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Cloud-managed earbuds sound strange - as a concept, and on a plane
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The Register tests Dell’s first attempt at outplaying Apple’s AirPods.
Key facts
- Their go-to buds are JB’s $40 Vibe Beam 2, which fit brilliantly, bring out some nice nuances in much music, boast batteries that last about six hours and only need about 15 minutes to recharge
- Their other pair are $100 Soundcore Space A40s (bought after destroying another pair )
- The Register tests Dell’s first attempt at outplaying Apple’s AirPods
- Divya Soni, a go to market lead, showed me Dell’s cloudy Device Management Console, a tool that lets admins enroll and track the buds, send them new firmware, or do things like turn on active noise
Summary
Last year, The Register spotted Dell selling cloud-manageable wireless earbuds that feature the company’s famously stoic styling at a price higher than Apple charges for its latest AirPods. Dell eventually offered your correspondent a pair of the Pro Plus Earbuds to try so they could hear what all the fuss is about, and they accepted, on condition that the company showed them the cloudy management tools that make the buds worth the big bucks. Divya Soni, a go to market lead, showed me Dell’s cloudy Device Management Console, a tool that lets admins enroll and track the buds, send them new firmware, or do things like turn on active noise cancellation by default across a fleet of earbuds. New firmware matters for earbuds because they’re Bluetooth devices and the wireless protocol has had its fair share of security scares over the years.