New Bose Frames with USB-C Charging Spotted on FCC
Aug. 29, 2020Bose is preparing anew pair of audio-enabled sunglassesand it will join the company’s Bose Frames lineup of glasses. Bose currently offers two models namelyBose Frames Alto and Bose Frames Rondo.
The premium audio equipment maker’s latest glasses have passed through FCC, thereby revealing the design and a few key specifications. The major difference in terms of design when compared to its predecessors is that thenew model features a half-frame or semi-rimless design. Hence, you won’t be getting the frame in the bottom half of the glasses.
Another change is that the new Bose Frames feature aconvenient USB-C port for chargingas opposed to the magnetic charging mechanism found in their predecessor. The new Bose Frames will also come with anofficial IPX4 ratingfor water resistance.
Well, that’s everything we know about Bose’s upcoming audio glasses at this moment. AsThe Vergepoints out, these glasseswill lack AR capabilitiesas the company discontinued theBose AR programin June.
“Bose AR didn’t become what we envisioned. It’s not the first time our technology couldn’t be commercialized the way we planned, but components of it will be used to help Bose owners in a different way. We’re good with that. Because our research is for them, not us,”a Bose spokespersontoldProtocolback when they dropped their AR research.
There’s no word on when the new Bose Frames will launch, or for how much. We will be covering it when it happens though, so stay tuned.
Subin writes about consumer tech, software, and security. He secretly misses the headphone jack while pretending he’s better off with the wireless freedom.
