Leaked Sony earbuds have a big ol’ vent
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YHHG)
Perhaps for an improved transparency mode? | Image: SnoopyTech
It seems that Sony's next flagship over-ear headphones aren't the only ones that have leaked ahead of a public announcement, as official-looking images of a new set of Sony noise-canceling wireless earbuds have hit the web thanks to leaker SnoopyTech (via Android Police). According to SnoopyTech, the earbuds will be called the LinkBuds S, suggesting they could share some similarities to Sony's LinkBuds released in February.
The original LinkBuds have a distinctive open-style" design with an unconventional donut-like hole that's intended to help you better hear your surroundings while you have the earbuds in. The LinkBuds S, in contrast, have a more traditional closed design like that of Sony's WF-1000XM4s.
However, looking at the...