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 time’s information, nonetheless, might be Nothing’s embrace of ChatGPT this day out. Because the “AI smartphones” of the world are battling with gadgets like Humane’s Ai Pin and the Rabbit R1 for mindshare, the London-based cell firm appears to have skipped a step by integrating the tech into their new earbuds.
Extra particularly, when you’ve got the ChatGPT app put in on a related Nothing handset, you’ll be capable to ask the generative AI program questions with a pinch of the headphones’ stem. Suppose Siri/Google Assistant/Alexa-style entry on a pair of earbuds, solely this one faucets instantly into OpenAI’s wildly fashionable platform.
“Nothing 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,” the corporate notes. The characteristic will likely be obtainable solely for each of the brand new earbuds.
Preorders for each buds begin at this time. Nothing says the Ear buds convey 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 “good” energetic noise-canceling system adapts accordingly to environmental noise and checks for “leakage” 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 gadgets.
The Ear and Ear (a) are each fairly priced at $149 and $99, respectively. Delivery begins April 22.