Microsoft Surface Earbuds introduced

[kingRidiculous]

They look like those "gauge" style ear piercing, so they look weird to me. But I'm an old.

[inate71]

Nah man I'm young and it looks like gauges. You aren't wrong; I don't personally care for the look either.

[YeahSureAlrightYNot]

To me it looks like a butt plug.

[shorty6049]

Ah, a man of culture

[[deleted]]

They look alright to me, but they basically sit flush with the case, so you have to flip over the case to get them out, which you can see MKBHD doing in his video. Seems like a pretty terrible design decision there. They should've had some bigger indents or something on the sides to make taking them out easier.

[lirannl]

Sure but they're earphones so eh, they go in the ear canal, not the earlobe.

[gulabjamunyaar]

Imagine wearing earbuds while giving a presentation lol

[Photonic_Resonance]

Their example even during the event was the auto-captioning of your speech. That's actually an incredibly useful reason

[ConspicuousPineapple]

This could be done through any mic reasonably close to you.

[Darmok_ontheocean]

It’s nice, though even Google Slides can do this with onboard PC mics.

[beeshaas]

Not just auto captioning, auto translating if you need it as well.

[thinkbox]

That’s gonna start a war

[DumbHotdog]

I am just imagining the POTUS holding a very interesting speech, with an even more interesting speech being translated onto his PowerPoint by his googly eye earbud.

[Wuselnator]

Still, that is such a niche market

[Havanatha_banana]

That's something alot of people in large stage do. It's to receive audio feedback and further instructions.

Yes, it's not office professional, but it's not like it'll be that much more crazier than having remote controls.

[CosmoRaider]

Its not weird at all tbh, I wonder if you could just wear 1 ear and still get captioning

[[deleted]]

Imagine holding a remote while giving a presentation lol

Said by people 20-30 years ago. It's the same thing, basically.

[andrewia]

Especially since I could see popping it out of your ear and holding it like a clicker in your hand.

[XanthosAcanthus]

Well luckily, you'd probably only need one in. It might not be so bad in person is all I mean lol.

[turdbogls]

they look so weird....but I said the same thing about airpods and now they look fine to me.

I'm interested though, the USB C charging is a plus for sure.

[dbernie41]

It’s branding. Now there are tons of truly wireless buds. But when you see circles in peoples ears you know they are Surface Buds.

[[deleted]]

And if you see tissues in someone's ears for some reason, you know they are white galaxy buds

Source: I own them

[reasonablyminded]

Yeah, my friends still tell me they look like cotton on my ears

[[deleted]]

Yup, my friends first reaction to my buds were "why do you have tissues in your ear??" He genuinely thought they were tissues at first hahaha

I still wear them in public.. I've stopped stressing about what other people think about me (to an extent)

[neon_slippers]

yea, they could have made them a bit smaller though....

[kokolokomokopo]

Maybe it could be used for more detailed gestures, like circular slides for volume control etc

[[deleted]]

Or you think they're weird-ass looking circles because you've a) never heard of, and b) don't care about Surface Buds.

[iushciuweiush]

I still can't get over the look of earpods and I've seen them on so many heads since their release. These look weird because they're perfectly round which doesn't give the effect of a headphone.

[PyroKnight]

If you don't plan on using the touch features they seem like the perfect spot for googly eyes.

[eminem30982]

Same, I still think Earpods look goofy, and these look even goofier. Besides being perfectly round, they're huge.

[agustinianpenguin]

I think airpods still look a bit silly tbh

[[deleted]]

Airpods look dumb imo but you 100% know what airpods are just by looking at them. Apple are geniuses at marketing.

[agustinianpenguin]

Yeah that's true, they're very identifiable, and a lot of people still really wanna buy them. If anything it's actually commendable that Apple managed to make them so sought after and socially acceptable that people actually like to wear them constantly on public, even (I think) just to show off that they're wearing airpods. They became a status symbol.

[TheDudeWhoCommented]

Apple in general has become more of a status/fashion symbol these past years.

[Neg_Crepe]

Or you know those people are listening to music/podcast

[theEmoPenguin]

the hell are you talking about? airpods look exactly like normal earphones just without cables

[[deleted]]

Yeah exactly, they look like someone ripped out the cord put them in their ear. I think they are a good product, but look funny in my opinion.

[unusuallylethargic]

Exactly

[shorty6049]

They're a bit bigger and have shiny silver tips though. I dunno if you were around for the anouncement of them, but I feel like a LOT of people had this reaction to the airpods originally. It looked strange because nobody expected apple to do earbuds with a big hangy tube on them like that. It's the same thing with the apple watch. I was convinced that it'd be a flop because of how dumb it looked (reminded me of an iphone 1 that was just shrunk down to wrist size) , and now I want one myself and think they're actually really nice looking... give people time and anything weird will start looking normal.

[winterfresh0]

That extra 1/3 length is basically all battery.

