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EarFun's New Clip Open-Ear Wireless Earbuds Combine Comfort with Great Sound
There are all types of earbuds and earphones for a variety of purposes. Some cover the ear while others go inside the ear. However, one style I I like to use are the open-ear earbuds. EarFun, a brand I currently use and one which my son-in-law swears by, has recently released its latest product, which provides quality sound and without resting inside the ear, does not go over the top of the ear, and is available at a reasonable price. Listen to your favorite media with the new EarFun Clip open-ear wireless earbuds. What Is the EarFun Clip? The EarFun Clip wireless earbuds connect via Bluetooth to your smartphone or other electronic devices. These earbuds can play for up to 10 hours before needing to recharge. The Clip earbuds have a suggested retail price of $69.99 and are currently available from the EarFun store on Amazon. EarFun is also offering GeekDad readers a 20% discount with the coupon on the page as well as this code EFCPPR01, making the final price only $52.49! What's in the Box? The EarFun Clip wireless earbuds include the following: Clip earbuds Charging case USB-C charging cable User manual Here is what you get with the EarFun Clip earbuds. Photo by Michael Knight. How to Use the EarFun Clip It is very easy to use the Clip open-ear wireless earbuds. Turn on your device's Bluetooth, open the charging case, pull out the earbuds and remove the insulating film, then return the earbuds to the case. Depending on your device, select EarFun Clip and the earbuds connect. In the future, as long as you are using the same device, turning on the headphones will automatically connect to your device. You can even connect the earbuds to a second device at the same time. For example, I connected them to both my iPhone as well as my laptop. I could use my laptop for a zoom meeting or to watch a video and then answer my phone without having to reconnect from one device to the other. The EarFun Clip is worn differently from most other earbuds. The left earbud has a silver ring while the right earbud has a red ring. To wear them, place the ball-shaped speaker over the ear canal while the pad reaches around the outside of the ear. This places the speaker right on the outside of the ear canal without being insides like most earbuds. The Clip earbuds clip to the lower ear and are very comfortable to wear. Image courtesy of EarFun. Each earbud has a single button on the top of the pad. Pressing the button on either one twice will play or pause the music or media. A single tap on the right or left earbuds will increase or decrease the volume respectively. Pressing the button on the right earbud 3 times will advance to the next track while pressing the button on the left earbud 3 times goes back to the previous track. Pressing and holding either button will activate the voice assistant, and pressing the button on either earbud twice will answer or end a call. The earbuds can be charged by placing them in the charging case. They take 60 minutes for a complete charge. The charging case charges completely in 2 hours when using the USB-C cable or within 3.5 hours when using a wireless charger. The earbuds can play up to 10 hours and when including charging from the case without it being recharged, the total play time is 40 hours. The Clip airbuds recharge and store right in the case. Photo by Michael Knight. The EarFun Audio App can be downloaded for free from the App Store or the Google Play store. The app provides more options. Game mode can be activated within the app which decreases latency to less than 50 ms. You can use the equalizer to select between default sound, preset equalizer with 10 different presets for different types of music as well as bass and treble, or use the custom equalizer to create your own style. You can also set your own sound profile where the app tests your hearing at different frequencies to create a custom setting to ensure you can hear all ranges of sound at the right volume. Theater mode widens the soundstage, providing an immersive surround sound experience while disabling the equalizer. The app also allows you to update the firmware for the earbuds and even customize the controls for each earbud and what different number of taps will activate. Finally, the app includes a find earbud feature that sends a loud sound to the earbuds to help you find them if they have been misplaced. Why You Should Get the EarFun Clip The EarFun Clip open-ear wireless earbuds have impressive sound. They are Hi-Res audio certified and support the LDAC audio codec. The sound quality is provided by 10.8 mm carbon fiber composite dynamic drivers, which recreate deep, rhythmic bass as well as penetrating treble. They also work great for taking calls or using them during a virtual meeting. The earbuds have 2 microphones which use an AI algorithm noise cancelling technology for clear calls. Finally, these earbuds are very lightweight, each weighing only 5.7 grams. Close-up view of the Clip earbuds. Image courtesy of EarFun. I like to listen to music or podcasts while I am working in the yard or going for a walk. Since the Clip earbuds don't fit inside the ear, I can still hear what is going on around me and with a click of the button on either earbud, I can pause the program and then restart it as needed. These earbuds are extremely comfortable, which is important when wearing them for longer periods of time. Unlike other outside-the-ear earbuds which have a hook that goes over the ear, I can wear the Clip while also wearing either sunglasses or reading glasses without any issues. Podcasts, programs and music played through the Clip also sound great. When testing out sound devices, I usually turn to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture as a great test of their ability, and the earbuds performed well. However I also wanted to try out the theater mode so thought I would try the official motion picture soundtrack from Wicked . It sounded like I was in the theater watching the movie. The app really does a great job letting users set up their earbuds as they wish. I like the ability to select from many different equalizer presets in the app so the settings are customized for various types of music. I have always been impressed with EarFun's earbuds and headphones and have even given them as gifts to family members. They all love them. I recommend the EarFun Clip wireless earbuds for those who are looking for a comfortable device that produces great sound quality for an affordable price. Check out their online store. Disclosure: GeekDad received a sample of this item for review purposes. Liked it? 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17-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Happy 45th Birthday to ‘Baby Beluga'!
