{"id":5857,"date":"2022-05-30T06:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/30\/sony-linkbuds-review-novel-earbuds-that-let-the-outside-world-in\/"},"modified":"2022-05-30T06:37:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:37:05","slug":"sony-linkbuds-review-novel-earbuds-that-let-the-outside-world-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/30\/sony-linkbuds-review-novel-earbuds-that-let-the-outside-world-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear what is going on around you while you listen or talk<\/p>\n<p>Personal audio has taken a bizarre turn with Sony\u2019s latest attempt to reinvent the earbud. The weird doughnut-shaped speaker with a hole in the middle allows you to listen to music without blocking out the world.<\/p>\n<p>The LinkBuds are the first in a new line of earbuds from Sony that aim to let you listen to music but also have awareness of what is going on around you. They cost \u00a3149 ($179\/A$319) and compete with earbuds such as Apple\u2019s standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/jan\/25\/apple-airpods-3-review-solid-revamp-with-better-fit-and-longer-battery\">AirPods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/jun\/21\/pixel-buds-a-series-review-google-cheaper-but-good-earbuds\">Google\u2019s Pixel Buds A<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Water resistance:<\/strong> IPX4 (sweat)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> Bluetooth 5.2, SBC, AAC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Battery life:<\/strong> 5.5 hours\/2.5 hours talk, up to 17.5 hours with case<\/p>\n<p><strong>Earbud weight:<\/strong> 4.1g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driver size:<\/strong> 12mm ring<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charging case weight:<\/strong> 34g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case dimensions:<\/strong> 41.4 x 48.5 x 30.9mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case charging:<\/strong> USB-C<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2022\/may\/30\/sony-linkbuds-review-novel-earbuds-that-let-the-outside-world-in\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/538bcd2921bcc2df219be6b0400b5b351e616944\/712_361_3916_2349\/master\/3916.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9561f4a2036b7b7899367923363bb9d7\" title=\"Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in\" \/>Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear what is going on around you while you listen or talk<br \/>\nPersonal audio has taken a bizarre turn with Sony\u2019s latest attempt to reinvent the earbud. The weird doughnut-shaped speaker with a hole in the middle allows you to listen to music without blocking out the world.<br \/>\nThe LinkBuds are the first in a new line of earbuds from Sony that aim to let you listen to music but also have awareness of what is going on around you. They cost \u00a3149 ($179\/A$319) and compete with earbuds such as Apple\u2019s standard AirPods and Google\u2019s Pixel Buds A.<br \/>\nWater resistance: IPX4 (sweat)<br \/>\nConnectivity: Bluetooth 5.2, SBC, AAC<br \/>\nBattery life: 5.5 hours\/2.5 hours talk, up to 17.5 hours with case<br \/>\nEarbud weight: 4.1g<br \/>\nDriver size: 12mm ring<br \/>\nCharging case weight: 34g<br \/>\nCase dimensions: 41.4 x 48.5 x 30.9mm<br \/>\nCase charging: USB-C Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear what is going on around you while you listen or talk Personal audio has taken a bizarre turn with Sony\u2019s latest attempt to reinvent the earbud. The weird doughnut-shaped speaker with a hole in the middle allows you to listen to music without blocking out &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/30\/sony-linkbuds-review-novel-earbuds-that-let-the-outside-world-in\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":5858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5857"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}