HMD introduced a brand new set of earbuds at present with a case that doubles as a backup telephone battery. The aptly named wi-fi Amped Buds are available in a Qi2 charging case that makes use of reverse wi-fi charging to spice up your telephone’s cost. With a slim design and a 1,600mAh battery, it’s a transportable case that provides simply sufficient cost to get by means of the tip of the day. They’re priced at €199 (about $206) and can launch in April. We don’t but know in the event that they’ll come to the US.
The Amped Buds embrace energetic noise cancellation and environmental noise cancellation. The case is rated IPX4 for some mud resistance, and the earbuds are IP54 splash-resistant. The case measures 14mm thick, and the buds are designed with a hinge to suit straight into the case for charging. They’re spring loaded, so there’s a satisfying pop once you put them in or take them out of the case. Remove the buds, and also you’ll fold the stems ahead to suit like customary earbuds.
The case and buds are color-matched and are available in cyan, black, and pink. The case’s Qi2 help means it’s going to join magnetically to Qi2 and MagSafe telephones for a safe match whereas charging. It can be utilized with magnetic telephone circumstances, too, or with any plain wi-fi charging telephone (it simply gained’t stick securely), and there’s a USB port to offer wired charging. Of course, you’ll be able to simply use the case to cost the earbuds themselves — greater than ten occasions over, in accordance with HMD, which will get you as much as 95 hours of music playback time earlier than you must cost the case once more.
It’s a intelligent idea that makes rapid sense. Plenty of us are used to charging and carrying earpods already, so there’s no new conduct to be taught. You simply carry your earbuds with you as standard, and in the event you occur to run low on battery, you will have a back-up readily available, otherwise you simply have an enormous battery to maintain recharging your buds. Pretty slick.