Happy (belated) birthday to Baby Beluga ! This album from kid-favorite musician Raffi was released on July 10, 1980—and is still bringing joy to kids and parents today. To celebrate, there's a new re-release, Raffi's first LP in over 30 decades. The album will be released on October 3, and is available for pre-order now for $30. Fitting Raffi's eco-friendly themes, the album will be published by Good Neighbor, which uses a non-PVC, non-toxic alternative to vinyl—plus it's an eye-catching bright blue. Now that we've finally gotten a record player, we've been paying more attention to album releases, and it's been a lot of fun to see what artists are doing these days, particularly when digital music is so ubiquitous and convenient. My wife and I were talking about Raffi and she has a lot of nostalgia in particular for this album, because it came out when we were the perfect age for it, and we also remember singing these songs to our own kids a few decades later. We're excited to playing it again once we get our hands on a copy—and will report back! In the meantime, here's the track list for the album: Side A Baby Beluga Biscuits in the Oven Oats and Beans and Barley Day O Thanks a Lot To Everyone in All the World All I Really Need Side B Over in the Meadow This Old Man Water Dance Kumbaya Joshua Giraffe Morningtown Ride (And if you don't have a record player, Baby Beluga is also available on CD for $12.99 or digital for $6.99.) Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
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16-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Win a Curated Movie Collection from Shout! TV's 'Double Take'
Shout! TV's series Double Take has celebrities curating and hosting movie double features on their channel. This July 18th has Eyes of Wakanda star Jona Xiao hosting a double feature of Labyrinth and A Walk to Remember. In honor of this, Shout! TV is giving away a bundle of some of Jona Xiao's favorite films to one lucky GeekDad reader. This is a physical media bundle featuring the Legally Blonde Collection Blu-ray, The Man In The Iron Mask 4K, Bring It On 4K, and Kubo and the Two String Blu-ray. In order to win, just fill out the form below. The giveaway will run through midnight Tuesday, July 22, after which a winner will be chosen. Sorry, U.S. entries only. Good luck, and don't forget to tune into Shout! Movies on 7/18 for a new episode of Double Take hosted by Jona Xiao! Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
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16-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Review – Wonder Woman #23: Little Ears Are Listening
Wonder Woman #23 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Last issue introduced us to the strange new character of Mouse-Man, a seemingly d-list misogynist supervillain who nearly took over the US Congress with the power of…giant mice? This being a Tom King run, that was naturally just a one-off story with an absurdist foe set in Wonder Woman's past…right? Not so much. In the present day, there apparently exists an island solely populated by people who worship this villain – and more disturbingly, only talk in strange phrases of praise towards him – endlessly repeating 'Mouse Man Knows. Mice have ears' no matter the circumstances. They converse in these words, teach in them – and shout them in anger when someone questions the dogma and does anything that might get the authorities to pay attention to them. They live there in isolation since an unknown Crisis – including a young girl who seems to be key to the story somehow. Don't say a word. Via DC Comics. And Wonder Woman has had enough. Following a brief visit to the JL Watchtower – where Stephanie Brown guest-stars and gets her most meaningful screentime since Batgirls ended, somehow – she meets with Mister Terrific to discuss a possible intervention on the island. How these people wound up there and what they want out of the island isn't made clear yet, but it seems that the situation has become untenable – as they have someone that Wonder Woman is looking for. However, the JL and the UN are united – there was some kind of deal made with the island, and they can't allow any outsiders to enter it. That's not nearly acceptable to Diana, even as Mister Terrific threatens her that going rogue could mean the end of her time with the League. But with baby Lizzie strapped to her back, she boldly heads into enemy territory, seeking help from the girl we've been following – only to discover that she is very much not wanted there. This is easily the most unsettling issue of this run in a while. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
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16-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Review – Batman/Superman: World's Finest #41
Batman/Superman: World's Finest #41 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Mark Waid is a master of DC continuity, so it's no surprise that he easily shifts between tones and genres when he needs to. Last issue was a great done-in-one kaiju adventure and media satire, but this issue throws us right into a horror movie. Robin is alone on another world, being stalked by mindless monsters, and everywhere he turns, there's another one waiting for him. And the identity of these monsters? They am not Bizarros. That's right, we're on Bizarro World – but similar to how Jason Aaron approached the character when he did his arc on Superman: Superstars, the character isn't being played for laughs. This is a world where normal is considered aberrant and to be wiped out at the first opportunity – and three people from the normal world have just found themselves stranded here. Batman and Superman help to even the odds for Robin, but there's a much bigger problem waiting for them. Haunted. Via DC Comics. See, there's a reason the Bizarros are even more tense than usual – the world is under a pandemic warning, and this mysterious virus has a horrific effect. It turns them…normal. They discover this from a terrified Jimmy Olsen Bizarro who has found himself speaking in coherent English and thinking clearly. This is a hilarious concept – except for the fact that the Bizarros view it as a fate worse than death and treat anyone displaying the symptoms as a cancer to be eradicated. It's a tense, thrilling issue as Superman struggles to synthesize enough Blue Kryptonite to fend off the marauding hordes, but the trio still finds themselves alone and massively outnumbered – until, potentially, they pick up some new allies at the end. Bizarro is a very hard character to get right, and one that rarely works for me, but this is an intriguing take on the concept that drives home how disturbing he can be. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
