On Tuesday, the company announced its latest pair of wireless in-ears, the Jabra Halo Smart. These headphones use the around-the-neck, collar-style design seen in more and more
“We are all doing more with our smartphones than ever before, whether it’s making and taking calls, listening to music on the move or watching a movie clip during a break,” Jabra Senior Vice President Calum MacDougall said in a statement. “So we wanted to develop a set of
Plenty of headphones allow the user to access Siri or Google Now via a multifunction button, but this can be confusing, triggering Siri when you meant to pause playback, for example. The Jabra Halo Sport
Looking at the actual hardware, the Halo Sport headphones feature 10mm drivers and high-quality microphones with built-in wind noise protection. The 230mAh battery provides users with up to 17 hours of talk time, or 15 hours of music playback. In practice, this will vary quite a bit based on playback volume and other factors.
The Jabra Halo Smart headphones sell for $80, and will available in black via the company’s website starting in July. For those who just can’t wait, a special silver edition of the headphones will be available exclusively from Best Buy later this month.
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