Amazfit’s new earbuds will help fix your terrible posture

Sit up and listen

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Amazfit is about to unveil a new pair oftrue wireless earbudsthat will warn you if you’re slouching, prompt you to take regular breaks, and protect your hearing – and play some music too.

The new buds don’t yet have an official name, but appear to be a successor to last year’sAmazfit PowerBuds. These offeredheart rate monitoringwhen paired with the Zepp mobile app, but it the new set will go several steps further, tracking your health at your desk as well as in the gym.

According to Amazfit, the buds will be able to detect the position of your head relative to your cervical spine (i.e. the vertebrae that make up your neck), and provide feedback to help improve posture. Presumably this will be a sound, but it’s also possible that it could involve haptic feedback to avoid interrupting if you’re in the middle of a Zoom meeting.

They will also “play rhythms” when they detect that you’ve been inactive too long (a feature also found in mostfitness trackersandsmartwatches), and “analyze volume and listening habits” to help protect your hearing. Volume-limiting headphones aren’t new, but it’ll be interesting to see how Amazfit intends to use your behavioral patterns to achieve it.

Future sounds

When we reviewed the first PowerBuds, we were impressed by their powerful bass and firm fit (essential forrunning headphones), but found their microphone quality somewhat disappointing. Amazfit hasn’t teased any details about the new earbuds' microphone, but since they appear to be designed for use during desk work, we’re hoping it will have received an update that’ll make it more suitable for video calls.

Details about the launch are scarce so far, but it seems likely that they will be revealed at an event hosted by Amazfit’s parent company Zepp Health. The Next Beat 2021 Conference, which Zepp is calling ‘The Future of Health’, is due to take place tomorrow (June 13). We’ll keep you updated as soon as we know more.

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Cat is TechRadar’s Homes Editor specializing in kitchen appliances and smart home technology. She’s been a tech journalist for 15 years, and is here to help you choose the right devices for your home and do more with them. When not working she’s a keen home baker, and makes a pretty mean macaron.

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