Nothing Ear 3 with Super Mic case goes on sale Sept 25 for $179

London-based consumer electronics company Nothing on Tuesday unveiled its latest wireless earbuds, the Ear 3, featuring a redesigned metal-accented look and an unusual new Super Mic built into the charging case. The earbuds are available for preorder immediately and will go on sale on September 25, 2025, with a U.S. price of $179, the company said.

The headline innovation is the Super Mic system, which places two dedicated microphones and a front-mounted Talk button in the case so users can hold it nearer their mouth for calls and voice notes. Nothing says the beamformed system can suppress background noise by as much as 95 decibels when activated and that the case mic will work with standard phone calls and popular communication apps including WhatsApp, Google Meet, Teams and Zoom. Voice notes recorded via the Super Mic are automatically transcribed when paired with a Nothing phone, the company added.

The Ear 3 also advances the earbuds themselves. Each bud houses upgraded 12 millimeter dynamic drivers, improved microphones including a bone conduction sensor to pick up vocal vibrations, and AI-trained noise suppression intended to reduce wind and ambient sounds. Active noise...