August 2019 • Macworld 55REVIEWmessage or two through the wearables. Bose may
call these ‘smart sunglasses’, but I call them a
Smart Assistant on the go.
Audio quality
The audio on Bose Frames for calls is good – and
it’s the same story for your music. I could happily
appreciate the beats of Flying Lotus while strutting
through Piccadilly Circus on a busy afternoon.
Bass-heads will be disappointed, but otherwise
expect a crisp level of sound for your tracks.
If you’re wondering how this all works, first know
that this thankfully isn’t the often disappointing
bone conduction that we’re talking about.
Instead, the shades make use of custom stereo
transducers built into multi-ported acoustic
chambers in the arms. Music is delivered to the ears
The audio on Bose
Frames for calls is good