Anker’s new Soundcore fitness earbuds take on the Powerbeats Pro with a rotating ear-hook design
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Fitness-focused, sporty earbuds usually come with one of two solutions for staying in your ears: they either have wing tips to help anchor them in place (as recently seen in the Sennheiser Sport buds), or there's a wraparound ear hook a la the Powerbeats Pro. With its new Soundcore Sport X10 earbuds, Anker is opting for the latter. The $79 X10s have a bass-forward sound signature, IPX7 sweat and water resistance, and up to eight hours of continuous battery life (or 32 including case recharges). They're available now in black or white, with a red color coming sometime later.
Anker says the rotatable ear hook lets you adjust the wearing angle to ensure the earbuds nest comfortably in place to prevent them from falling out during vigorous...