Subj : CMF by Nothing wants to bring Pro neckband earbuds back in a big
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Date : Thu Feb 22 2024 16:15:06

CMF by Nothing wants to bring Pro neckband earbuds back in a big way

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Thu, 22 Feb 2024 16:10:26 +0000

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The more affordable offshoot of Nothing is launching a new neckband and new 
earbuds next month.

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Fancy sticking a pair of bright orange earbuds in your canals or a bright 
orange neckband around your neck? CMF by Nothing, the more affordable, 
attention-grabbing offshoot of the Nothing phone and headphones brand, 
certainly hopes so: it's teasing the launch of new Buds and a new Neckband 
Pro, which will be revealed in full on March 5, 2024. 

The Neckband Pro, as the name suggests, fits around your neck and promises to 
be the firm's first "50dB Hybrid ANC Neckband". That figure is a reference to 
the neckband's claimed noise cancelling capabilities, which uses five mics to 
deliver a promised noise cancellation of up to 50dB. 

The CMF by Nothing Buds also offer ANC, and appear to have a rather funky 
orange case. Like the best noise cancelling earbuds , CMF says they'll 
deliver "best in class ANC", although so far it isn't saying any more than 
that. What is CMF and why is everything orange? A glimpse of the new Buds Pro 
by CMF by Nothing. (Image credit: CMF by Nothing) 

In this context, CMF is an acronym used in industrial design to identify 
three characteristics that can make products more desirable than rivals: 
color, material and finish. But of course there's a fourth characteristic: 
price. And CMF isn't talking about that yet. 

Don't expect these to be pricey, though. CMF's existing Buds Pro, which 
deliver impressive battery life and effective noise cancellation, were priced 
at $49 / 49 at launch and the brand's AMOLED smartwach, the Watch Pro, cost 
$69 / 69. And that means these new earbuds in particular could well be among 
the best budget wireless earbuds you can buy if you don't want to spend a lot 
of cash. 

It may be worth looking at the current CMF Buds Pro for an indication of the 
new Buds specification. They better the Nothing Ear (2) with 45dB hybrid 
active noise cancellation via six microphones, 11 hours of battery (39 hours 
including the case), Bluetooth 5.3 with fast pairing and IP54 dust and water 
resistance. The new Buds are expected to have 12.4mm drivers and both they 
and the Neckband promise to have multiple levels of bass enhancement via the 
Nothing X app. 

Both devices will be unveiled on March 5, 2024 alongside the Nothing Phone 
(2a) , and are likely to be made available first in the Nothing Store Soho in 
London before rolling out to more conventional retail destinations. You might 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/headphones/cmf-by-nothing-wants-to-bring-pro-n
eckband-earbuds-back-in-a-big-way


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