- Motorola has launched its first open-ear earbuds, the Moto Buds Loop.
- They feature 12 mm drivers tuned by Bose and dual microphones to cancel noise.
- The Moto Buds Loop will be available in summer 2025.
Among the less used but not forgotten wired earphones and the latest truly-wireless earbuds trend, there’s a new form factor. It’s been a thing for quite some time now, but big manufacturers have recently started taking notes of its benefits. We’re talking about the Open-ear earbuds category, as Motorola has debuted its first open-ear earbuds – the Moto Buds Loop.
Motorola has launched the Moto Buds Loop open-ear earbuds built in partnership with Bose. These earbuds sit just outside the opening of your ear and wrap around the ear bone to the back, giving an almost cyborg-like look. Individually, they almost look like miniature headphones.
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Bose is no stranger to open-ear technology either, as they do have a set called the Bose Ultra Open. Moto is no stranger to Bose, as they’ve previously partnered with the firm to tune their regular TWS earbuds. The Moto Buds Loop are powered by 12mm drivers which are tuned by Bose, and use dual microphones and AI features to cancel out outside noise.
Motorola claims the Buds offer 8 hours of playback on a single charge, and 37 hours with the charging case. There are two colors on offer — Trekking Green and French Oak with Swarovski crystals. While Motorola hasn’t given them an IP rating, it claims they’re “Water repellant”. Moto says the Buds Loop will be available “starting this Summer”.
That said, firms like Nothing and Sony also have their own open-ear earbuds, but of all, Nothing’s efforts seem to be the most intriguing. The Ear (open) is arguably the best effort at making open-ear earbuds mainstream. Although, it still mostly seems like a niche market.
Abubakar covers Tech at Beebom, with his passion for technology tracing back to 2011 when he received a Dell Inspiron 5100 as a gift. He’s also a passionate advocate for the right-to-repair movement, believing in empowering users to maintain and extend the life of their devices. Outside the tech world, he enjoys watching anime and exploring his newfound enthusiasm for Japanese cars. In his free time, you’ll often find him immersed in Genshin Impact or researching his next gadget purchase. Before joining Beebom, he contributed to leading publications like Android Police, How-To Geek, and Fossbytes.
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- Perplexity has partnered with Motorola as the AI app will now come pre-installed on new Razr and Edge 60 series.
- Users will have direct access to the answer engine and assistant, and will receive a 3-month free subscription to Perplexity Pro.
- This partnership aims to offer deeper integration of AI features in Motorola smartphones.
Just recently, we tested Perplexity’s AI assistant on iPhones , and shared our experience using it over Siri. Now we are learning that Perplexity has an official smartphone partner to showcase the prowess of its artificial intelligence search engine technology, and it is none other than Motorola.
Perplexity recently shared a post on X, announcing their partnership with the Chinese phone maker. The company also shared a blog post , fleshing out the details. They mentioned, “Starting with the new generation of Motorola devices, Perplexity will be pre-installed on millions of smartphones worldwide, giving Motorola users direct access to our answer engine and assistant”.
Perplexity will become part of Moto AI’s suite of features. Motorola’s flagship Razr devices will be the first ones to enjoy this experience. The benefits of this partnership will offer deeper integration of the AI. This will allow users to access the Perplexity assistant right from the cover screen when it’s closed.
You can even ask it to carry out tasks like “send emails, set smart reminders, play media, request rides, and book restaurant reservations”. It will also offer owners of the new Moto Razr and Edge 60 a 3-month free subscription to Perplexity Pro.
This move seems to come as a result of OpenAI’s partnership with Apple and Gemini’s integration in Samsung Galaxy smartphones. However, this isn’t the first time we are witnessing Perplexity Pro bundled with a phone. Something similar happened last year when users could claim a year’s free subscription with the purchase of a Nothing Phone (2a).
With over 4 year of experience under the belt, I cover all facets of consumer tech, from smartphones to other consumer electronics, our favorite social media apps, as well as the growing realm of AI and LLMs. As an Apps and AI writer app Beebom, I provide my expertise in all these areas, weaving stories that help you get familiar with the tech around you. But you will find me playing NYT daily puzzles in my free time.
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