Nothing Teases Earbuds Announcement, Jacks Up Price on Current Model
The price for Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds is set to increase by $50 on Oct. 26, the same day the company plans to reveal its new Ear stick earbuds.
Nothing's new Ear (stick) earbuds are designed to be light as a feather and "made not to be felt."
Nothing's newest earbuds will be officially revealed on Oct. 26, the electronics manufacturer announced in a tweet Tuesday. The 4.4g "featherlight" Ear stick earbuds are ergonomically molded to fit your ears and are designed to be worn all day long, the company said.
Designed to be worn all day long.
— Nothing (@nothing) October 18, 2022
Ear (stick) is tested on over 100 pairs of ears for enhanced comfort. Featherlight at just 4.4g.
Learn more in the Ear (stick) Reveal. 26 October, 15:00 BST. Watch live at https://t.co/pLWW07l8G7. pic.twitter.com/TdpyxQAdaR
You can watch the Ear stick reveal live on Nothing's website on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET.
Concurrently, on Oct. 26, the company is jacking up the prices of its original Ear 1 earbuds from $99 to $149, due to an increase in costs, according to a tweet from Nothing CEO Carl Pei.
"When we started developing it, we only had 3 engineers. A year later, we have 185," Pei tweeted. "During this time, the Ear (1) has received 15 firmware and tuning updates, and is a completely different product to when we launched it."
On October 26, we'll be raising the prices for Ear (1) to $149 due to an increase in costs. pic.twitter.com/jJDlaXzzJ6
— Carl Pei (@getpeid) October 18, 2022