I'm a massive, massive fan of Apple's AirPods. I posted a first impressions piece when they got dropped off by FedEx and review a few days later after spending tons of time with them. Since then, I've been using AirPods daily and it's wild how much such a super convenient technology has transformed how I consume audio content. It takes a matter of seconds to grab the case out of my pocket and pop one in my ear, which has resulted in a resurgence of listening to tons and tons of podcasts. That being said, there's still areas of improvement left in the AirPods. The audio quality isn't any better than what you'd get out of normal Apple wired EarPods, they don't isolate outside noise at all, and the lack of external controls is a bigger hassle than it should be. What I'm getting at here is that even though I love AirPods, there's still tons of room for innovation in the ultra-tiny wireless earbud world. From the looks of it, Anker, through their smart audio brand Zolo, is taking a pretty decent crack at upping the ante with their new Liberty+ wireless earphones.
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They have a similar charging case to AirPods, but theirs sports 48 hours of battery. The Liberty+ has an LDS antenna, which the video mentions is the same technology used by drones, which in theory should result in better connectivity and range (two things which are already pretty ridiculous in AirPods). Additionally, they're using graphene for the actual speakers insi...