Nothing releases its first over-the-ear headphones, the $299 Headphone (1)

London-based smartphone maker Nothing has launched its first over-the-ear headphones, the Headphone (1). The brand new gadget follows Nothing’s first step into audio {hardware} with final yr’s debut of the Ear 2 open-ear headphones.

The brand new Headphone (1) headphones have been designed in collaboration with British audio model KEF and have the glossy, clear design that Nothing has grow to be identified for. The gadget itself is a bit cumbersome, even for an over-the-ear headphone, nevertheless it supplies ample adaptive noise cancelling and clear modes.

This mannequin additionally provides adaptive bass enhancement, which got here throughout when listening to a wide range of music genres. 

As well as, the headphones provide immersive spatial audio. This creates a 3-D listening expertise that, paired with the dynamic head monitoring, creates a extra lifelike audio expertise.

A spotlight is the tactile buttons. Nothing stepped away from sensors in favor of a easy button to set off your AI assistant or ChatGPT, in case you have the Nothing X app, and a quantity curler that can be pressed to play, pause, and activate and off noise canceling.

Plus, the curler has a really satisfying click on if you flip it up or down. 

The headphones have been a bit heavy and tended to slip round whereas carrying them to do some family chores, however have been in any other case completely comfy for a protracted put on time.

The corporate claims a protracted battery life with as much as 80 hours of listening, 35 hours in case you have noise cancelling turned on, and a fast cost time. 

The Headphone (1) might be out there for preorder within the U.S., U.Okay., and elsewhere beginning on July 4, 2025, for $299.