Apple rivals add tricks and treats to compete in noisy earbud space - Sydney Morning Herald

Caught between the dominant Apple and a number of emerging budget brands, the likes of Sony and LG are coming up with new tricks to compete.

Another curious feature is that when taking calls you can remove the right earbud and hold it to your mouth, so you can talk very quietly or pretend youre using a candlestick telephone from the 1890s… [+3607 chars]

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