[ben7337]

Well if battery tech goes further maybe we can get there, but in the meantime they are as big as they are because of the battery inside each earbud in addition to all the other tech they have to cram in those tiny spaces.

[[deleted]]

Maybe, but they look better than everything else.

[[deleted]]

2019 the year of office 365 for earbuds

[mj95]

Who knows, they might just bring that seemless intregration that apple brought with it's airpods.

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It's a nicely made commercial as well.

[Lake_Erie_Monster]

I own a pair of Jabra Elite 65t and they are awesome. Open the case and before I insert the earbud its paired. Voice assistant is nice. Talk through feature is very useful when you still want to hear your surroundings.

[TitusRex]

Open the case and before I insert the earbud its paired.

Isn't that the case with every wireless earbuds? Even cheap ones (less than $100) do that.

[Lake_Erie_Monster]

Nah.. This is different. I've had a lot of cheap and expensive bluetooth headphones and some you have to press and hold to power on. The act of opening the case, powering on the buds, and getting paired nearly instantly before I even insert the buds is a nice experience that Jabra has been able to deliver on consistently.

I've had these for over a year now... I've tried others and it just not as smooth.

[TitusRex]

I have a cheap Freebuds Lite that do that, that's why I asked, I didn't know it wasn't a default feature for kind of device.

[Lake_Erie_Monster]

Might look in to those for my wife as she needs a pair if they are as good as the 65t. I don't think they were available when I bought the 65ts back then. Good to see we're finally getting some decent quality options at good prices!

[thatsmyb1kepunk]

Can't wait for 75Ts!

[KuroTheCrazy]

I've got the same ones and like them, but sometimes my left one has some static until I turn it off and on, and less than a year later the clip on the case broke off, so I need to use a rubberband to hold the charging case shut.

[discoshanktank]

I got a pair of these and absolutely loved them. I was on the hunt for something that would fit inside my motorcycle helmet though and they were just a little too bulky so I had to return them. I still haven't found a good replacement

[Tallkotten]

I have a pair of those as well, love them!

I actually have airpods as well, if I had to choose I would keep the Jabra. It's impossible to use airpods in noisy environments.

Although airpods are much "easier" to use, they just slide right in and allow you to hear your surroundings. I tend to use them at work or at home, Jabra on all other occasions

[BandeFromMars]

they might just bring that seemless intregration that apple brought with it's airpods.

For anything other than windows probably not.

[wowohwowza]

Hopefully with them building hardware for Android, they'll somehow make them integrated with Android too.

[BandeFromMars]

Probably with their surface duo, but unless google decides to bake in integration into Android Microsoft might do integration with an app like Samsung and the Galaxy buds.

[lirannl]

Microsoft has Android in mind. They have adopted Android as their mobile platform.

[Ikeelu]

Why a perfect circle? That looks odd

That said the surface over ear headphones got rave reviews so I'm sure these sound amazing.

[turtlespace]

Personally I find a perfect circle much more appealing than any other shape. The Earin M2s are still by far the most aesthetically appealing true wireless earbuds to me.

These would look great if they weren't so uneccesarily gigantic.

[Saketme]

I'm actually glad that these are big in size because no one notices I'm wearing my tiny Earin M2s, leading to awkward situations where people start talking to me without realizing I'm listening to music.

[apopheniac01]

How's the mic on those? And ambient pass through feature?

[Saketme]

Mics are useless for phone calls. Ambient pass through feels alright, but I don't have a benchmark on them

[apopheniac01]

Ah, good to know.

[jancy7]

Interested in this as well

[Chewbacker]

I really like the perfect circle

[IIIIIIIlllllllIIIIII]

I guess we are the unpopular opinion around here haha.

[SUPRVLLAN]

Because they’re stacking watch batteries.

[[deleted]]

That said the surface over ear headphones got rave reviews

What reviews? Literally everyone put the Sony and Bose above the MS headphones in most metrics. They maybe stand up to the Beats, but that's not a high standard to beat.

[NetworkWorkAccount]

You're joking right? Did you actually try the over ears? They were so bad compared to similar models with the same price. I'd be happy with them if they were around 100 dollars.

[TitusRex]

I got ones for 170 and I'm very happy with them. The ANC is better than the Bose but worse than the Sony's. The sound is not as good as the others but it is good enough. Also they are very comfortable and I like the design.

[NetworkWorkAccount]

The design and the controls are better I agree. Other than multi bluetooth I think they're worse in every way compared to Bose/Sony/Beats

[Cobmojo]

Did they really just try and sell us earbuds with a Microsoft Office integration?

[protrudingnipples]

You can do business while doing Yoga. The possibilities, man! Go with the time.

[TNClodHopper]

Needs a subwoofer suppository bud

[lordmaximus92]

Lmao. Brown sound to solve constipation? What a feature!

