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Nothing's April Fool's joke product is a laugh at best and an insult at worst

Summary by Android Authority

Credit: Nothing Nothing is “launching” a new set of wired headphones, cheekily called the Nothing Ear (3.5mm). The product is an April Fool’s joke with a 50-meter cable and a “beautifully inconvenient” design. This joke might not land well if you are one of the millions of people (and growing) who prefer wired headphones. In 2016, Apple made a choice filled with “courage”: every phone in the iPhone 7 series lacked a headphone jack. Since then, …

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Nothing Teases Nothing Ear (3.5mm) - A 3.5mm Jack With Impractical 50-Meter Cable ~ My Mobile India

Highlights Nothing teased the wired earbuds with a retro 3.5mm jack and an impractically long 50-meter cable. Fans guess that it is not a real product and is actually a prank mocking the removal of headphone jacks from smartphones. Nothing previously also released quirky campaigns like the Phone (2a) micro and Nothing Beer (5.1%). Caption […] The post Nothing Teases Nothing Ear (3.5mm) – A 3.5mm Jack With Impractical 50-Meter Cable appeared firs…

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Nothing unveils a crude April Fools joke for audiophiles

April Fool’s is here, which means the usual slew of joke products announced. One caught our eye here at SoundGuys, as Nothing decided to take aim at audiophiles with their joke product of the day, a “new” set of earbuds. What’s so funny about them? The fact that they have a wire and a 3.5mm jack, apparently. In my eyes, the Nothing Ear (3.5mm) is an out-of-touch attempt to make fun of a product category that has seen a renaissance in the past co…

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Nothing’s Ear (3.5mm) is the most inconvenient product of 2025

Nothing is back at it again—this time with the Ear (3.5mm), a beautifully inconvenient set of wired earphones. It comes with an absurdly long 50-meter cable, a good old-fashioned 3.5mm jack, and the kind of design flair only Nothing could make look ironic and desirable. Or… is it? As Nothing says, “Uninterrupted, untangled, unbelievable freedom.” The Ear (3.5mm) is obviously an April Fool’s joke. But it’s a pretty convincing one. It has all the …

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