Review: Earshots magnetic earbuds don’t quite stick

Review: Earshots magnetic earbuds don’t quite stick
Earshots use magnets to keep the hook design in place. (Image: Earshots)
Henry Burrell
Just like human ears, wireless earbuds come in all manner of shapes and sizes.It makes finding your perfect headphone match more challenging than you might think. What works for me may well not work for you, and vice versa.New Zealand-founded company Earshots reckons it has solved the longstanding issue of earbuds that don’t stay in place during sports. Founder James Bell-Booth told me in 2020 he dreamed up the idea way back in 2014 when he was training for an adventure race and found his earbuds kept falling out.Targeted squarely at...

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