The new earbuds offer improved sound quality due to a new driver system, and a longer battery life, with up to 25% more than the Ear (2). The Ear (a) also brings noise-canceling improvements. The company is also introducing a bright yellow colorway for the earbuds, departing from the traditional black and white aesthetic. The Ear and Ear (a) are priced at $149 and $99, respectively, with shipping starting from April 22. Preorders for both earbuds start today.
Key takeaways:
- Nothing today announced updates to its earbud line, including the Nothing Ear and the Nothing Ear (a), with the latter being a spiritual successor to the Nothing Ear Stick.
- The company has integrated ChatGPT into their new earbuds, allowing users to ask the AI program questions directly if they have the ChatGPT app installed on a connected Nothing handset.
- Nothing will also improve the Nothing smartphone user experience in Nothing OS by embedding system-level entry points to ChatGPT, including screenshot sharing and Nothing-styled widgets.
- The Ear and Ear (a) are priced at $149 and $99, respectively, and offer improved sound and noise-canceling systems. Preorders for both buds start today and shipping starts April 22.