Bose counters the AirPods 4 with new $179 QuietComfort Earbuds

Bose is adding a non-”Ultra” earbud enactment to its lineup today. The caller $179 QuietComfort Earbuds connection progressive sound cancellation, an “everyday earbud design,” wireless charging, and up to 8.5 hours of artillery beingness — presumably with ANC off. Available successful black, white, oregon purple, the QC Earbuds besides enactment multipoint connectivity and are IPX4 h2o and sweat resistant.

The caller earbuds adhd immoderate unsocial bundle tricks that aren’t connected Bose’s different products specified arsenic Remote Selfie, which lets you crook the QC Earbuds into a distant shutter for your phone’s camera. Can’t accidental I’ve seen that 1 before. There’s a “Hey headphones” bid for activating your preferred dependable assistant, and gamers tin instrumentality vantage of a low-latency mode.

Despite their little price, Bose is promising that the QC Earbuds present the “best-in-class” sound cancellation that the institution is known for. Each earbud contains 3 mics to assistance with that effort (and dependable calls). Bose includes 3 sizes of receptor tips with the QC Earbuds, and they besides travel with a trio of stableness bands.

At $179, Bose’s latest earbuds lucifer the terms of Apple’s AirPods 4, which volition beryllium released connected Friday. The products are fundamentally antithetic successful their design: the QC Earbuds person silicone tips, whereas the AirPods 4 utilize an unfastened design. For Bose, these slot successful underneath the flagship QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds and the unique, clip-on Ultra Open Earbuds.