Bose Frames

We’ve got Beats and AirPods, but here’s something a little different from Bose – sunglasses which double up as an in-ear headphones but without, well, any headphones.

The audio giant’s move into wearables shouldn’t be a surprise when you consider headphones have always been something you wear, but you might be surprised we’re talking shades here. What does a part of your wardrobe have to do with enjoying your Spotify favourites, you might ask?

First up, put away any thoughts of Snapchat Spectacles and Google Glass as while Bose Frames have an augmented element, it’s AR audio we’re dealing with here. Anything visual is relegated to the design of the specs themselves (which we rather like the look of).

The ‘wow’ factor comes in how you can listen to music through these shades without having anything plugged into your ear – and nobody