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Nothing’s April Fool’s joke product is a laugh at best and an insult at worst
Wired headphones? In 2025? That's so ridiculous! Except audiophiles love them and the market is growing, so...
- Nothing is “launching” a new set of wired headphones, cheekily called the Nothing Ear (3.5mm).
- The product is an April Fool’s joke with a 50-meter cable and a “beautifully inconvenient” design.
- This joke might not land well if you are one of the millions of people (and growing) who prefer wired headphones.
In 2016, Apple made a choice filled with “courage”: every phone in the iPhone 7 series lacked a headphone jack. Since then, no iPhones have had a 3.5mm port, and most flagship Android smartphones today also lack one. It was, and still is, one of the most divisive decisions ever in the smartphone world. With that in mind, Nothing’s April Fool’s joke for 2025 will either elicit a chuckle or genuine anger, depending on where you fall in the headphone jack debate.
Today, Nothing is “launching” a new set of wired headphones, cheekily called Nothing Ear (3.5mm). This is a play on the company’s line of wireless Ear products, including the well-reviewed Nothing Ear and Nothing Ear A from 2024. To emphasize the joke, Nothing Ear (3.5mm) come with a 50-meter (~164 foot) cable and are designed to be “beautifully inconvenient.” Nothing has envisioned them as a set of Nothing Ear Open headphones with a very long cable attached.
