London (ots/PRNewswire) – Nothing’s best audio products to date offer exciting upgrades
Nothing announced today, live from Tokyo, Japan, during its Q1 Community Update that it will be establishing a new foundation for its audio lineup with two new wireless headphones, Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear (a). At the same time, Nothing announced that it will improve the overall user experience with industry-first ChatGPT integrations across its audio and smartphone products.
The culmination of consistent design and engineering refinement over the past three years, Nothing’s latest audio products deliver a premium user experience for audiophiles and everyday listeners alike. The company has reduced the product numbers of its audio products to focus on the product and user experience. Nothing Ear is designed for audiophiles seeking the best sound quality, while Nothing Ear (a) is designed for those seeking the ultimate daily audio companion.
„By incorporating ChatGPT into the Nothing headphones, including the new Nothing Ear and Ear (a), and the Nothing BS, we have taken our first steps towards change, and there will be more to come,” explained Carl Pei, CEO and co-founder of Nothing. “As always, we look forward to feedback from our community.“
Nothing Ear – sound, further developed
An improvement on the Ear (2), Ear preserves and evolves Nothing’s iconic transparent earbud design, delivering the best audio experience ever with richer sound without compromising performance.
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Designed specifically for audiophile listeners, Nothing Ear features Nothing’s most advanced driver system to date with a custom-built 11mm dynamic driver. Its high-quality materials have been carefully selected to deliver the most authentic and clear sound possible. This includes a ceramic membrane that ensures a rich sound and crisp highs. Compared to Ear (2), Nothing has expanded the dual-chamber design with two additional openings to improve airflow for clearer sound.
Ear supports LHDC 5.0 and LDAC codec for high-resolution streaming via Bluetooth, resulting in powerful and pure sound. Ear achieves up to 1 Mbps 24 bit/192 kHz with the LHDC 5.0 (Low Latency High-Definition Audio Codec) and up to 990 kbps and frequencies up to 24 bit/96 kHz with the LDAC.
Nothing’s advanced equalizer offers more customization options through a simple graphical interface in Nothing’s X app. Users can enhance their listening experience with Q-factor and frequency control, as well as create separate profiles for different genres. When a user creates a personal sound profile in Nothing’s X app, the recorded data is used in real time to adjust equalizer levels based on hearing test results.
ANC
Ear features Nothing’s most effective and intelligent noise cancellation. The new Smart ANC algorithm checks whether noise passes between the earbuds and the ear canal and adds more noise cancellation accordingly. The Ear’s adaptive noise cancellation (Adaptive ANC) also takes disturbing background noise into account and automatically selects one of three levels (high, medium or low). Ear offers almost twice as much noise cancellation as Ear (2) at 45 dB. With a bandwidth of up to 5000 Hz, Ear can effectively detect and reduce even more difficult sounds.
Performance
The Ear’s compact, tailored driver allows for a larger battery, resulting in 25% longer battery life than the Ear (2) – up to 40.5 hours after a full charge with the charging case or 8.5 hours of non-stop playback . For quick charging, Ear supports 2.5W wireless charging. A ten-minute quick charge provides ten hours of listening time with the case.
The Ear features Nothing’s most advanced Clear Voice Technology yet, with a new microphone design that creates fewer barriers when speaking. A new, additional air channel has been added to the stem so that the wind has a clearer path, reducing interference by 60% compared to Ear (2).
Dual Connection allows users to switch between two devices seamlessly and in real time. With Low Lag Mode, the Ear can reduce audio lag compared to normal use, depending on the connection with the other device, for seamless gaming. The push buttons allow users to skip tracks, switch between noise cancellation modes and adjust volume.
Nothing Ear (a) − Let’s Play
Nothing Ear (a) is made for music lovers, for every moment of the day. With its eye-catching design and powerful noise cancellation technology, it is the ultimate daily audio companion.
Designed in London
Designed in London, Ear (a) features Nothing’s transparent design but takes a new direction with a fresh bubble design and the color yellow. With its soft contours and slim rectangular frame, the Ear (a) feels just as good in your pocket as it does in your hand.
Hello yellow!
