We put open ear earbuds to the test to find the best options, ranging from compact everyday earbuds to sport-focused open ear headphones.

Many of our picks below are bone conduction headphones, and we have a dedicated guide for the best bone conduction headphones too. Our 2025 top pick remains the Shokz OpenSwim Pro, but here's our ...

Unlike other bone-conducting headphones, Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 comes in two identically priced sizes: regular and mini. It’s worth measuring your head via the company’s video guide, because no ...

Our in-house team of experts, who have over 150 years of collective headphone reviewing experience, test up to 100 pairs every single year. Our comprehensive headphone testing process compares each ...

Open-ear earbuds comprise a broad range of styles, with designs ranging from ear cuffs, earbuds with ear hooks, and bone-conduction headphones. What they have in common is leaving the ear canal open.

'ZDNET Recommends': What exactly does it mean? ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources ...

ZDNET staffers conducted hands-on testing and extensive research to find sleep headphones equipped with flat speakers, active noise canceling (ANC) technology, and a long-lasting battery life that ...

I appreciate that Tempest® DCF Demineralized Cortical Fibers maximizes the amount of actual bone in each implanted graft because it is one hundred percent human cortical bone tissue. Also ...

Battery life is good for wireless bone conduction headphones at 7 hours but a wireless case that provides up to 24 hours — and thanks to fast USB-C connectivity the case can be fully charged in about ...

US manufacturer Dan Clark Audio has unveiled its Noire X closed-back wired headphones. Employing a set of planar magnetic drivers housed within an all-black aesthetic, the Noire X seek to bring a dark ...

Stapedectomy involves removing the damaged bone (usually the stapes) and replacing it with a synthetic implant. Bone conduction devices are a type of hearing aid that transmits sound vibrations ...