“Sometimes the answer is sitting right in front of you” - Carl Pei via Twitter
Today has been a sublime day indeed; one of mystery, inspiration, awe, beautiful people and amazing fashion. Yes today tech and fashion collided with the debut of fashion designer Chet Lo’s London Spring Summer ’23 collection.
https://hypebae.com/2022/9/chet-lo-spring-summer-2023-baai-san-london-fashion-week-runway-debut-images
From that article check out what’s hanging from the model’s shoulder? It’s a cylindrical object and matches what we know so far of the Ear(1) Stick. We can see it has a red top and a white body.
What an amazing collection indeed; people were literally wearing Nothing and I just don’t mean they had less clothes on! Chet Lo partnered with Nothing and subliminally, aha see it makes sense now, clever, showcased the Nothing Phone (1) as well as the rumoured Ear(1) Stick!
Yes in a blink and you will miss it moment - you can spot the new Stick as rumoured at the show; it was on display by various models and presents to us the best look at this new accessory. In this Nothing Exclusive first (not really but it sounds good right?) we get a gander of these and they are indeed new earphones.
Let’s see what we can see shall we? Here is a crop from one of the models:
These look like Ear (1) but they are definitely longer than Ear (1) though; and no no photoshopping or stretching here just a crop to focus the details.
Next we have another model with a case strapped to their shoulder bag but we can see the distinct shape of a left and right earbud and this matches the rumoured leaks online:
Lastly I found this image which appears to be the same case but in a closed state? Is this a cover or lid that opens up to reveal the buds?
It’s also interesting that the last Nothing OS update for Phone (1) 1.1.4 introduced the LHDC codec. We know the current Ear (1) doesn’t support this codec but maybe this is prep work for the Stick? Will the Sticks have LHDC support for better Hi-Fi sound? This might also explain the bigger stem.
I wonder too; that case; is there some significance to the red top? Maybe, and just my own guess, you turn the top to open the case and your earphones out? Twist to open and close. The door might slide into the body and tuck away when you want to get the earphones. I wonder if too when you place them back does it close automatically?
It is definitely an interesting form factor we haven’t seen too often with TWS earphones; they are normally in a square case of some sort. I wonder what other features they might have? I really hope they have multiple connections.
Credit to [GRWLX] on Discord for this one. A better look the case without earphones.
What do you think of these new Ear(1) Sticks then? I am looking forward to them for sure though I kinda wish it was a new product. Some of my guesses were a DAC or a battery pack boy was I way off.
Let the discussions begin; and check out the fashion too. It’s pretty wild. A great team up indeed.
