iCreate - UK (2019-08)

A littlelackingin termsofsoundquality,buttheSoundBuds

comeata verygoodpriceandoffera decentarrayoffunctions.

Verdict

Thoughthecasehasa slightlycheap

feelaboutit, wecan’tfaulttheamountof

chargeit holdsforon-the-movetop-ups

Thechargingcasedisplaysa visible

readoutshowingexactlyhowcharged

yourSoundBudsare...

Thebudsthemselvesareverysleek,

comfortabletowearandfeaturesome

reallygroov-e(sorry!)LEDeffects...

Groov-e SoundBuds

£59.99/$69.99

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Available from

amazon.co.uk

can also be operated singly for mono music

and phone calls. The SoundBuds also feature a

rather neat built-in mic and tapping the side of

one of the buds enables ‘touch to talk’, so you

can use Siri without having to fumble around

on your device.

The buds themselves are well designed

and comfortable to wear, although they only

actually work for four hours before they

require topping up. This isn’t a big problem

however because the case itself can carry a

14-hour charge, so you should have enough

power all-in to see you through the day. The

quality of sound is much better than we would

have expected for the price, but we would still

prefer something with a little more definition.

SINCE THE RELEASE of Apple’s AirPods,
rival tech companies have been upping their
game when it comes to wireless headphone
technology – specifically earbuds that come in
charging cases. Duking it out with the AirPods
in the precision sound quality stakes are the
Bang & Olufsen E8s, but Groov-e is looking
to exploit the one main chink in the armour of
Apple’s wireless earphones – the price.

Touch to talk
Available for only £59.99, the SoundBuds use
Bluetooth 5.0 to connect to your Mac or iOS
device and work well within a ten metre radius.
They power on and connect with each other
as soon as you remove them from the case and

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