Do Bose\'s New Audio Sunglasses Live Up to the Hype?

Do Bose’s New Audio Sunglasses Live Up to the Hype?

The audio giant’s new smart shades pump high-quality beats into your ears without shoving plastic buds in them

NOTHING BEATS getting something free, except when it comes to earbuds. Though most smartphones come bundled with shoddy buds, 50% of those subpar sets never make it out of the box, according to tech researchers at the Diffusion Group. Instead, as per data analytics firm Statista, Americans who want to hear Kendrick Lamar and Chris Stapleton spent nearly $4 billion on finer headphones in 2018.

The latest, ultra-portable sound solution? Sunglasses. Before you mutter that two-word cautionary tale, “Google Glass”—the tech giant’s...