Jabra's newest wireless earbuds promise better sound and voice control


Apple's AirPods aren't the only truly wireless earbuds out there. In fact, Jabra is releasing the third generation of its own take on the technology: the Elite 65t and Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds. In addition to these two new models, Jabra is showing off a wired pair of Bluetooth earbuds, the Elite 45e, at CES this year as well.

The Elite 65t includes one-touch access to Siri, Google Now, and Amazon Alexa, and promises up to five hours of listening time. That figure bumps to 15 hours total thanks to the included charging cradle. There's a built-in microphone for calls and voice commands with the Jabra Sound+ app handling any EQ tweaks. They'll come in three color combos: Titanium Black, Copper Black and Gold Beige.

The Elite Active 65t model has all of the same features, but adds a special coating to keep them in your ears while you're working out, an integrated accelerometer for use with the Jabra fitness app and an IP56 sweat, water and dust resistance. They'll only come in Copper Blue and Copper Red color combinations.

The Elite and Active models will both be available for pre-order at Best Buy starting tomorrow (January 8th). Elite is priced at $170 while the Active version is $190 and both will ship next month. Jabra also has new Elite 45e wired Bluetooth headphones that will retail for $100, too. They come with a soft neckband with a memory wire and pack in a microphone for use in voice calls, however there's no word on when those will arrive just yet.

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