Bose Gets Tiny and Tinier With Earbuds and Mini-Speaker

 At an event this week in New York City, Bose rolled out its first in-ear noise-canceling headphones as well as a Bluetooth speaker that's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. With the featherweight QuietComfort 20 headphones and the new SoundLink Mini Speaker, the world can be a quieter -- or louder -- place, depending on your preference.

 

The world can be a very loud place, and New York City's Grand Central Terminal -- with its trains, subways and thousands of people -- served as a perfect backdrop for Bose to demonstrate how it can address and even combat that noise.

This week the company introduced two new audio products in Vanderbilt Hall within the famous New York City train station.
Bose has long been known for its over-the-ear noise-canceling headphones, of course, and this week the company demonstrated its upcoming QuietComfort 20, which it noted are its first in-ear noise-canceling headphones.

1.5 Ounces  

The new earbud-style headphones deliver superior audio performance and are comfortable to wear even for extended periods, the company said.
Due this summer, the US$299.95 QuietComfort 20 headphones are small enough to fit in one's pocket, and they weigh just 1.5 ounces.
The earbuds are able to block virtually all outside noise, including the ambient -- and not entirely subtle -- noise of Grand Central Terminal.
That's accomplished through a digital electronic chip -- which the company claims is exclusive to Bose and moreover the first of its kind -- that can calculate an equal and opposite noise cancellation signal within a fraction of a millisecond.
The result is that the background is almost completely blocked out. This is further enhanced as two tiny microphones in each earbud can sense the approaching sound while measuring the sound inside.
The result for the listener is top-notch audio quality. In addition, the company's StayHear+ ear tips allow the QuietComfort 20 headphones to sit at the entrance of the ear canal, creating a seal that provides for the passive blocking of outside noise while also ensuring a comfortable fit for prolonged use. 

Cutting the Cord

 While the SoundLink Mini speaker offers auxiliary inputs for wired devices, the key in this unit is its ability to pair wirelessly.
"Bluetooth hasn't been the issue," John Roselli, director of  product marketing at Bose, told TechNewsWorld, "but getting it into a device such as the SoundLink Mini really does open up new possibilities for those who want to listen to music." 


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