Nothing Ear (1) are official: the first product from Carl Pei's Nothing

Nothing is easily the most exciting tech company to be formed in recent times, mostly because it’s still an enigma. It is helmed by OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei — the person who was the public face for OnePlus up until 2020.

Everyone was wondering what type of products Nothing would make, and we mostly still are. The company’s mission is stated to be “to remove the barriers between people and technology”. What that means is anyone’s guess.

Well, the first product to come from Nothing is a set of earbuds — the Nothing Ear (1). They are about to be unveiled today and hopefully throw some more light on what the hubbub around Nothing is all about. Or not, we will see.

You can follow the Nothing Ear (1) unveiling below:

Nothing Ear (1) design

Well, the Nothing Ear (1) earbuds have been announced! They are fully transparent and have that “geeky tech design meets style” look to them. Since Nothing chose this product to be the ambassador for its mission, the transparency here is symbolic. It wants you to be able to peer into the product, examine the clean design, notice the quality of internal materials used.

Strides have been made to make the earbuds as light as possible, making them weigh as little as 4.7 gr each. The stems on the sides have been shortened to make the buds as compact as it's manageable, while still aiming for mic and noise-cancelation performance. Also, these stems house touch controls for playback and volume control.

The design and sound of the Ear (1) have been developed in tight partnership with Teenage Engineering — a Swedish company that specializes in boutique synthesizers and other consumer tech.