It’s hard to decide what the most surprising thing is about the Sony Linkbuds. Is it the donut-shaped design, or the fact that Sony is releasing buds with a name that doesn’t quite read like an auto-generated password? Perhaps it’s just that yet another company is angling for the unsealed true wireless earbud market. Regardless, the Linkbuds are one of the most unique consumer audio products we’ve seen for some time.
But does uniqueness mean anything worthwhile?