Sony Unveils Xperia Ear Duo Wireless Earbuds; Arriving in May for $279.99

At the ongoing MWC 2018 event, Sony appear the Xperia Ear Duo headset in addition to the Xperia XZ2 line-upwardly. The Ear Duo blends smart help features with a novel have on audio isolation. A unique trait of this headset is Sony's proprietary 'Dual Listening' applied science, which allows users to simultaneously mind to audio from the headset, as well as ambient sound.

The earbuds comes with a ring-similar design for earbuds which do not fully cover the ear canals, allowing users to listen to audio from external sources too, without any interference.

The Xperia Ear Duo besides features the company's Daily Assist engineering science, which feeds relevant information to users such every bit narrating news headlines, reading coming together schedule, etc. The buds can be paired with Google Assistant or Siri, and tin summon the virtual assistants through voice commands. Users likewise have the option to collaborate with the device using manus gestures as well as head gestures, such equally nodding or shaking the caput to receive or refuse an incoming call.

Sony Unveils Xperia Ear Duo Wireless Earbuds with Dual Listening Mode

The Xperia Ear Duo is compatible with smartphones running Android v.0 or higher and iOS x or subsequently versions, pairing with them over Bluetooth 4.two via a companion app. Each earbud is equipped with a 56 mAh battery and can be recharged in the included charging instance. The example itself has an inbuilt battery of 750mAh and tin can exist charged via a USB Type-C cable.

The IPX2 rated headset besides features a touchpad which is used to execute paw gestures, and it is claimed to evangelize a talk fourth dimension of upwards to ii.v hours and a listening period of maximum 4 hours when fully charged.

The Xperia Ear Duo will be bachelor in Golden and Blackness color options, carrying a steep price tag of $279.99. Pre-orders for the headset are set to first today on Amazon, and information technology is expected to hit the shelves in May after this year.