ONE of the best innovations in wireless earbuds in recent years has been multipoint connectivity allowing the headphones to wirelessly connect to multiple devices and effortlessly switch between them. The new Genki Waveform earbuds take that idea one step further and actually let users listen to audio from two devices at the same time.

Its DualStream feature allows the audio from two connected devices to be heard at the same time, so users could be listening to an important Zoom meeting on a laptop, while also enjoying music streamed from a smartphone. It also sounds like a great feature for Nintendo’s awkward voice chat capabilities on the Switch, which requires the use of a separate app running on a smartphone. With the Waveform, users could enjoy in-game audio and voice chat at the same time.

The Waveform earbuds sound like they deliver all the features we’ve come to expect from these devices, including a 10-millimeter neodymium driver that should provide excellent sound both in the highs and lows, adaptive active noise cancellation using a three microphone array in each bud, ambient sound boosting for those times when users want to be hyper-aware of their environment, and support for the Qualcomm aptX Adaptive codec.

As with Human Things’ previous creations, the company has opted to bring the Waveform wireless earbuds to consumers through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. The earliest backers can pre-order the earbuds with a US$199 contribution, which also includes the USB-C to USB-A and USB-C to 3.5-millimeter adapter cables users will need to take advantage of the DualStream feature.

(SD-Agencies)