Nothing Ear (Open) Open-Ear Headphones, Earbuds with Earhooks, Clear Voice Technology with 2 Mics, BT 5.3, Fast Charging, Compatible with iPhone & Android -WhiteCarbon Neutral Certified by SCS Global Services

I bought these because I'm an avid cyclist who is often on trails where road traffic is not a consideration. For years I've stuck with one headphone in my right ear so that I could maintain situational awareness, but when I saw these my curiosity was piqued.In short, they're great for cycling. The sound quality is good - I finally have stereo sound! Although I can still hear the wind as I'm riding the music is still very clear. The headphones are comfortable - although it took me a few tries to get used to where they should be placed. Coming from PowerBeats Pro 2 where you can tell if it's in the right position because it's blocking your ear canal these took a little getting used to. Once they're in position they stay in place.Although I'm not using these for calls, I did a sound test by calling a friend (not from the bike) and they said they could hear me clearly through the built in microphones. I was shocked at how far the connection holds - I had to take a pit stop and left my bike downstairs and the connection only started to drop when I was up three floors and behind a few doors.I think they're great for cycling and other activities where you don't want to block the world out. One caveat for cyclists, although you can hear the world they do look like you're riding with headphones - so other cyclists may not give you the usual "On your left" courtesy heads up because they don't think you'll hear them.

Let's clear the air for those who seem to be confused about the design goal/purpose "Nothing Ear (Open)", these are 'Specialty' EarBuds.They're optimized for Maintaining SA (Situational Awareness) while delivering clear & excellent audio w/o blocking ANY outside sound.It's PURPOSELY designed to not seal your ear canal or be inserted into your ears; that's BY DESIGN!Go watch the original YT videos about these and why they were created, the CEO of 'Nothing' explains what problems they were designed to solve.So anybody telling you that you have to insert these into your ear canals are HIGHLY misinformed as to their design goals & usage.You ARE SUPPOSED to leave them hanging right outside of the ear canals, you ARE "NOT supposed to insert them into your ear" for ANY reason.If you want EarBuds that seal your ear canals, "Nothing" offers other EarBuds for those purposes, please go look at them.Now, lets get back to the review.I'm coming from using the "Nothing Ear Stick". Those were good EarBuds that mimiced the design of the original Apple AirPods.Those still touched the openings in your ear and sealed the larger openings right outside w/o any silicone being shoved into the smaller ear openings.For me, that blocked out too much noise for my tastes, I wanted MORE SA (Situational Awareness).I don't want audio Transparency Modes, I just wanted the real thing; w/o lag from the EarBuds internal processing.This literally solves that problem for me and does a great job at it.The Battery life is pretty good.Initial tests in phone calls led to good Battery Usage.15% Ear Open Power ~= 1.0 hr Talk Time.Reaching the Marketing Claims of 8 hr per Ear Open unit seems very realistic w/o recharging.Pure PodCast Listening is easier on the batteries, I'm able to get many hours w/o having to charge the Ear Opens.I've only drained the case battery down to 65% despite having over 8 hours of podcast listening + Long conversations over the phone.I haven't recharged it after the initial charge to full for the case + Ear Opens.BTW, I got these 2 days before the official Release Date of Sep 30.I got them on Sep 28, thanks Amazon!So I've got extra time to use them. This marks the First Week of using them during my Every Day routines.Comfort wise, I LOVE it, the Audio Drivers sit right outside your Ear, nothing gets shoved into the larger or smaller orifices in your ear.I can hear everything around me & maintain SA.Nobody seems to be able to hear what's being broadcasted as well, if they really wanted to hear something, their ear has to be right next to your Ear Opens.At that point, you've got other issues if somebody has their ears so close that your heads are about to collide.So far, I'm loving my first week of using these Ear Opens, I like them more than my Ear Sticks, which were already excellant.While driving the audio quality is clearer & louder, despite not having any seal into my ear, and I can hear everything around me as well.So it solves my problem of maintaining SA while out about on the street, or while driving.Audio call quality is pretty good, nothing to write home about.It's clear enough, but don't expect it to mimic any professional level microphones.It's good enough for it's class of EarBuds, especially at it's price.There is a small rattle in the case, I wish there was something they could do to solve that.I'll improvise a solution in the mean time.Over-All, these are AWESOME EarBuds.I definitely recommend the "Nothing Ear Open" for those who want to maintain SA (Situational Awareness) while out & about doing every day routines or working or driving around.

These Nothing Open Earbuds are good open buds although I think they should be priced much less. By comparison, the TOZO O2 True Open are $59.99 and sound better IMO. The Nothing's sound good straight out of the box, and can be tweaked to via the companion app. They also support multipoint connectivity, and switching between devices is easy. They are lightweight and therefore very comfortable to wear for long periods. These buds are very flexible so it's very easy to get a good fit. I've gotten about 7 hrs battery life, which is plenty.Now a friendly caution: If you have never worn open buds they are NOT meant to be jammed into your ear canal like regular buds such a earpods etc. They are designed to sit outside the ear canal, allowing for constant awareness of your surroundings. Because of how they are designed to fit with no seal, you will not get the same level of sound quality as regular buds, and that includes higher quality, higher priced buds such as the Bose Ultra Open @ 250-$300.