All items tagged with open ear (30)

Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears

April 29, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shokz Unveils OpenDots ONE Clip-On Open-Ears

Shokz, the pioneer in bone conduction headsets that gradually is expanding its portfolio towards open-ear air conduction technology, announced the OpenDots ONE, a new design and form factor for the brand. These are clip-on earbuds with a design somewhere in between the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and the Huawei FreeClip, but using Shokz's own air conduction approach, based on what it calls Bassphere technology, combining two facing dynamic drivers into a spherical module.

Getting Out of the Ear: The Evolution of ANC Technology in Hearables

April 23, 2025 by Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim

Getting Out of the Ear: The Evolution of ANC Technology in Hearables

This deep dive article from Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim - Orosound’s acoustics technical lead and chief technology officer, respectively - offers a unique perspective of the challenges associated with the increasingly popular open ear form factors. Extensively familiar with product implementation challenges, the two authors address the specificities of loose-fit and open-ear designs, and the potential of AI-based ANC technology for the future of hearables.

xMEMS Labs Powers BleeqUp Sports Glasses with Cowell MEMS Tweeter

April 22, 2025 by Joao Martins

xMEMS Labs Powers BleeqUp Sports Glasses with Cowell MEMS Tweeter

xMEMS Labs announced that its Cowell MEMS drivers are now implemented in a new sports glasses product from BleeqUp, a hardware startup based in China. The BleeqUp product launch, following a spectacular crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, marks the first commercial deployment of a MEMS tweeter in glasses frames, paving the way to further opportunities in the - so far elusive - smart eyewear market.

Honor Unveils AI-Powered Earbuds Open Advanced Design at MWC 2025

March 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Honor Unveils AI-Powered Earbuds Open Advanced Design at MWC 2025

Honor introduced the Honor Earbuds Open – a unique open-ear design that rests directly on the ear and is able to cancel the outside world thanks to advanced AI audio processing capabilities. In fact, Honor calls this design the “industry's first open-ear 3-mic hybrid active noise cancellation system.” And the Honor Earbuds Open not only block external noise, but allow users to make calls privately thanks to its reverse acoustic system that reduces audio leakage. The user’s voice is perfectly captured even in noisy environments with a combination of a voice accelerometer, 3-mic array, and bone conduction sensor technology.

Audio-Technica Improves Cartilage Conduction in Second-Generation Design

February 17, 2025 by Joao Martins

Audio-Technica Improves Cartilage Conduction in Second-Generation Design

The industry continues to explore the potential of open-ear solutions for personal audio, and Audio-Technica launched an interesting product, improving on the company's earlier experiments with cartilage conduction. The new ATH-CC500BT2 takes the familiar neckband design of existing bone conduction products to leverage cartilage conduction technology, with an improved dedicated driver that maximizes audio conduction with less vibration, also adding AI noise-reduction and filter optimizations.

Find All the Cutting-Edge Audio Knowledge in audioXpress February 2025

January 13, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Find All the Cutting-Edge Audio Knowledge in audioXpress February 2025

Read the Market Update on MEMS microphones, Shure’s valuable perspective about Wireless Multichannel Audio Systems (WMAS) technology, and a review of the extraordinary Eigenmike em64 Ambisonics microphone. Brent Butterworth reviews the new Sony MDR-M1 headphones, and Alex Bonnet and Eric Benhaim (Orosound) explain how to leverage ANC in open-ear designs. Brian Lowe (Belleson) shares his Top Amp design for phono preamps, Douglas Self reveals more op-amp distortion tests, and Richard Honeycutt revisits the legendary Dynaco ST-70 and ST-70 II tube power amps.

Shokz Unveils OpenMeet Professional Headset at CES 2025

January 10, 2025 by Joao Martins

Shokz Unveils OpenMeet Professional Headset at CES 2025

Shokz had a very strong presence at CES 2025, and unveiled the new Shokz OpenMeet headset, promoted as the new gold standard for professionals. Powered by an advanced Qualcomm chip, four amplifiers, and an advanced dual-microphone system with Qualcomm’s Clear Voice Capture (cVc) noise reduction, OpenMeet combines DualPitch technology that fuses bone and air conduction, and LeakSlayer 3.0 to minimize sound leakage, using advanced vibration control to keep conversations and audio private.

xMEMS Introduces Nearfield Full-Range Ultrasonic MEMS Microspeaker

November 19, 2024 by Joao Martins

xMEMS Introduces Nearfield Full-Range Ultrasonic MEMS Microspeaker

xMEMS Labs, recognized for its piezo MEMS innovation and creating a leading range of all-silicon microspeakers that until now mostly target earbuds and in-ear applications, has announced a new full-range driver that meets the requirements for nearfield applications. The newly announced xMEMS Sycamore full-range driver uses the company "sound from ultrasound" platform, making it suitable for laptops, smart glasses, or open ear designs.

Cleer Audio Introduces ARC3 True Wireless Open-Ear Earbuds with Smart Case

October 24, 2024 by Joao Martins

Cleer Audio Introduces ARC3 True Wireless Open-Ear Earbuds with Smart Case

Cleer Audio is pushing further the possibilities of true wireless open-ears, with a flexible ear hook hinge design using the latest Qualcomm S5 platform. The new Cleer ARC3 open-ear model now includes voice control, wireless charging, an LCD touchscreen smart case, 50 hours of battery life, and more. The new Cleer ARC3 earbuds are also equipped with Dolby Atmos optimization with Dolby head tracking for immersive sound, aptX Lossless and Snapdragon Sound Certification, apart from supporting LDAC hi-res wireless audio.

New JLab Flex Open Clip and JBuds Open Sport Earbuds Reinforce Open-Ear Designs

October 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

New JLab Flex Open Clip and JBuds Open Sport Earbuds Reinforce Open-Ear Designs

Unveiled at IFA 2024 and now available, the latest JLab earbuds are affordable open-ear and air conduction designs, with extended playtime, stylish comfort and audio quality. The Flex Open Clip Wireless Earbuds feature an ear-clip cuff design, that delivers powerful sound while keeping users aware of their surroundings. The JBuds Open Sport True Wireless Earbuds take open-ear to the next level for workouts with a sport ear hook for optimal comfort and performance.

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