Nothing could release its next wireless headphones under a new brand

"Particles by XO" earphones will supposedly support ANC and LHDC.

Nothing is getting ready to release a pair of true wireless earbuds under a new spin-off brand. Digging through the company's latest firmware, developer Kuba Wojciechowski (via 91mobiles) found evidence of a never-before-seen set of "Particles by XO" headphones.

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Renders of the headphones feature a unique design reminiscent of a peanut or molecular chain. According to Wojciechowski, the headphones include LHDC codec support and active noise cancellation. In other words, it looks like Nothing is readying a product that has the features of its Ear 1 and Ear Stick wireless headphones. There is some evidence linking headphones to Nothing. For starters, the company's internal code name is "B154". Nothing would have used a similar codename, B155, for its upcoming Ear 2 headphones. On Saturday, the US Patent and Trademark Office awarded a front company called "The Most Unknown LLC" a trademark for "Particles by XO".

As to why Nothing, a company with only three products to its name, would establish a new brand just to launch another pair of wireless headphones, that's probably another marketing plan from the company's founder, former OnePlus executive Carl Pei.

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