Nothing 'Ear (1)' True Wireless Earbuds Launch to Take on AirPods Pro With ANC and Unusual Design for $99

[Applicator]

I really like the looks and the price, but it's sad they don't support fast pairing.
Might get some, if they drop to 80 on Black Friday 🤔

 

[noone]

What a horrendous website. It’s damn near unusable.

 

[w5jck]

They are as stupid looking as the Apple EarPod Pros, which too are apparently male since they also have dangling male dongles. 🤣

All jokes aside, the dangling dongles of either not only look stupid, but they will make it easier to get them snagged on clothing or other items. Apple's design was stupid, and this copycat is simply copying that stupid looking design. Meh....

 

[techwhiz]

Gee who woulda thunk something that costs 2.5 times more is better.

Like comparing the performance of a BMW sedan to a Lamborghini. Not even in the same class due to price multiples.

Actually a BMW M5 is a pretty good alternative to a Lambo. A X5 M is a better vehicle than the Lambo SUV.

Exclusivity is what you are paying for.

 

[0924487]

99$...lets see how it works....but i guess they will be inferior to the airpods pro

I don't know, I have AirPods 2, I think the bar is pretty low here.

 

[techwhiz]

What I find interesting is that do all these companies just reverse engineer apple technology because they have access to it in the factory? Or was apple always using off the shelf technology anyway?

I know sometimes they do that and just piece it all together (I.e. original iPod). But things like the Apple Watch dont seem to have been cloned.

Basically, how much technology is "taken" from companies during the build process overseas? And would it make sense to defend against that by building elsewhere?

These companies including Apple use known standards.

Qualcomm and others make chips for ANC. Bluetooth chips are off the shelf. Sony makes it's own ANC chips.

A lot of tech is developed one company and used by many others.

 

[Grohowiak]

what an extremely ****** website — that scroll ****ery is beyond stupid

you’d think someone catering to Apple customers would know better

You don't cater to a delusional audience. Your post is the proof. Complaining about "scroll" (very common these days I might add) feature of a website lmao.
This is for those that prefer to save money and/or think rationally.

 

[poked]

Do these have the issue of making sound super muffled in your ear and uncomfortable? That drives me crazy which is why I’ve stuck to wired earbuds for so long, but I really want to try out Bluetooth earbuds. Would be nice.

 

[0924487]

What I find interesting is that do all these companies just reverse engineer apple technology because they have access to it in the factory? Or was apple always using off the shelf technology anyway?

I know sometimes they do that and just piece it all together (I.e. original iPod). But things like the Apple Watch dont seem to have been cloned.

Basically, how much technology is "taken" from companies during the build process overseas? And would it make sense to defend against that by building elsewhere?

Technology is always there. Apple is a tech aggregator, like Walmart selling potato chips. If some potato chips sell well in Walmart, Costco will soon follow.

In most cases, Engineers only need an idea. Most competent Engineers will know how to realize that idea or vision. In case of AirPods, there is not much to it. In case of manufacturing cutting edge node chips, that's difficult. That's why even Apple, Intel, Huawei, can't do it by themselves, as they can only design the best chips in the world, but not manufacturing them. They all depend on ASML and TSMC for that. Those are the type of technology you need to "steal" or you need to invest in basic research for about 5-10 years to catch up, for both the US and China.

Most Engineers that works on the most cutting edge technologies are actually in China, Shenzhen, to be exact. They just don't have the brand power Apple has to break into the US market at a dominating scale. (That, and among other reasons)

 

[iterva]

Same features as AirPods Pro, significantly less money, and yet everyone here has not seen or heard them first hand think they're crap. No bias here!

I think they look better than the AirPod Pro's and I like the price. I would have to listen to them and see how well they work for calls, etc.

I agree! Even though I usually have issues with in-ear I will give these a try just because of price and features.

 

[AngerDanger]

what an extremely ****** website — that scroll ****ery is beyond stupid

What a horrendous website. It’s damn near unusable.

Just try scrolling to the footer and seeing what happens. Ugh.

 

[ajfahey]

Meh, Nothing™ spectacular

Thanks Tim.

 

[GoldenOak]

what an extremely ****** website — that scroll ****ery is beyond stupid

you’d think someone catering to Apple customers would know better

or maybe not.

 

[symphony]

Same features as AirPods Pro, significantly less money, and yet everyone here has not seen or heard them first hand think they're crap. No bias here!

I think they look better than the AirPod Pro's and I like the price. I would have to listen to them and see how well they work for calls, etc.

The only dealbreaker for me is it’s not tied to Apple’s ecosystem. 🩰🤽🏿🧘🏿🤸🏿‍♀️

 

[boss.king]

I wonder if GLaDOS from Portal was the inspiration behind the design of these.

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You should check out Teenage Engineering, they do a lot of beautiful design.

 

[Wildkraut]

Nice futuristic design, somehow it reminds me of the fps platformer game named “Mirror’s Edge”

 

[gusping]

Assume this utter pointless story is a sponsored post. If so, please say so up front.

 

[poked]

Assume this utter pointless story is a sponsored post. If so, please say so up front.

How is it pointless to give consumers options that aren’t overpriced pieces of plastic..? Have you tried them yourself? No?

 

[FellaMeLad]

what an extremely ****** website — that scroll ****ery is beyond stupid

you’d think someone catering to Apple customers would know better

I thought my mouse was playing up for a moment! The scrolling on that website is extremely janky...

 

[teknikal90]

we can all be skeptics...or we can buy in and realize this is probably sold at a loss (in order to win brand recognition in a crowded field) and as such is potentially a really good value buy.
Apple aint losing money on airpods pro, in contrast.

 

[NMBob]

Ah yes, the very clear indicators for left and right ears, a red and a white dot.
Very simple: One goes into my red ear and one goes into my white ear. 🧐

Should have been red/green, port/starboard...but I supposed people that are color blind may have trouble with that plan.

 

[symphony]

aw such a shame. It’s already a d d d d dealbreaker for me

 

[gaximus]

Making things cheaper. That's one way to go. Better? Maybe, maybe not. And why is it 'taking on Apple' and not 'taking on Samsung' who also makes ear-bud-thingys and quite possible sells more of them than Apple?

Not even close. Samsung sold 7.4 million total, and Apple sold 60 million in 2019(couldn’t find total number with quick search)

 

[gaximus]

Ah yes, the very clear indicators for left and right ears, a red and a white dot.
Very simple: One goes into my red ear and one goes into my white ear. 🧐

Red and white have been used on audio equipment to indicate left and right for 70+ years.

 

[anson42]

Red and white have been used on audio equipment to indicate left and right for 70+ years.

Yep, for a LONG time. There's an easy way to remember which is which for English speakers: Red == Right, both starts with R.