At CES 2024 earlier this month, Bose was rumoured to launch earbuds that clip onto your ear to keep you aware of your surroundings. Marketing materials for these 'open-ear' headphones – an increasingly prevalent design that sees the earbud sit near the ear canal and fire sound into it from the outside – leaked during the show, but only now has Bose confirmed their existence. And they aren't what we were expecting.
The Bose Ultra Open Earbuds are sensibly named to fall into the company's new Ultra headphones lineup and do indeed appear to feature the anticipated clip-on design. They are, however, launching as a limited-edition product, in collaboration with US fashion and lifestyle company Kith – and even branded as such. Presumably a 'standard', Bose-branded model will follow, but Bose has only revealed details of this 'Kith for Bose Ultra Open Earbuds' pair for now.
