My new favorite earbuds won't play music.
Bose's new earbuds don't go in your ears at all. #Technology #Audio
Worse yet, these earbuds cost $249 and come from Bose, one of the most respected audio brands. How do they expect to get away with this? It turns out that you can make earbuds more liberating by removing the music, if you only want to use them for sleeping.
The Sleepbuds II may be among the most idiosyncratic earbuds ever released. They do one thing and one thing only: play a limited selection of relaxing sounds. After using the Sleepbuds II, I’ve confirmed my belief that the best gadgets are often those that have one purpose. Of course, there are a million ways to get sound into your ears, and I’ve tried many.
I sleep so lightly that a butterfly flapping its wings a football field away could get me up in seconds. I’ve tried pills, foam earplugs, and a pillow, but nothing has helped. My current solution is to listen to white noise through my wired Apple earbuds.
