JVCKenwood Crowdfunding True Wireless Earbuds With Voice Assistant

JVCKenwood launched an Indiegogo campaign for two wireless smart headsets that give access to either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. The headphones access the cloud-based voice assistants through a user’s mobile device. Use cases shown include asking the assistant for directions, listening to a programmed schedule or engaging a music playlist. The noise-canceling earphones have three mics. The WS-A1 and WS-A1G, priced 15% off at $280 Monday, are slated for shipping in February and March. None of the units had been claimed Monday, with 41 days left in the campaign, which has a flexible goal of $25,000.