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Neil Mawston
| Mar 17, 2022
The 1MORE ComfoBuds Mini, launched this month, claim to be the world’s smallest TWS noise-cancelling earbuds. They are certainly small and light (at 4g) a...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Mar 17, 2022
Apple is still the main vendor in the TWS devices and sets the benchmark for others.
To make it in the high- or premium-tier innovation is needed. Feat...
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Neil Mawston
| Mar 17, 2022
Good to see Xiaomi updating this week its popular TWS range, with the new Buds 3T Pro model.
The 3T Pro earbuds are a premium design, priced from US$180 retail...
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Neil Mawston
| Mar 17, 2022
Interesting TWS headphones launch this month from LG.
LG's new Tonefree FP9 earbuds come boxed with a UV cleaning case. After listening to music, you pop ...
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Ken Hyers
| Mar 03, 2022
TWS earbuds have become one of the most popular smartphone accessories. In 2021 the industry recorded continued strong growth.
While Apple remains the market l...
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Ken Hyers
| Feb 10, 2022
The global Bluetooth headsets market continues to maintain healthy growth and will be worth more than $40 billion wholesale in 2022. Global Bluetooth head...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Jan 28, 2022
Apple’s Q4 2021 earnings revealed mixed growth for its True Wireless Stereo (TWS) offerings. Apple showed with the fourth quarter that it is still the kin...
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Neil Mawston
| Jan 20, 2022
Recent research from our Bluetooth Device Tracker (BDT) predicts half-a-billion Bluetooth speakers will be selling annually worldwide by mid-decade.
Bluet...
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Neil Mawston
| Jan 20, 2022
We notice this week that several Bluetooth earbud players in the emerging India market have been offering fairly steep pricing discounts on some of their t...
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Neil Mawston
| Jan 20, 2022
We notice OnePlus this month is updating the firmware on its Buds Pro TWS Bluetooth headphones with a new Dual Connection feature. If you have a OnePlus sm...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Dec 22, 2021
TWS headsets have become the bestselling segment in Bluetooth Headsets in 2019 thanks to AirPods.
The TWS segment is expected to grow at approximatel...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Dec 15, 2021
Apple is the leader in shipments as well as in revenues, but competition is closing in. Apple is already making more revenue in Q3 2021 with TWS AirPods than th...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Dec 13, 2021
Apple leads in TWS shipments but rising stars like boAT, JBL and Edifier will challenge the top vendors in 2022.
Bluetooth TWS headsets will reach 500 million i...
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Ken Hyers
| Dec 09, 2021
Bluetooth Speaker sales have grown steadily over the last two decades. From millions to tens of millions in annual sales, to now, hundreds of millions, demand f...
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Ken Hyers
| Nov 17, 2021
Global TWS shipments continued to grow rapidly in Q3 2021, up by double digits from the year-ago quarter.
Cumulative wholesale revenues globally topped $6 bill...
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Ken Hyers
| Nov 16, 2021
Global TWS shipments expanded dramatically in Q3 2021, up by double digits from the year ago quarter.
Apple remains the TWS leader but other vendors are gaini...
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Neil Mawston
| Nov 11, 2021
Choosing the right formfactor for your Bluetooth headset is a mission-critical decision. Get it wrong, and sales will flop.
TWS designs can be lighter or cheap...
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Neil Mawston
| Nov 11, 2021
The TWS Bluetooth headset market is booming. Global industry revenues will soar +37% next year. Apple, Beats and others lead the way.
New research (here) from ...
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Neil Mawston
| Nov 11, 2021
Wired music headphones are going the way of the dinosaurs. Most major smartphone models today are removing the 3.5mm plug jack, forcing the headset industry to ...
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Ville-Petteri Ukonaho
| Nov 04, 2021
Even though the TWS market “began” with Apple AirPods, True Wireless Stereo headsets were actually not a new thing and vendors such as Onkyo, Bragi ...
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