{"id":122557,"date":"2025-09-05T19:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/122557\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:44:06","slug":"nothing-teases-the-ear-3-its-fourth-gen-earbuds-because-counting-is-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/122557\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing teases the Ear (3), it&#8217;s fourth-gen earbuds, because counting is hard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_dj\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Nothing-Ear-3\"  alt=\"Nothing Ear 3 teaser\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nothing-Ear-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>Nothing has confirmed its next-gen flagship TWS earbuds are on the way.<br \/>\nAfter previously dropping numbers from its product names, the company is going back to using them.<br \/>\nThe next flagship earbuds will be called the Ear (3).<\/p>\n<p>London-based tech company Nothing has teased its next product, and in typical Nothing fashion, it\u2019s cryptic but very much intentional. This time, it\u2019s about the next version of its flagship true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds.<\/p>\n<p>Across its social media, the company shared a teaser confirming that the Ear (3) is \u201ccoming soon.\u201d The post includes a partial image of the earbuds with the name Ear (3) clearly visible. There\u2019s no release date or specs yet, but knowing Nothing, a full launch likely isn\u2019t far off.<\/p>\n<p>On X (formerly Twitter), Nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nothing\/status\/1963935151433437480\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">shared<\/a> that the Ear (3) would be coming soon. Included in the post is a partial image of the device with the name Ear (3) visible. No release date or other information was provided in the post. Considering how Nothing tends to operate, the launch is probably not far off.<\/p>\n<p>The name might be more interesting and perplexing than the teaser itself. The Ear (3) follows last year\u2019s model, which was just called the \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nothing Ear<\/a>.\u201d That makes this the fourth generation of the company\u2019s flagship earbuds, which is going to be appropriately named the\u2014checks\u00a0notes\u2014Ear (3).<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s break it down. The company kicked things off with the Ear (1), followed by the Ear (2). Then in 2024, Nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/nothing-ear-2024-announcement-3431780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a> it would stop numbering products to \u201cfocus on the unique experience,\u201d instead, launching the third-gen model as just \u201cNothing Ear.\u201d Now, it\u2019s back to numbers.<\/p>\n<p>According to a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/nothing.community\/d\/41386-ear-3-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nothing\u2019s community site<\/a>, the company made the switch after receiving feedback from its user base. Apparently, the community prefers a clear, sequential naming system\u2014and now they\u2019ve got it.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR Nothing has confirmed its next-gen flagship TWS earbuds are on the way. 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