In time for summer, the wireless and waterproof headphones, Immerse (with hybrid ANC), Play and Nano (for children), within the Soundform series arrive from Belkin.
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Over the course of its history, Belkin, a company born in the USA in the 1980s and now owned by the Chinese Foxconn, has changed a lot and, by now, it does not only produce networking products, having also expanded towards mainstream consumer electronics. without neglecting the true wireless earphones. In this context, the well-known company in question has announced three new earphones in the Soundform range.
The Soundform Immerse (already available in the USA, for 179.99 dollars), IPX5 waterproof against sweat and splashes of water, have a horn, like the rivals Sennheiser Sport True Wireless, to better anchor to the ears: in the package there are still rubber pads and arches silicone in 3 different sizes. Each unit has 3 microphones (external and internal) for hybrid noise cancellation, Hybrid ANC, with an attached transparency mode to hear what is happening around. Inside operate 12 mm drivers and the chip for Bluetooth that supports both multipoint with easy switching from one device to another, and the 24-bit AptX HD codec.
In addition to this, another interesting peculiarity of this model, able to use the Fast Pair in pairing with Android devices, is the support for the Belkin Ping My function and the Apple Find My to find a lost earphone or track the case. charging. The latter, which can be loaded in Type-c or Wireless Qi, provides 24 hours of autonomy, in addition to the 7 hours of the Soundform Immersive earphones, for a total of 31 hours of operation: from the companion app, which can also be used for equalization, it is possible detect the residual charge status of the emitting units.
The Belkin Soundform Play (already available in Italy, in the colors white, black, blue, pink, with Amazon that prices them at 59.99 euros) support touch controls, are compatible with iPhones, integrate Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity and benefit via app from 3 equalization presets: they lack active noise cancellation, and on each unit they have only two microphones, but they greatly improve the autonomy, since the units alone reach 8 hours, plus 30 hours from the charging case via Type-C. Thanks to fast charging, both the case and the earphones are charged in 1.5 hours, while the latter get 60 minutes of playback in 10 minutes of charging.
Dedicated to children, the always waterproof (IPX5) Belkin Soundform Nano (white, blue, pink, on Amazon Italy for 39.99 euros) arrives: the latter, with temple, have 5 sizes of silicone rubber, to adapt to the growth of children’s ears , protected in terms of sound, by the fact that the maximum emission volume is 85 decibels. In terms of autonomy, they ensure a total of 24 hours, divided between the 5 made available by the emission gems and the 19 provided by the custody. According to the company, both the earbuds and the case get a full charge in 2 hours.