As the year comes to a close
and CES looms ahead, it seems that even after all the products LG has
announced it will show at CES — from TVs to
home
audio, laptops to webOS — it isn’t finished yet. The company has
announced that along with everything else at the show, it will be
showing off an updated version of its Tone Infinim Bluetooth headset.
The Tone Infinim HBS-910 is a follow-up to the company’s popular
HBS-900 headset. Unlike many Bluetooth in-ear headphones, which need to
be super-light since they’re only supported by your ears, the Tone line
uses an around-the-neck design that sees the controls packed into the
base unit, with the actual ear buds attached to a retractable cable.
This design isn’t for everyone, but it offers one major advantage:
significantly improved battery life. The Tone Infinim HBS-900 offered up
to 14 hours of playback, while many more traditional in-ear Bluetooth
headphones offer six to eight hours at best.
“The original Tone Infinim set a new standard for wireless headset
design,” LG’s Chung Sue-hyun said in the press release announcing the
updated headset. “We delivered an audio solution that offered days of
battery life, a comfortable fit that didn’t fall off the neck when
unused, and most importantly, fantastic sound. It’s no wonder the LG
Tone Infinim series is the most copied design in this product category.”
