finally available to buy.

Originally unveiled back in August , the first-of-their-kind buds can be juiced upvia a Powerfoyle solar cellpanel on thecharging case.

The panel was developed inpartnership with fellow Swedish company and solar specialist Exeger,and cancontinuously rechargefrom sunlight as well as
ambient light.

The earbuds themselvesoffer a similar design to the well-received Urbanista London headphones which were released back in 2020.

They also share a similar feature set to their predecessor, with the Phoenix also offering hybrid active noise cancelling,and noise-reduction microphones for filtering out ambient sounds allowing for a transparency mode similar to Apples AirPods Pro 2 earbuds.

The Phoenix boast a playtime of eight hours from the buds alone, and a total battery reserve of 32 hours when including the case's battery both are good figures when compared to the best true wireless earbuds .

The release of the Phoenix buds marks the second time Ubanista has brought
out a set of headphones using the solar technology, with its Urbanista Los Angeles over-ear cansfrom late last yearfeaturingPowerfoyle light source panels on their headband.

Pricedat $149 / 139 (about AU$250), thePhoenix can be snapped up direct from the Urbanista website as well as from select retailers. (Image credit: Urbanista ) Analysis: eco-features could add the ultimate in wireless convencience

Aiming to free listeners from bothpower and audio cables, the Phoenixs convenient self-charging form factor (in theory) means we expectUrbanistaslatestheadphones to not be the last buds to use a solar panel in this way assuming they word as intended (we'll bring a review as soon as we're able).

Whats particularly encouraging about them, and something thats likely to set them apart from future competitors, is that no corner appears to have been
cut to accommodate the solar feature. Theres noise cancelling and Bluetooth 5.2 onboard and just about every key feature weve come to expect from mid-range wireless buds.

That solar goodness and impressive feature list won't matter of course unless they sound good, but if their fidelity matches their sustainability credentials, were sure theyll make our best earbuds list. However, they're more expensive than a lot of Urbanista's other offerings, so they will have
to bring their audio game to satisfy us.

For more Urbanista-related goodness, check out our reviews of the Urbanista Miami over-ears and Urbanista Stockholm true wireless earbuds.



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