Bose is pulling the plug on its innovative open-style SportOpenEarbuds, with the remainder of its inventory now deeply discounted.
Bose has decided to pull the plug on its Sport Open Earbuds, a set of wireless earbuds that sit on your ear instead of inside it, according to a report from The Verge and confirmed by Bose. The move comes less than two years after the product’s debut. The remainder of Bose’s Sport Open Earbuds is now discounted to $119 until all of the inventory has been sold.
It also has some drawbacks. The earhook style can sometimes interfere with glasses, and in most outdoor situations, where the earbuds are primarily intended to be worn, external sounds often overpower the audio coming from the earbuds. The earbuds also needed to be charged via a proprietary cradle, and their carrying case was just that — a way to protect the earbuds — but it lacked its own battery for on-the-go recharging.
Bose’s abandonment of the open earbud space comes at a curious time. After the Sport Open Earbuds debuted, Bose effectively had a monopoly on the concept. But in recent months, competitors have shown up, like the Cleer Audio Arc and the Wearable Stereo from newcomer, Oladance.
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