A brand new report signifies that Microsoft is difficult at work creating a pair of true wi-fi earbuds beneath the Surface lineup to rival the most recent Apple AirPods.
The true wi-fi earbuds are codenamed Morrisson (probably after The Doors’ well-known frontman) and are tipped to incorporate each noise-cancellation and Microsoft’s voice assistant, Cortana.
The supply of those new rumors is Thurrott’s Brad Sams who spoke to a number of people accustomed to Microsoft’s plans who say the first motivation is to develop the Surface lineup of headphones from the over-ear Surface Headphones to a brand new in-ear mannequin that would, in all chance, be known as the Surface Buds.
While Microsoft is the most recent tech firm within the highlight for aping Apple’s true wi-fi earbuds, others like Amazon and Libratone are additionally rumored to be engaged on an analogous type of headphones.
In its defense, however, the transition from the over-ear Surface Headphones to an in-ear model makes more sense for Microsoft than it does for Amazon – a company that really hasn’t done much work in the headphone space despite its recent investment in smart speakers like the Amazon Echo.
The counterpoint is that Microsoft’s earlier audio hardware projects, like the Zune, have crashed and burned. So it may want to be careful before it dives headfirst back into the world of bitrates and Bluetooth codecs.
