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Tr u ly wireless earbuds from Stuffcool are here

WIRELESS BUDDY

rulywirelessearbudsarealltherage right

nowandStuffcooltoohasjumpedintothe

fraywiththeir aptly namedStuffbuds. The

StuffcoolStuffbudsis oneofthecompact

wirelessearbudsyou’dfindinthemarketand

whilewedon’thavetheexactweight,theyarepretty

lightweight. Stuffcoolbundlesthe earbuds witha travel

pouch,differentsizesofeartips, USBcableanda compact

case.

The caseislightweight, justlike the earbuds andboasts

arubber-like exteriorwitha microUSBportattheback.

Openingthe casecoverreveals the earbuds’dockingand

chargingarea.Thegoodthingaboutthis is thattheyare

magneticsoStuffbudsfit right inwithoutthe userneeding

to adjustthem.However,couple ofthingswedislike about

it is thatthe coveris untetheredtothe case,whichcould

getmisplacedeasilyandsecond,therearenostatuslights

to tellthe remainingbatteryinthe case.

The earbuds, onthe otherhand, aresmallandhavea

glossybody.Theexteriorpartactsasabuttonthathelpsto

turnon/offthe Stuffbuds,pairthemorcontrolmultimedia

playbackorreceive/endcalls.A smalllightbleedingout

tells youthe connectionstatusofthe Stuffbuds.

SettingupBluetoothdevicesis straightforwardbut

Stuffbudshaveanunusualrequirementwhenyouuse

themforthefirsttime.Youneedtoresetandpairthe two

Stuffbudsfirstbeforeconnectingit toa mobiledeviceora

PC.Thereasontodo this is thatStuffcoolallowsyoutouse

the Stuffbuds astwoseparatedevices,whichis a good

thingifyouwanttosaveonthebatteryorbe awareofyour

surroundingswhile wearingthembutwefeelthe

Stuffbuds shouldcomepairedtogetheroutofthebox.

Stuffbuds’8mmdriversemphasisonthe treble and

mid-rangewithlittle tonobass.Thatsaid, weactually

likedwhatStuffbuds’smalldriverscandeliver.The

earbudslastforabout 3 hoursona single chargebutafully

chargedcasecangiveup to 12 hoursofplayback time with

multiple recharges.

T

VERDICT

WE’REIMPRESSEDDesign

WE’DIMPROVEPairingprocess

THELASTWORDStuffcoolStuffbudsisoneof

the mostaffordabletrulywirelessearphones

withdecentaudio quality

WORDS KUNALGANGAR

PRICE``4,490URLstuffcool.comDRIVERSIZE 8 mm

BLUETOOTHVERSION 5 BATTERYLIFE 4 0mAhx2

(stuffbuds),300mAh(Chargingdock)WORKINGRANGE

8 to 10 mCHARGINGTIME1.5hoursforstuffbuds,~3

hoursforchargingdockPLAYTIME 2 .5hoursSTANDBY

TIME 120 hours