It’s called the Dot and developers at So Special Labs claim it’s the world’s smallest Bluetooth earbud. The device weighs 3.5 gms and measures 0.54 inches wide and 0.83 inches long. It reportedly works for one hour of listening to music or 90 minutes of talk time. Its cylindrical portable charging case brings it up to full charge in 30 minutes and charges it up to six times a day. It also gets about 80 hours on standby. The Dot can be packaged as a single or stereo set. Its wireless Bluetooth 4.0 allows it to sync with a range of devices: Apple, Windows, Android, remembering up to eight devices. A single, multi-function button on the outside of the bud allows users to end and answer calls with one touch and one long touch to activate Apple’s Siri if an iPhone is connected.
There are also plans to feature dual microphones for active voice cancellation, LED indicator lights, and it will be sweat resistant for use in the gym. It will be available in a choice of white or black, and both in mono and stereo (two earbuds) versions, the latter featuring a different case that will allow you to charge both buds at the same time.
This feature set is quite attractive, but there is one area where the Dot appears to fall short, and that is battery life. Though the Dash and the Earin promise a minimum of three hours per charge, the Dot will reportedly only work for one hour of listening to music or 90 minutes of talk time. Using the portable charger can extend this time to six and nine hours respectively, but charging the earbuds will take about 30 minutes each time. In other words, it’s one hour of listening to music followed by an half hour of charging, six times over.
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