Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Technology

Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Sony LinkBuds review: novel earbuds that let the outside world in

Sony Samuel Gibbs Apple Google Microsoft

Sony LinkBuds review earbuds in the palm of a hand. — The Sony LinkBuds have a unique open-fit design that lets the sound of the outside world through for natural awareness of your surroundings. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Personal audio has taken a bizarre turn with Sony’s latest attempt to reinvent the earbud. The weird doughnut-shaped speaker with a hole in the middle allows you to listen to music without blocking out the world.

The LinkBuds are the first in a new line of earbuds from Sony that aim to let you listen to music but also have awareness of what is going on around you. They cost £149 ($179/A$319) and compete with earbuds such as Apple’s standard AirPods and Google’s Pixel Buds A.

Sign up to read this article

Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.

Already a member? Sign in here

Top stories on inkl right now

Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County Outbreaks Add 23 Cases in Three Weeks

Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County Outbreaks Add 23 Cases in Three Weeks

Minnesota measles cases reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County outbreaks add 23 cases in 21 days, all among unvaccinated people. What families should do.

Iranian fishermen hunt for iPhones and perfumes after cargo ship sinks in Hormuz

Iranian fishermen hunt for iPhones and perfumes after cargo ship sinks in Hormuz

The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride went down after a fire broke out on board, Singapore said. All 21 crew members were evacuated safely. The vessel was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it sank, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy, which claimed the ship had entered an “unauthorised…

The Times of India

Mom Of The Teen Behind The Oregon Elementary School Tragedy Breaks Silence, As First Photos Of Him Are Revealed

Mom Of The Teen Behind The Oregon Elementary School Tragedy Breaks Silence, As First Photos Of Him Are Revealed

The mother of 16-year-old Griffin J. John II has spoken out after he was accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon.

Federal Officials Pledge Pennsylvania a Measles Disease Detective and Nearly $4 Million as Cases Reach 1,222

Federal Officials Pledge Pennsylvania a Measles Disease Detective and Nearly $4 Million as Cases Reach 1,222

Pennsylvania measles cases reach 1,222 as the CDC prepares to send an Epi-Aid disease detective and nearly $4 million in federal funding.

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

TSA quietly reverses benefit for travelers at some US airports just weeks after it was announced

TSA quietly reverses benefit for travelers at some US airports just weeks after it was announced

Officials at Norfolk International Airport only discovered the non-traveler access perk had been removed after passengers complained about missing online booking options

The Independent UK

Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters

Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters

French government launches investigation into why cars funded by UK to prevent asylum seekers crossing Channel were used in school protests

The Guardian - UK

Related Stories

Top stories on inkl right now

Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County Outbreaks Add 23 Cases in Three Weeks

Minnesota Measles Cases Reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County Outbreaks Add 23 Cases in Three Weeks

Minnesota measles cases reach 42 as Todd and Fillmore County outbreaks add 23 cases in 21 days, all among unvaccinated people. What families should do.

Iranian fishermen hunt for iPhones and perfumes after cargo ship sinks in Hormuz

Iranian fishermen hunt for iPhones and perfumes after cargo ship sinks in Hormuz

The Singapore-flagged GFS Pride went down after a fire broke out on board, Singapore said. All 21 crew members were evacuated safely. The vessel was carrying more than 2,500 containers when it sank, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy, which claimed the ship had entered an “unauthorised…

The Times of India

Mom Of The Teen Behind The Oregon Elementary School Tragedy Breaks Silence, As First Photos Of Him Are Revealed

Mom Of The Teen Behind The Oregon Elementary School Tragedy Breaks Silence, As First Photos Of Him Are Revealed

The mother of 16-year-old Griffin J. John II has spoken out after he was accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Oregon.

Federal Officials Pledge Pennsylvania a Measles Disease Detective and Nearly $4 Million as Cases Reach 1,222

Federal Officials Pledge Pennsylvania a Measles Disease Detective and Nearly $4 Million as Cases Reach 1,222

Pennsylvania measles cases reach 1,222 as the CDC prepares to send an Epi-Aid disease detective and nearly $4 million in federal funding.

One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites

Already a member? Sign in here

TSA quietly reverses benefit for travelers at some US airports just weeks after it was announced

TSA quietly reverses benefit for travelers at some US airports just weeks after it was announced

Officials at Norfolk International Airport only discovered the non-traveler access perk had been removed after passengers complained about missing online booking options

The Independent UK

Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters

Revealed: French police used UK-funded 4x4 vehicles to charge student protesters

French government launches investigation into why cars funded by UK to prevent asylum seekers crossing Channel were used in school protests

The Guardian - UK

Our Picks

Quentin Tarantino awkwardly confronts Ellen DeGeneres over chat show snub

Some viewers said the moment recalled a notorious encounter between the former chat show host and actor Dakota Johnson in 2019

The Independent UK

Youngest Astronaut To Walk the Moon Claims UFOs Are 'Demonic' Deceptions Following Sign From God

Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke says UFOs are 'demonic' after a breakfast talk he took as a sign from God, highlighting the divide between faith and evidence.

International Business Times UK

Self-Described UFO Expert Claims NASA Image Shows a Massive Alien Ship Moving at 'Tremendous Speed'

Self-described UFO expert Scott C Waring says a rectangular shape in a solar image is a huge alien spacecraft, but its size, speed and nature remain unverified.

International Business Times UK

Florida woman can barely open her eyes after anesthesia. Then a nurse reaches over and straightens her head: ‘Hold your head up’

Nurses moved a groggy patient to a chair

We Got This Covered

UT Austin student heads for a ‘free matcha’ sign near campus. Then she sees whose building it is and covers her mouth

She nearly went in.

We Got This Covered

A$AP Rocky Makes Cheeky Rihanna Confession After Son Riot Joins Him on Stage

A$AP Rocky said his three-year-old son Riot 'stole' a moment during the rapper's Copenhagen tour performance, after Rihanna brought the toddler on stage at the Royal Arena.

International Business Times UK

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play