Whoa. Samsung made earbuds that clip onto your ear like jewelry. Shiny jewelry! Shiny, sure. But those open ears are the point and the catch. Galaxy Buds On! Two twenty-nine, for all-day music while still hearing the world. This is Tech After Dark. We read five write-ups. Zero hands touched these. Three new things, and I want all three. Right now. One! They don't go in your ear. They hug the outside, like a little earring.

Ear canal stays open, so you still hear traffic. Useful, honestly. Two! Open earbuds usually leak your music to the whole train. Samsung fights back! Audio Leakage Reduction: Samsung says reversed sound waves out the back keep more music to yourself. Three! Nod to answer a call, shake your head to decline. No hands! Off by default. Needs a Samsung phone on One U I 8.5 or later. Plus hands-free Gemini Live.

'Hey Google, let's talk live!' Battery: up to nine and a half hours per charge, thirty-eight with the case. Wait. Is that the longest of A N Y Galaxy Buds? The Next Web says yes. A full workday of music, plus your commute. Okay, but bass? Open earbuds always sound kinda thin. Dual 11.3 millimeter drivers. Bigger speakers, meant to add the bass open buds usually lack. And how heavy? Asking for, uh, borrowing purposes.

6.65 grams each, lighter than two nickels. IP54: sweat and rain fine, swimming not. No full reviews yet. SoundGuys likes the clip: 'clingy, but in the best possible way.' Clingy! That's me with every new gadget! But SoundGuys won't judge fit or leakage until they've worn a pair. And The Next Web notes no noise cancelling, which it links to that long battery. Price check! Two twenty-nine in the U S, on sale November sixth.

Only in black. Europe waits until early 2027. And now, Nova's Catch. The best tricks want a Samsung phone. Gestures, Auto Volume, voice memos, all Galaxy-only. Oh no. So on another Android phone they're just, earbuds? Mostly. Samsung warns some features may not work. And loud planes? No isolation. Okay, okay, that's fair. Versus time: Sony and Bose! Sony's LinkBuds Clip is about the same price, so Samsung has to win on extras.

Gemini, Head Gestures, nine-and-a-half-hour battery. And Bose Ultra Open? Two ninety-nine! Seventy bucks more. And Buds 4 Pro launched just twenty higher, for sealed ears. Verdict! I love this clip. Seven point four. Shiny, light, all-day battery! Six point four. Wait for real reviews, especially without a Samsung phone. After Dark Score: six point nine. First place on our brand-new audio board! First out of one.

Don't let it go to your head, Rocco. Or your ear.