Patent filing shows what Sonos earbuds and headphones might look like

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We could eventually see a pair of Sonos earbuds, an an in-ear counterpart to the long-rumored Sonos headphones.

That's according to an USPTO patent filing, spotted by Zatz Not Funny, that shows a Sonos earbud pattern — complete with an unusual under-and-over charging case.

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The patent mainly covers wireless charging tech, rather than the earbuds every bit a product in itself, but several of the included illustrations requite a rather detailed look at what Sonos' first pair of wireless earbuds could look like. In this instance the buds have a wedged, about Star Wars Star Destroyer-like shape, with a broad contour that closely resembles that of the Sony WF-1000XM3.

Personally, I'chiliad non not bad on information technology: the Sony WF-1000XM4 is wisely ditching this elongated shape for a more than meaty blueprint. And the abundance of directly lines on this Sonos earbuds pattern doesn't look similar it would be very ergonomic in your ear.

Yet, the charging case looks peachy: one bud slots into the top while the other slots into the underside, which would allow for an fifty-fifty smaller and more pocket-friendly case than those which hold ii earbuds side by side.

Also of interest is another fix of diagrams that could be showing a design for the over-ear Sonos headphones. Then once more, this drawing is less detailed than previous leaked designs we've seen, and too appears to be included simply to demonstrate how the aforementioned wireless charging tech might be applied to a larger gear up of headphones.

Every bit such, this is more likely a generic diagram than a new glimpse at the actual Sonos headphones, though does heighten the interesting possibility of information technology supporting wireless charging via a device that clamps onto 1 of the earcups.

Sonos headphones rumors dried up when information technology became clear that the company'due south side by side release would be the Sonos Roam speaker instead, but now it looks similar both a gear up of over-ear cans and a pair of true wireless earbuds could join Sonos' hardware line up.

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James joined Tom'south Guide in 2020, bringing years of experience in consumer tech and product testing. As Audio Editor, James covers headphones, speakers, soundbars and annihilation else that intentionally makes dissonance. A PC enthusiast, he also covers the occasional spot of computing and gaming news, commonly relating to how hard it is to find graphics bill of fare stock.