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Nothing ear (1) black edition released, will hit the markets on December 13

Sudhanshu — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:11:29 +0000

Last week, we reported on an upcoming black color variant of Nothing ear (1) earbuds. Now, Nothing has put all rumors to rest by announcing the black edition of their TWS earphones.

The Nothing ear (1) black edition earbuds are set to hit the markets on December 13 and will retail at the same price as the white version: $99. The company is marketing the new color as a “limited edition” but added that it hopes it’ll become “a permanent addition to its range.”

Nothing ear (1) black edition closeup

Aside from the new color scheme, which offers the earbuds in transparent plastic with a matte black finish, these earbuds are functionally identical to the white variant Noise released earlier this year.

The Nothing ear (1) black limited edition features ultralight earbuds that weigh just 4.7 grams each. The TWS sports an 11.6mm speaker driver and supports active noise cancellation. The company claims up to 5 hours of listening time with the earbuds, while this extends up to 34 hours with the charging case. Notably, the case supports wireless charging. The Nothing ear (1) black limited edition comes with IPX4 sweat and water resistance and features a dedicated mobile app for Android and iOS.

Much like the original ear (1) TWS, the new ear (1) black edition will also be made available with the engraved version for the first 100 customers.

Nothing has also announced that in select countries, including the US, UK, Canada, and Japan, it will allow people to purchase ear (1) black edition with Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), and Dogecoin (DOGE).

Nothing’s founder accuses a competitor of disrupting the Ear (1)’s supply chain

Jed John Ikoba — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 20:03:31 +0000

Founder of audio accessories maker Nothing, Carl Pei has accused an unnamed competitor of its ear (1) earbuds of attacking the company’s supply chain for the product. Pei made the revelation in a blog post to mark the first anniversary of the founding of the company. Obviously, as per the Pei blog post, the company has seen tremendous growth in the first year of its operation and has an overall great outlook, even if industry watchers feel the founder’s optimism may be overstretching the reality.

Pei stated that a major competitor was attacking the Nothing brand in the supply chain by trying to block the company’s access to important components needed to build the ear (1) earbuds. He also alleged that a proximate reason for the alleged action by the competitor could be the price tag of the Nothing ear (1). With loads of functionality available in the Nothing ear (1) including active noise cancellation, its price of $99 was seen as highly competitive for a start. Much of the established products with similar features were priced up to or even more than twice the price of the ear (1).

Pei says the goal within its first year of operations was to make the Nothing brand to be visible and this has been achieved. The Nothing ear (1) earbuds priced at $99, in the words of the founder, are selling like hotcakes, with up to 320,000 orders received for the true wireless earbuds since the product unveiling. About 180,000 of the Nothing ear (1) earbuds have been shipped so far, with up to 600,000 units forecasted to be shipped overall. The company has surmounted several challenges culminating in its formation and eventual manufacture of the Nothing ear (1) true wireless earbuds with ANC.

Pei continues to project an improved second year for the company and there are hints that the company may release a smartphone soon. This will shift the perception of the company as an audio/ headphone company and open it up for more investments. One note reminder however is apt – Carl Pei has had a seemingly flawless performance as the co-founder of OnePlus, and he could well replicate the OnePlus success story with his new company.

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Nothing ear (1) next sale in India set for August 31 via Flipkart

Jed John Ikoba — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 17:30:24 +0000

UK-based consumer tech company Nothing finally took the wraps off the Nothing ear (1) earbuds last month and the earbuds went on the first sale a couple of weeks back. The product was sold out in less than two minutes with just 4800 units made available.

Nothing has now announced that the earbuds will go on sale again via Flipkart on August 31st at 12 noon. Just like the first sale, buyers will get access to free 6 months subscription to Gaana Plus music streaming services. In addition, holders of ICICI Bank Credit cards who make the purchase using their credit cards will get an instant discount of Rs. 500.

The Nothing ear (1) is priced at Rs. 5,999 (~$80) for the Indian market. This is a fairly decent price tag and a further Rs. 500 discount is sure attractive. Unfortunately, Nothing hasn’t disclosed the number of units that will be available for the next sale. We also expect the product to be sold out in minutes in the next round of sales. As a reminder, the Nothing ear (1) adopts a transparent design that exposes the internal components such as the microphones, magnets and circuit board. The earbud utilizes an 11.6 mm driver and brings support for Active Noise Cancellation as well as Bluetooth 5.2. In terms of durability, the ear (1) delivers up to 5.7 hours of music playback on a single charge and that is extended up to 34 hours if the charging case is factored in. The case features ultra-fast charging and supports Qi wireless charging protocol.