Nothing Ear 1 and India’s TWS earphone market

<p>OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is back, with Nothing. Its first product is Ear 1, a pair of true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones like the AirPods.</p> <p>Gadgets 360 audio guru <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/ali-pardiwala-14">Ali Pardiwala</a>, Headphone Zone founder and CEO <a href="https://twitter.com/raghavsomani">Raghav Somani</a>, and MySmartPrice editor-in-chief <a href="https://twitter.com/r3dash">Ershad Kaleebullah</a> join host <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/akhil-arora-19">Akhil Arora</a> to talk about Nothing and India’s TWS market.</p> <p>We discuss why Nothing is making its debut with wireless earbuds, what it’s offering in terms of features (including active noise cancellation), and how it’s undercutting competition in India. The Ear 1 cost just Rs. 5,999 as opposed to $100 (~Rs. 7,500) and £100 (~Rs. 10,400) elsewhere.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://gadgets.ndtv.com/audio/reviews/nothing-ear-1-true-wireless-earphones-first-impressions-price-in-india-2497780">Nothing Ear 1 first impressions</a></p> <p>Along the way, we delve into the big problems with TWS earphones — owing to tiny (custom-made) batteries, they don’t last very long and in turn, are generating a lot of e-waste — and what Indians generally want when they are in the market for new wireless buds.</p> <p>Follow Gadgets 360 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gadgets360">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gadgets360/">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gadgets.360/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gadgets360">YouTube</a>.</p> <p>Write to us at <a href="mailto:podcast@gadgets360.com">podcast@gadgets360.com</a></p> <p>Chapters</p> <ul> <li>Intro (00:00)</li> <li>Why truly wireless earbuds (00:49)</li> <li>Ear 1 are good (03:11)</li> <li>…but not too good (07:01)</li> <li>That price tho! (08:48)</li> <li>Who is Nothing? (10:53)</li> <li>Android vs iPhone (13:37)</li> <li>ANC is a checkbox (16:21)</li> <li>But most don’t care (21:00)</li> <li>Battery life meh (23:20)</li>