Microsoft May Be Working on an Apple AirPods Killer

Microsoft might be exploring the smart earbuds market with a project of its own that would eventually compete with Apple’s AirPods launched one year and a half ago.

Currently in patent stage, Microsoft’s idea would push the concept of super-portable earbuds one step further, bringing several new features that could indeed gain the software giant the lead in this yet unexplored side of the market.

The term killer, however, wouldn’t make any sense if Microsoft wasn’t planning something truly advanced to make the AirPods look obsolete, and by the looks of things, this is what the software giant is planning to do.

According to the abstract section of the patent, Microsoft wants its smart earbuds to be able to do all kinds of things, like measuring body temperature with a sensor i... (read more)

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