Nothing spent most of the last year teasing its Ear (1) earbuds, and it's a strategy that seems to have worked. Today, on the first anniversary of Nothing's creation, founder Carl Pei published a thank you letter to the community that has sprouted up around the company. In that letter, Pei shares some sales statistics for the Ear (1), and they're pretty impressive, to say the least.
Given the company was pretty much at the height of its success last year, it was almost shocking that OnePlus would suddenly lose its co-founder out of the blue. Of course, Carl Pei left OnePlus on good terms, at least publicly speaking, to found his own hardware company, amusingly named "Nothing." It was largely expected that Nothing would make its own phone, but that hasn't come to pass just yet. That doesn't mean it won't happen, though, and the Nothing Phone could finally turn into something by 2022.
Tech startup and would-be gadget world disruptor Nothing has revealed its first product, with the Nothing Ear (1) hoping to shake up the wireless ANC earbud category. Teased by company founder - and former OnePlus chief - Carl Pei for months now, the new earbuds pair an unusual semi-transparent design with audio features typically associated with more expensive rivals.
For about the past month or so, Nothing has been teasing its upcoming Ear (1) wireless earbuds. First, we received a teaser for the reveal date, then came the news that these earbuds would only cost $99. After that, Nothing announced that it would be teaming up with StockX to auction off the first 100 pairs of Ear (1) earbuds as the first product sold through DropX. Now - a week before the earbuds are to be officially revealed - we've learned the specifications of the charging case.
Tech startup Nothing plans to launch its Ear (1) earbuds on StockX first, with the first 100 units of the wireless 'buds tapping the retailer's DropX system. The first sales will begin on July 19, 2021, with the initial 100 sets of earbuds individually numbered.
Nothing's debut product, the Nothing Ear (1) earbuds, won't be revealed officially until July 27, but the first details about just what Carl Pei's new startup has in store have already emerged. The new earbuds - which, the former OnePlus chief has previously promised, will be more than just a way to listen to music - will cost just $99, though don't assume that will mean entry-level features.
Nothing, the unassuming tech company set up by former OnePlus chief Carl Pei, has set a date for the big reveal of its mysterious first product. The Nothing ear (1) will be - as the name suggests - a set of earbuds, though the company claims that there'll be more to them than just a way to listen to music.
Nothing, the startup from former OnePlus chief Carl Pei, has shown off the design concepts for its first products, the true wireless earbuds the company expects to launch this year. Publicly revealed earlier this year, Nothing quickly gained attention with its high-profile backers, its attempts to crowdfund more financing from potential customers, and its acquisition of a familiar - and controversial - name in Android.
If you were waiting for the Nothing technology company to team up with an interesting partner, wait no more. Today the Nothing company announced that they'd officially added Teenage Engineering to their list of Founding Partners. This is going to get weirder before it heads down the beaten path, of that you can be sure.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's company Nothing Tech revealed a new sort of concept this morning. Before releasing any products to the public, they've raised millions in investor funds from groups like Alphabet's GV (formerly Google Ventures). Now they want the average person to invest money for a part of the company - sorta like... an IPO... but not.
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Carl Pei left OnePlus in the year 2020, aiming for a new project that'd be revealed in 2021. Here in 2021, the company was revealed to have the name "Nothing Technologies Limited." Or just "Nothing." Today it was revealed that Nothing took over ownership of what remains of Android founder Andy Rubin's smartphone technology company Essential.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, who left the fan-favorite smartphone maker to start his own "Nothing" company, is working on wireless headphones and more with Alphabet's backing, he's confirmed. Pei left OnePlus in late in 2020, having helped drive it from a budget Android smartphone with limited availability, to a relatively well known brand with several ranges and space on US carrier store shelves.