The Open X2 Pro earbuds deliver premium audio with 15.4mm drivers for balanced sound, emphasizing deep bass, clear mids, and crisp highs. They support LDAC high-resolution audio decoding with ...

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Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Active noise cancelation has become an expected feature in all but the cheapest wireless earbuds, and it's pretty commonplace ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about commercial cinema technology and smart-home tech. Some months ago, I encountered an entirely new format of earphones ...

Nothing is launching its first-ever pair of earbuds with an open-ear design in the Nothing Ear (open). The Nothing Ear (open) are a pair of earbuds that don’t sit within your ears, but rather sit on ...

Say you want to wear headphones, but still be aware of your surroundings. That means using a transparency mode on a regular set of earbuds, or a set like the Apple AirPods 4 that don’t seal in your ...

The Nothing Ear Open are very different from the sealed and unsealed earbuds we've seen from the company in the past. Their unique design allows you to both hear your music and the world around you, ...

Are "Open Ear" (OE) styled earbuds and headphones finally having their moment? That is, breaking through to a level of mass awareness as safer, comfier alternatives to the typical ear-sealing buds and ...

If there’s one thing that CES 2026 illustrated to audiophiles, it’s that open-ear audio is the thing right now. The category isn’t new—big names in the audio space like Bose and Nothing have been ...

While noise-cancelling headphones are great for cutting yourself off from the world, the best open-ear headphones let you listen to your music and podcasts while remaining fully aware of your ...

Open-ear buds are everywhere these days. One of the fastest-growing categories of headphones, open-ears are especially popular among runners and other athletes who prefer to hear what’s going on ...

A strong playlist and a pair of wireless headphones are key for me to turn a humdrum jog into a great run. But, when I’m logging miles outside and sharing the road with cars, I prefer to keep my ears ...