I am a bitter old man in my early thirties. A decade ago, tech companies took away something dear and near to me. The iPhone 7 struck down my beloved AUX port. You see, Apple had a fancy new product they were ready to unveil to the masses—the Apple AirPods. Neat, wireless earbuds! Not neat.
While Bluetooth headphones are sleek and offer a way to listen without being directly tied to you phone, we traded out the functionality of just having headphones that always worked. Bluetooth headphones are now just one more thing I need to remember to charge, and one more thing that might die on me when I’m out and about. And that means no more listening.
Say Goodbye to Charging Your Earbuds
If you too yearn for a time when you could just reach into your pocket for a tangled up set of earbuds, you’re not alone. And you don’t have to keep using Bluetooth options. Right now, Philips has a set of wired earbuds on sale for 33% off. They’re normally priced at $30, but the discount takes them down by $10 to an even $20 for a limited time.
These earbuds connect to your phone or other device via USB-C. This does now block the ability to charge your phone while listening, but that’s just the reality Apple has enforced upon us since 2016. Being USB-C, you can just plug and play into your phone, laptop, or really any other source device that supports USB-C.
These particular Philips earbuds are designed for listeners with an active lifestyle. They are built with an earhook that securely wraps around the top of your ears, keeping them in place. This way, it doesn’t matter if you’re running, working out, or doing anything else with a high amount of moment. The earbuds won’t go anywhere.
They’re lightweight and comfortable to wear for extended us thanks to the ear cushions and ergonomic shaping. If you want to look super cool, you can do what all of us elder millennials did in high school and run the cable up from under your shirt and out the neck hole—as was the style at the time.
The sound quality is solid. You’ll be able to enjoy clear audio with a punchy base via the 15mm dynamic drivers in the speakers.
The built-in microphone allows you to take calls using the headphones and keep your phone in your pocket. The inline controls let you seamless answer and call, even when you were just actively listening to music.