GOOGLE PIXEL BUDS (2020)
Pix out your earwax
Long gone are the days when Apple’s AirPods ruled the airwaves - and now Google wants in, with new Pixel Buds that have apparently been three years in the making. They’ll handle sweaty sessions, survive a downpour, pair rapidly with Pixel and other Android phones, and even play nicely with iOS devices. The buds will play for five hours (with an extra 24 from the charging case), which isn’t much… but you are getting huge 12mm drivers and adaptive sound that tweaks the volume based on your environment. Beamforming mics work with accelerometers to detect jaw movement so they know when you start speaking, and Google Translate is a tap away for over 40 languages. Muy bueno.