Palm's first new product in years isn't a phone but a pair of wireless earbuds

(Pocket-lint) - Palm is back, again.

After introducing the tiny Palm Phone successful 2019, Palm is announcing its adjacent caller product. But it's not a phone. It's a brace of existent wireless earbuds. Called the Palm Buds Pro, they are disposable to pre-order starting 26 October 2021 for $99 successful the US. Eventually, they'll outgo $129 aft the pre-order period.

The shaper isn't TCL, which made the Palm Phone, but alternatively "Palm. . . with enactment from suppliers based retired of China", according to the Palm Ventures Group. The institution said successful a FAQ leafage that its enactment includes “the designers of Beats by Dre and Samsung’s astir fashionable headphones".

The Palm Buds Pro diagnostic sound cancellation and transparency modes, 10-millimeter drivers, IPX4 h2o and sweat resistance, and 3 microphones connected each earbud susceptible of biology sound cancellation. Battery beingness is rated astatine up to 4.5 hours erstwhile progressive sound cancellation is enabled (switching it disconnected tin widen the beingness to 5.5 hours). With the included charging case, you tin expect "over 24 hours" of full playback.

Pre-orders are present unfastened successful the US, Canada, and Mexico connected Palm's website. The earbuds volition statesman shipping successful aboriginal November. There's besides a silicone lawsuit accessory disposable to bid successful Shadow Black, Rose Pink, and Navy Blue. The lawsuit is $15 during the pre-order period. It volition outgo $25 afterward.

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 26 October 2021.