{"id":784384,"date":"2026-07-06T18:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/784384\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T18:29:08","slug":"clip-ons-are-wireless-earbuds-next-inescapable-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/784384\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip-Ons Are Wireless Earbuds\u2019 Next Inescapable Trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open-ear audio<\/a> has been a big thing in the past few years, but if there\u2019s one category within that niche that\u2019s really seen some interest, it\u2019s clips. Clip-on wireless earbuds, in case you\u2019re not familiar, are like regular wireless earbuds but in clip form. Instead of shoving a piece of silicone into your ear canal, clip-ons wrap around your ear (like a clip), and a driver rests outside.<\/p>\n

There are quite a few advantages to that form factor, but probably the most major are comfort\u2014again, they don\u2019t stuff your ears up with silicone ear tips\u2014and the ability to hear your surroundings while you listen to audio. That last bit means they can be useful when you\u2019re biking, running, or taking calls. The downside is they don\u2019t have active noise cancellation (ANC), but if you\u2019re buying them for your ability to hear your environment, that likely won\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n

\"Shokz\u00a9 Raymond Wong \/ Gizmodo <\/p>\n

Because of those advantages and the surprisingly high-quality audio you can get with clip-on wireless earbuds, they\u2019ve attracted quite a few big names. Shokz<\/a> has a couple of pairs; Bose<\/a> has a pair; Sony<\/a> recently made a pair; and now there\u2019s a potentially even larger shark in the clip-on waters: Samsung<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Leaks suggest that Samsung has made its own pair of clip-on wireless earbuds called the Galaxy Able. There\u2019s not a ton of information about what the headphones will entail, but early references to the earbuds found in Samsung\u2019s One UI firmware portray a distinct clip vibe and the inclusion of bone conduction, which might make them well-suited for exercise. Again, there\u2019s not much to go off, but there\u2019s a chance they could arrive soon, potentially during Samsung\u2019s next Unpacked event this month.<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s upcoming Galaxy Buds Able, spotted in One UI firmware, feature a unique clip-on bone conduction design that keeps your ears open while delivering sound in a whole new way. <\/p>\n

Would you trade premium sound quality for more awareness and comfort in your daily listening?\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 SammyGuru (@sammygurus) April 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Even if we don\u2019t know what Samsung has to offer in the clip-on space, its potential entrance speaks volumes. The announcement of Sony\u2019s LinkBuds Clip earlier this year was a major indicator of a shift in the open wireless earbuds space towards a clip design, especially given the fact it shed the previous donut look of its LinkBuds Open<\/a>. Samsung might be even more pivotal, though. Not only does Samsung sell more wireless earbuds globally than Sony, but its cultural reach is arguably much more far-reaching, given its huge ecosystem of products.<\/p>\n

Those keeping track of the personal audio space might know about clip-on wireless earbuds, but most people who only have the big-ticket products in their spectrum, like Galaxy Buds and Apple\u2019s AirPods<\/a>, might not even know that the open-ear style exists. With the \u201cGalaxy\u201d branding behind clip-ons, though, that could change quickly.<\/p>\n

Clip-on wireless earbuds have been around for some time\u2014Huawei arguably started the whole trend in 2023 with its Huawei FreeClip wireless earbuds\u2014but if the Samsung rumors are any indication, clips are nearing a tipping point. Samsung might just be the one to tilt things towards the mainstream. If I were a betting man, I\u2019d wager that we\u2019re about to hear a lot more about clip-on wireless earbuds in the year to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open-ear audio has been a big thing in the past few years, but if there\u2019s one category within…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[328,11342,49,48,848,277483,8718,61,50343],"class_list":["post-784384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-audio","tag-bose","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-samsung","tag-shokz","tag-sony","tag-technology","tag-wireless-earbuds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}