Sony Xperia Ear Duo now available for pre-order: Price, features and more
Pre-orders for the Sony Xperia Ear Duo have begun on Amazon, priced at $279.99 and due to ship in May.
What began a couple of years ago as a concept, for a somewhat ‘transparent’ or ‘open ear’ headset, has finally made it to the Sony portfolio and is available for pre-order on Amazon.
At a time when audio manufacturers are competing for immersive high-quality sound with noise cancellation, Sony takes a different approach with its latest innovation, the Sony Xperia Ear Duo.
These truly wireless headphones are designed to allow users to listen to their music or podcast, while also keeping an ‘ear out’ for surrounding noises, for example, if you’re somewhere like an airport, where you want to pass time watching a movie or listening to music but you don’t want to miss any announcements. Sony calls this “dual listening.”
Xperia Ear Duo can be paired with both Android and iOS and factoring in the notification features, the headset was likely intended to be used with smartphones. Audio messages keep the user informed of calendar appointments, news headlines or any other updates scheduled in the phone. It can also work with voice-activated assistants, such as the one from Sony, Google’s Assistant or …read more
