Nothing at this time introduced a pair of refreshes to its earbud line. The naming conventions are a contact convoluted right here, however the Nothing Ear is an replace to the Nothing Ear (2), whereas the Nothing Ear (a) is extra of a religious successor to the Nothing Ear Stick.
Probably the most notable little bit of at this timeβs information, nevertheless, might be Nothingβs embrace of ChatGPT this day trip. Because the βAI smartphonesβ of the world are battling with units like Humaneβs Ai Pin and the Rabbit R1 for mindshare, the London-based cellular firm appears to have skipped a step by integrating the tech into their new earbuds.
Extra particularly, you probably have the ChatGPT app put in on a related Nothing handset, youβll be capable to ask the generative AI program questions with a pinch of the headphonesβ stem. Assume Siri/Google Assistant/Alexa-style entry on a pair of earbuds, solely this one faucets instantly into OpenAIβs wildly common platform.
βNothing may also enhance the Nothing smartphone consumer expertise in Nothing OS by embedding system-level entry factors to ChatGPT, together with screenshot sharing and Nothing-styled widgets,β the corporate notes. The characteristic will likely be out there completely for each of the brand new earbuds.
Preorders for each buds begin at this time. Nothing says the Ear buds carry improved sound over their predecessors, courtesy of a brand new driver system. That, in the meantime, has allowed for more room for the battery, with as much as 25% extra life than the Ear (2). A βgoodβ lively noise-canceling system adapts accordingly to environmental noise and checks for βleakageβ between the buds and the ear canal.
The Ear (a) additionally brings noise-canceling enhancements, however what Nothing actually appears to be pushing is the brilliant yellow colorway, which bucks the black and white aesthetic that has outlined its units.
The Ear and Ear (a) are each moderately priced at $149 and $99, respectively. Delivery begins April 22.