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Belkin today announced the launch of its new high-end Soundform earbuds that are equipped with Hybrid Active Noise Cancellation and integration with Apple's Find My app.

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First announced at CES 2022, the Soundform Immerse Noise Cancelling Earbuds are Belkin's second set of Find My-compatible earbuds, following the Freedom True Wireless Earbuds that came out in 2021.

Priced at $180, the Soundform Immerse earbuds are able to compete with the AirPods Pro when it comes to cost, and they offer a similar feature set. The earbuds are equipped with 12mm dual-layer dynamic drivers and three microphones in each earbud. AptX HD 24-bit audio is supported, and there is a Multipoint connection feature for connecting to and swapping between multiple devices.

Three sets of ear tips and wing tips come with the earbuds so each user can get their ideal fit, and the earbuds last for up to seven hours on a single charge. A charging case adds an additional 24 hours of battery life, and the earbuds are able to charge wirelessly with any Qi charger or over USB-C.

The earbuds feature an IPX5 water resistance rating, allowing them to hold up to light splashes of water and sweat. Sound is able to be customized using the accompanying Belkin Soundform app, and there is a Hear-Thru mode that's similar to the Transparency mode on AirPods Pro.

iPhone users can add the Soundform earbuds to the Find My app, allowing them to be tracked right alongside other Apple devices to make it easy to find them should they be lost. With Find My network support, the earbuds can be tracked down even when they're out of Bluetooth range by leveraging other nearby Apple devices.

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Belkin today is also introducing the Soundform Play True Wireless Earbuds that follow the original Soundform True Wireless Earbuds, and debuting the Soundform Nano Wireless Earbuds for children. Neither of these other earbuds have Find My integration, but they're much more affordable.

All three sets of earbuds can be purchased today from the Belkin website. The Soundform Immerse are priced at $180, the Soundform Play are priced at $60, and the Soundform Nano are priced at $50.

Article Link: Belkin Launches Soundform Immerse Noise Cancelling Earbuds With Find My Integration
 
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I’d suggest looking over your thread title before posting your article.

Anyways….


Seems like a good product. The price point is right in range of some of the competition, slightly lower. Only thing I could think working against Belkin, they just don’t have the marketing the other manufacturers do from Samsung, Bose, Sony, Apple, etc.
 
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It is all fine and good and all that they support aptX - for android users. I can't find any mention of AAC (which sucks on android), so if they don't support AAC, then they support SBC ,which sucks period, so for iPhones they are not worth getting at all? Maybe Spotify or tidal can support the bluetooth codecs not in the base iPhones, or did I miss the addition of codecs somehow?
 

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@jclo

I’d suggest looking over your thread title before posting your article.

Anyways….


Seems like a good product. The price point is right in range of some of the competition, slightly lower. Only thing I could think working against Belkin, they just don’t have the marketing the other manufacturers do from Samsung, Bose, Sony, Apple, etc.

You know, I wrote this on June 1 and scheduled it in Wordpress where it sat at the top of our to-be published list for a week straight and NONE of us noticed this typo. Sorry about that! I'm going to blame event craziness.
 

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Love the Find My integration.
When products like this that aren’t specifically for tracking purposes but do have that ability to use the Find My network are produced, do they have to include the Apple anti-stalking measures? I was looking at a third party pet tracker for my pet that uses the Find My network and it advertised it follows the Apple anti-stalking requirements but its primary intended purpose is tracking. I assume these would have to follow the same requirements.
 
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When products like this that aren’t specifically for tracking purposes but do have that ability to use the Find My network are produced, do they have to include the Apple anti-stalking measures? I was looking at a third party pet tracker for my pet that uses the Find My network and it advertised it follows the Apple anti-stalking requirements but its primary intended purpose is tracking. I assume these would have to follow the same requirements.
I wouldn't worry about the anti stalking in thsi circumstance as I doubt someone who's going to purposefully kidnap/steal the pet will leave the collar on anyway. If they see the notification they are if anything more likely to look for it and any other potentially identifying information on them.

Th anti stalking is a pin in other instances though, if I put an AirTag on my bike and someone steals it they will be alerted that it's being tracked, which defeats the purpose
 

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I wouldn't worry about the anti stalking in thsi circumstance as I doubt someone who's going to purposefully kidnap/steal the pet will leave the collar on anyway. If they see the notification they are if anything more likely to look for it and any other potentially identifying information on them.

Th anti stalking is a pin in other instances though, if I put an AirTag on my bike and someone steals it they will be alerted that it's being tracked, which defeats the purpose
AirTags are meant for misplaced items. If you’re looking for anti-theft devices look outside of Apple.
 
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