Headphones And Earphones

Smart wearable firm Boult expects 33% growth in FY25, Rs 800 cr net revenue

Smart wearable firm Boult expects to close the current financial year with about 33 per cent growth in net revenue at Rs 800 crore, a top company official said on Wednesday. Speaking on the sidelines of launching new TWS (truly wireless) earwears, as part of a collaboration with Ford Mustang, Boult Co-Founder and CEO, Varun Gupta said the company expects the 25 per cent of total sales to come from smartwatch portfolio and around 75 per cent from audio devices in the current fiscal year. "We had Rs 600 crore revenue in 2024-25. This year, we are on track to record a revenue of Rs 800 crore minus taxes. Our gross merchandise value will be over Rs 1,000 crore," Gupta said. According to the market research firm IDC, India's wearable device full-year shipments declined year-on-year for the first time ever, falling 11.3 per cent to 119 million units in 2024 compared to about 134 million units supplied in 2023. The major decline was driven by smartwatches while the earwear category ...

'Beats x Kim' special edition Studio Pro headphones, Pill speakers launched

The Kim Kardashian special edition Beats Studio Pro headphones and Beats Pill speakers are now available in India at Apple's online and offline stores

Sennheiser launches ACCENTUM Wireless Copper special edition in India

The ACCENTUM Wireless SE comes along with the BTD 600 Bluetooth dongle at Rs 13,990. It is available exclusively on the brand's webshop and the e-commerce platform Amazon

Beats Solo 4: Unboxing premium wireless headphones from Apple-owned brand

Dyson OnTrac headphones with customisable design launched in India: Details

Priced at Rs 44,900, the Dyson OnTrac headphones offer over 2,000 customisable colour combinations for outer caps and ear cushions

India's wearable devices market dips by 10% to 29.5 mn units in Q1: IDC

Wearable device shipments in India recorded the first-ever decline, falling by 10 per cent in June 2024 quarter to 29.5 million units, due to large unsold stocks of old models and lower level of innovation in the segment, market research firm IDC said on Thursday. According to the report, Oppo along with OnePlus had the biggest fall in shipment of 35.8 per cent year on year (YoY). It was followed by Fire-Boltt whose wearable shipment declined by 24.3 per cent, Noise with a drop of 13.9 per cent, and boAT 9.8 per cent year on year. Boult was the only player among top five brands, which recorded a 9.6 per cent jump in the shipment. Despite decline in total shipment, boAt (Imagine Marketing) led the wearable segment with 26.7 per cent share, followed by Noise (Nexxbase) with 13 per cent share, Boult 8.1 per cent, Fire-Boltt 8 per cent, Oppo (combined with OnePlus) 7.6 per cent. "Cautious inventory stocking by the vendors with a focus on clearing the old stock before the festive season

CMF by Nothing Buds Pro review: No-frills but capable earbuds on budget

At Rs 2,999, the CMF Buds Pro is not loaded with features that many of its peers offer in the same price segment, but it is the design and sound quality going that it has going for it

EarFun Air Pro 3 Review: Feature-packed earbuds better than segment peers

At Rs 6,799, the EarFun Air Pro 3 is a better sounding pair of wireless earbuds, compared to peers, packed with premium features such as ANC, wireless charging, and multi-point connectivity

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC review: Budget neckband earphones with ANC

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z2 ANC is a feature-packed neckband-type wireless earphones, but there are better sounding options sans ANC feature available in the market for its price

OPPO Enco Air3 Pro review: Premium features and expansive sound on budget

At Rs 4,999, the OPPO Enco Air 3 Pro is an undersell since these are packed with premium features such as adaptive ANC, Hi-Res wireless audio, spatial sound, and multipoint connectivity

OnePlus Nord Buds 2r review: Dolby Atmos-powered wireless earbuds on budget

The Nord Buds 2r is a value proposition in the budget true wireless earbuds segment. If you are in the market for affordable wireless earbuds, the OnePlus earbuds are a good choice

We aim to localise 70% raw materials by 2023 end: Boult Audio CEO

With roughly 2 million verified customer evaluations across Amazon and Flipkart, Boult Audio has paved the way to become a trusted brand among Indian consumers

Nothing Ear (2) wireless earphones available for purchase in India: Details

Priced at Rs 9,999, the Nothing Ear (2) wireless earbuds are available online on Flipkart and Myntra and offline at select retail stores

Blaupunkt BTW300 Bass Buds review: Basic earphones lifted by good audio

There is no coherence between what the instruction booklet claims and how the earbuds function in terms of their touch controls

OnePlus reveals launch date for Buds Pro 2 with spatial audio support

The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be officially launched at the OnePlus Cloud 11 event on February 7

Costar Mateband N300 review: An attempt to stand out amid budget earphones

The magnetic back of the earbuds offers a surprise deal as they automatically pause streaming when joined together, and eventually resume it when separated

Blaupunkt BTW300 in-ear earphones with active ENC launched: Price, specs

Priced at Rs 1,499, the Blaupunkt BTW300 wireless earphones are available for purchase on the e-commerce platform Amazon India

CES 2023: Sennheiser launches wired earphones 'IE 200' at Rs 14,990

Priced at Rs 14,990, the Sennheiser IE 200, will be available for pre-order on January 17, and will go on sale from January 31 across online and leading retail outlets in India

Blinkit to deliver boAt headphones and accessories within minutes

Select boAt products such as TWS, Neckbands, Portable Bluetooth Speakers, and Wired Earphones are now available on Blinkit

Sony announces offers on televisions, headphones, speakers, & more: Details

Sony has announced offers on its products in India. The offers are valid till January 3 on Sony online store, Sony retail stores, Amazon, and Flipkart