A little more than a year after the announcement of the first fully wireless headphones Nothing Ear (1) , the company has prepared the release of a new model of wireless earbuds Nothing Ear Stick. This is a more affordable version with a few missing features that were available in the first model.
For example, Nothing Ear Stick does not have active noise cancellation and silicone ear tips that create a feeling of tightness in the ears. Thus, the user will hear significantly more external noise.
But the novelty boasts increased autonomy. Headphones can work without recharging up to 7 hours, and taking into account the case, autonomy reaches 29 hours. The Nothing Ear Stick uses specially designed 12.6mm drivers and 3 microphones each. One of them is responsible for capturing the user’s voice, the second serves to suppress background noise during calls, and the third, located inside the earpiece, is designed to measure the user’s ear canal. The latter is used for the correct operation of the Bass Lock function, which adjusts the equalizer settings for improved bass transmission. The headphones support SBC and AAC codecs, although there is no aptX support.
The case provides protection of internal components from dust and moisture according to the IP54 standard. The novelty uses “tap control” rather than touch control, as in Nothing Ear (1), which should solve the problem with wet fingers. The controls can be customized using the Nothing app on iOS and Android.
The Nothing Ear Stick wireless headphones will go on sale November 4 for $99. This was the same price as the Nothing Ear (1) at the time of the announcement, but now it costs $149. Moreover, the rise in price occurred only at the beginning of this month, when Pei announced that the price should rise “due to increased costs.”
Source: The Verge