Google is more of a software company. I mean the company made its fortune from its search engine, and a slew of online applications and a couple of operating systems. Unlike its peer Apple, the company was never large on hardware — until now. The company recently started out on smartphones via its Pixel and Pixel XL devices and now, it could be venturing into audio as well.
Apparently, a pair of noise canceling Bluetooth headphones have recently made their way through the FCC. The headphones carry the GID5B branding and also have Google logo.
This is pretty exciting. Google has shown that it is quite proficient when it comes to manufacturing hardware. The smartphones are pretty good and you also have the Google Home to look at for example.
Here are the specs associated with the Google Headphones (for want of a better word):
- Driver type: Dynamic
- Driver diameter: 40 mm
- Driver impedance: 32 Ohms
- Sensitivity:
- Frequency range: 12Hz – 20KHz
- ANC peak value: >25dB
- ANC bandwidth: 25Hz – 1 KHz
- Battery capacity: 600 mAh
- Play time:
- >25 hours BT streaming without ANC, > 16 hours with ANC on, > 10 hours at max volume level
- Dimensions: 195.5 mm x 170.5 mm x 94.5 mm
Additionally, the headphones also pack power and ANC switches, a volume dial and a microUSB port that can be used to charge it. The fact that Google has not gone for the cutting-edge USB-C suggests that the headphones aren’t really on top of the company’s let’s put it on sale list.
Apparently, WirelessHeadphones.com is a friendly and comprehensive website that gives you honest and factual reviews on today’s wireless headphones and, it shows that this one has got some really good ratings.
Meanwhile, Android Authority suggests that the company uses its own headphones for use while inside its headquarters. We can’t figure out a reason for the same but maybe, the company believes that more stuff with the Google logo could help boost employee morale. A Google branded headphone for the masses would have been pretty nice though. Just think about the possibilities, if the company could somehow persuade its assistant to make its home inside them.
