These pearl earrings are secretly wireless headphones
You can wear the Nova H1 Audio Earbuds all day without anyone knowing you're not listening to anything they're saying.
Wireless headphones are no longer just a convenient way to listen to music and podcasts. As work continues to shift out of the office and we're increasingly dependent on virtual meetings and phone calls, many of us leave our headphones in our ears all day, but for those who want something more modern and hard to notice, the Nova H1 plugs look more like earrings than a technical accessory.
Now, the first question that probably popped into your head when you saw the Nova H1 Audio Earrings, which either clip onto the wearer's earlobes or take advantage of the existing piercing for a more secure fit, is how they're supposed to work no speaker pressed against the ear canal. They don't use bone conduction like the Shokz OpenRun Pro, but instead work more like Sony's LinkBuds.
The speaker holes behind the true pearl of the Nova H1 direct the sound to the ear, so although they do not provide as high a degree of sound accuracy as wireless headphones such as Apple's AirPods Pro 2 or Master & Dynamic MW08 or Sony's LinkBuds, their creators they say they provide a better sense of your surroundings because they don't physically block out surrounding sounds. If you wear them to work or in a social setting, someone can talk to you instead of having to tap you on the shoulder to get your attention.
Battery life is listed as up to 14 hours when paired with the charging case, which looks like a proper jewelry box, but users can expect to listen to music for up to 3.5 hours before needing a charge or talk on the phone about an hour less before they run out.
However, the battery is easy to replace, which is logical considering that the Nova H1 audio earrings are made with real pearls and precious metals. Two different finishes are available: gold for €695 or silver for €595. For now, the Nova H1 seems to be available only in Europe. The company showed them off at CES 2023 last week, so we expect them to be available internationally soon.