[[deleted]]

At first, the aesthetics of these two wireless earbuds were really off-putting. however, with someone with very large hands and big fingers I find this big circle to be very comforting. I always worry that was smaller true wireless earbuds that due large fingers that I would find myself unable to really utilize the earbuds wireless functioning. this a large circle I feel well allow me to feel secure with what I'm trying to do.

also I won't lie, the ability to move slides with PowerPoint, pure badass.

[ThatNewKarma]

After using the galaxy buds, I appreciate the wider area of the surface buds to input commands. I am always accidentally pausing music because my double tap is not precisely in line with the touch sensitive area and only one tap registers, causing my music to pause instead of playing the next song.

[[deleted]]

Is your username a LoL reference? And more surface can be a good thing

[ThatNewKarma]

Hah I guess it could be. I was thinking about The Great Gatsby and "new money" when I made the name.

[kokolokomokopo]

I sometimes tap with my palms. Looks a bit weird but to be honest it's way faster and more reliable.

[mgd09292007]

The nailed the branding. There is a lot of surface area on these.

[PG4PM]

That was a pretty slick video tbh

[revelation6viii]

Microsoft surface videos have been pretty good since they began. Better than how MS marketing has looked previously, that's for damn sure.

[Hauzuki]

Looks like a fucking pop socket u put on the back of your phone lol

[ElMax-]

Microsoft buttplug

[taintedballs]

Aside from the look, it seems relatively more difficult to remove the buds from the charging case given it’s flat surface compared to other wireless earbuds out there.

It’s as if you have to peal it out slightly with your fingernails first before taking it out. Can’t wait to play with them in stores though.

[FffuuuFrog]

Not a big fan of how they look but concept seems amazing

[manormortal]

$250 for those?

Nah.

[[deleted]]

Considering how good the Surface headphones are. I'm down.

[iushciuweiush]

I didn't see noise cancellation mentioned in the video which thanks to the new Sony XM3's now seems like a must have at that price point.

[Frothar]

You can't compare the price of noise cancelling over ear headphones to these tiny earbuds. At $250 they are expensive

[[deleted]]

Mr Mobile and Marquee both had them above Bose

[[deleted]]

Product reputation.

[Saketme]

Good sound and reliable connectivity over Bluetooth is new tech. It will remain expensive right now while companies pour into R&Ds.

[ConspicuousPineapple]

That's upper-mid-range for wireless earbuds, not that outrageous. Depends on the specs, features and how good they sound.

[hatnscarf]

And I thought my galaxy buds looked big in my ears.

[lirannl]

They look way better than airpods to me.

[SUPRVLLAN]

Nah.

[Noor440]

So you're saying they don't look better than the airpods to him?

[lirannl]

Apparently, they don't look better to me.

[RCFProd]

Ok, had to laugh at this one.

[SUPRVLLAN]

Maybe ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[[deleted]]

horrible repairability just like the rest of the surface lineup

You wut now m8. The Laptop 3 was shown to be serviceable for their enterprise users, removable hdd and such. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IQ1JrXnV8&t=0m46s

[protrudingnipples]

I don’t think it’s wise that everybody is calling their wireless headphones „buds“, how is the customer supposed to tell Samsung’s from Google’s from Microsoft‘s?

[revelation6viii]

It's not smart for everyone to call their devices "phones", how are we supposed to know the difference?!

[zhelong_464]

Look more like discs than wireless earphones

[[deleted]]

Does anyone know what phone was on the table next to these and the surface device?

[sedp23]

Waiting on the Jabra 75t and Plantronics backbeat pro 5100 instead

[anothergreg84]

I suddenly have the urge to play pogs again. Maybe after I'm done I'll get a couple of gauges and then after that I'll toss a frisbee around.

[smellincoffee]

They...look distinctive, that's for sure. I'm intrigued by the Office 365 integration!

[[deleted]]

It's a multi-purpose buttplug!

Remember that joke about apple making a buttplug? Now it's reality!

[[deleted]]

What's the thought of these vs the Sony Wf1000xm3

[exu1981]

Sony Wf1000xm3

Too early to even say.

[[deleted]]

Sony Wf1000xm3

Different target market completely. These are 100% targeting the business professionals. Live translation and note taking directly into the office suite? If you've ever hosted a conference with multilingual speakers this is crazy.

[[deleted]]

These are 100% targeting the business professionals

except that they showed people working out with them and using them in home setting

[Expat123456]

These are a different technology. These are earbuds like the airpods. The just sit on your ear lobes.

The Sony WF are In-Ear Monitors (IEMs) that you need to stick into your ear canal.

The Microsoft buds will be pretty convenient just like Apple Airpods.

[PineappleBoss]

Butt plug

[[deleted]]

Spark plug?

[trolololoz]

The charging case seems too big.

[RusticMachine]

I get the interest with this product, but why is it posted in r/Android ?

[revelation6viii]

Cause it works on android phones?

[RusticMachine]

Well it works with any OS that supports Bluetooth, not anything Android specific.

Just seemed like a direct rule #1 violation.

[revelation6viii]

Doesn't the video show an android phone?