'Promises to topple giants': I've been praising open earbuds for years and now, fresh stats prove they're the anti-tech gadget you've been longing for
THE SO WHAT
Rising sales of stripped-down open earbuds show a countertrend to feature-bloated wearables—comfort, awareness, and price can beat ANC and app ecosystems. Hardware teams should treat “less but better” SKUs as a real segment, not just a budget line.
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