Nothing está desarrollando sus propios auriculares inalámbricos de diadema. La compañía compartió esta actualización en un breve video de cuatro minutos, donde su equipo de diseño en Londres habló sobre su visión para el próximo producto de audio.

Este anuncio llega poco después de que Nothing revelara una alianza con la marca británica de alta fidelidad KEF en nuevo equipo de audio. Sin embargo, en el video no se mencionó esta colaboración.

Aunque los detalles son limitados, aprendimos acerca de algunas características clave que podrían distinguir a los auriculares de diadema sobre la oreja de Nothing frente a competidores como Apple y Sony.

El video comienza con los diseñadores explorando el significado detrás del nombre “XM6”, que probablemente hace referencia a los últimos auriculares insignia de Sony, los Sony WH-1000XM6.

Principalmente, el equipo discute las decisiones de diseño que están tomando para los primeros auriculares de diadema sobre la oreja de Nothing, enfocándose en crear una experiencia de audio única y atractiva para los usuarios.

Price

Price is a huge consideration. Calling out the AirPods Max from Apple, which cost about as much as two last-gen Nothing phones, the team said it wants to produce cheaper headphones, ones that cost far less than AirPods Max.

As for how much less, well, one designer mentioned the price, but in that moment, his voice was muted and his mouth was covered with a little message saying that Nothing has to keep some secrets.

Of course Nothing has form in this area. We awarded its budget earbuds the Nothing Ear (a) a five-star review and consider them to be among the best earbuds you can buy, and they cost a mere $99 / £99 / AU$169.

Meanwhile, the Nothing Ear earbuds, now on their third generation, are slightly more expensive – but we still proclaimed them to be "punching well out of their price class."

Facilidad de uso

Muchos auriculares tienen botones que se sienten iguales, lo que hace difícil saber si estás ajustando el volumen, pausando la música o conectando mediante Bluetooth. Para mejorar esto, los diseñadores buscan crear controles diferentes y fáciles de reconocer. El objetivo es que puedas saber exactamente qué botón estás presionando, para que puedas disfrutar de tu música sin interrupciones ni errores, haciendo que tu experiencia de escucha sea más fluida e intuitiva.

Haz que sea especial

Nada, los diseñadores de Nothing, afirman que pueden hacer con auriculares lo que las grandes compañías no, porque las empresas tecnológicas grandes suelen evitar tomar riesgos — necesitan considerar una base de usuarios global y procesos de producción complejos. En cambio, marcas más pequeñas como Nothing se enfocan en la innovación: tomar una idea, desarrollarla, probarla y lanzarla rápidamente. Este enfoque se refleja en sus teléfonos inteligentes únicos e icónicos, que destacan en el mercado Nothing's unusual and iconic smartphones.

Make the best audio

Nothing's already got a significant experience and a quite good track record in the audio space. Its wireless headphones currently sit near the top of our Best Wireless Earbuds of 2025.

As for how good these over-the-ear headphones sound right now, one Nothing designer said, "I'm already impressed. They're not finished, but you know, I think these might be some of the best sounding on the market."

Not just in their price range, either; Nothing believes these headphones will "punch above their weight."

Nothing's confidence goes even further, as the team muses that these headphones are as good as those you might pay twice as much for, and then adds that they're "better than AirPods Max, and that was always the goal."

A clue

One interesting takeaway is that while Nothing isn't sharing the price, they appear to note that these headphones are as good as ones costing twice as much, and then mention the $549 AirPods Max. Does that mean the Nothing Headphones might list for $275?

While no name was mentioned, we're willing to guess that "Ear" will be in the name and that the full name could be "Nothing Ear (Pros)".

That's all the detail we gleaned from Nothing's unusual announcement video, with the only other tidbit being that these headphones will ship this summer.

It's too early to say if they will truly beat AirPods Max or approach Sony's excellent audio quality. But considering Nothing's audio track record, this will surely be a launch to watch.