Samsung held a press conference in Berlin yesterday and one of the new products shown off has us excited and eager about testing. We’re talking about a new pair of ear buds, but not just any old ear buds, new IconX or ‘Gear IconX’ for 2018.

Samsung is showing off a slew of tech right now at IFA 2017 including a Gear Sport smartwatch, a Gear Fit2 Pro fitness band and a fresh pair of Gear IconX. Surprises are hard to come by in the year 2017, but this is one of the few you’ll hear about.

The South Korean giant announced new Gear IconX wireless ear buds in full detail yesterday that are designed for modern-day. They’re super lightweight and have been adjusted to fit more conformable inside your ears. Samsung also improved upon the weaknesses of last year’s Gear IconX. Samsung claims that the new pair of buds has longer battery life and can last up to five, or perhaps even six full hours on a single charge with the new 82mAh battery cell. Samsung also has a charging case for the new Gear IconX, capable of holding 340mAh of power. This is good for four bonus charges if you happen to run out of juice.

New on Gear IconX is Bixby voice integration. This is set by default and can help guide you throughout the day. Just know that the Gear IconX will need to be paired with a compatible smartphone (Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy Note 8) with a network connection in order for most Bixby functions to work correctly. However, Bixby will be able to respond to simple voice commands such as “turn up the volume” or “play the next song” without any tethering. And thanks to new partnerships with Spotify and others, Gear IconX are capable of doing much more than what last year’s model could do. Gear IconX can track and record your daily activities, log your exercise and store up to 4GB of data.

Gear IconX (2018) will go on sale in Black, White and Pink color options “soon.” Pricing is expected to remain at $199.

View our constantly updating IFA 2017 guide at the link below.

http://devs.droidturf.com/ifa-2017-a-roundup-of-what-we-know-thus-far/

We’re covering IFA 2017 in its entirety; stay here at Droid Turf for coverage throughout the week.

SOURCE [Samsung]