Ear (a) yellow is Nothing’s first product in a color other than black or white. Yellow not only fits perfectly with the playful design of the Ear (a), but is also a color that theoretically corresponds to the Nothing value of transparency. If you reduce the structure of the colors, the basic colors remain. This purist approach to color led Nothing to Ear (a) yellow – a vibrant and playful audio product.
ANC
Using Nothing’s new Smart ANC algorithm, Ear (a) checks the seal in the ear canal for noise leaks and produces stronger noise cancellation to block as much noise as possible. Adaptive ANC detects distractions in the environment and automatically applies high, medium or low noise cancellation to the surrounding noise.
Ear (a) offers almost twice as much noise cancellation as Ear (2) at 45 dB. In addition, the Ear (a) can effectively detect and reduce even more difficult sounds with a bandwidth of up to 5000 Hz.
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Ear’s new driver (a) delivers 2.5x more transient power and leverages Nothing’s groundbreaking dual-chamber design. This performance increase ensures even deeper and more powerful bass performance.
To protect sound details, Ear (a) is Hi-Res Audio certified. It can stream high-resolution audio over Bluetooth connections at up to 990 kbps at 24bit/96 kHz and is compatible with the widely supported LDAC codec* for high-resolution streaming over Bluetooth.
Performance
The Ear(a)’s 500mAh battery in the charging case and the 46mAh battery in each earbud provide up to 42.5 hours of music playback after a full charge with the charging case. For quick charging, the Ear (a) can be fast-charged for ten minutes and then delivers ten hours of music playback (with the case and ANC turned off).
To make it easier to switch between activities, the Ear (a) can be connected to two devices at the same time. Like the Ear, the Ear (a)’s low lag mode reduces audio lag compared to normal use, depending on the connection to the other device. The push buttons allow users to skip tracks, switch between noise cancellation modes and adjust volume.
ChatGPT integration
Guided by the mission of driving the transition of consumer tech products to AI and simplifying and improving the user experience, Nothing has integrated ChatGPT into the Nothing headphones and the Nothing BS to give users instant access to knowledge directly from the devices what they use most often: earbuds and smartphones.
The new integration allows users who have the latest Nothing BS and ChatGPT installed on their Nothing smartphones to access the world’s most popular AI tool at the touch of a finger, directly from Nothing headphones, including the newly launched Ear and Ear (a). speak. Nothing in the Nothing BS will also improve the user experience on Nothing smartphones by incorporating system-level entry points to ChatGPT, including screenshot sharing and Nothing-style widgets. For more details about the launch, visit nothing.tech.
Prices and availability
Priced at $149 / £129 and $99 / £99 respectively, Ear and Ear (a) are first available nothing.tech available. Pre-orders begin on April 18th at 11:30am BST. Click & Collect is available at Nothing Store Soho from April 20th. Pre-sales on nothing.tech and in retailers begin on April 22nd.
In the UK, customers can take home the Ear and Ear (a) at the celebration at Nothing Store Soho on April 20th. Be among the first to get your hands on Nothing’s latest audio products.
Adresse: Nothing Store Soho, 4 Peter Street, Soho, London, W1F 0AD
Opening hours: 11:00am – 4:00pm BST
For a full list of specifications and features, visit nothing.tech. To stay up to date, please follow Nothing on Instagram, TikTok and X/Twitter.
Information about Nothing
The company Nothing, founded in 2020, wants to make technology fun again. In less than four years, Nothing has sold more than 3 million products worldwide, including the Phone (1), which was named to Time Magazine’s list of the best inventions of 2022 for innovative smartphone design. Through modern design and innovative user interfaces, the London-based company creates an alternative ecosystem of technology products for young and creative people.
In 2023, Nothing launched two second-generation products: the powerful audio companion Ear (2) and the highly anticipated Phone (2), making its smartphone debut in the US. It also launched CMF by Nothing, a sub-brand focused on making beautiful design accessible to everyone. In March 2024, Nothing welcomed its third smartphone, the Phone (2a). A powerful, unique device that delivers an optimal daily smartphone experience, meeting users’ most important needs with all of Nothing’s expertise, engineering and craftsmanship.
All Nothing products are developed in close collaboration with the community, which includes over 8,000 retail investors, and are manufactured with sustainability in mind.
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