{"id":74310,"date":"2021-07-13T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=74310"},"modified":"2021-07-13T04:47:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T20:47:14","slug":"carl-pei-nothing-something-look-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/13\/carl-pei-nothing-something-look-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Pei&#8217;s Nothing is Something to Look Forward to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When Nothing becomes something to look forward to, you know that changes are coming. This is what Carl Pei wants you to think about &#8211; Transparent design, Nothing ear (1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" data-attachment-id=\"74311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/13\/carl-pei-nothing-something-look-forward\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?fit=800%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,449\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carl-pei-nothing-ear1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?fit=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?fit=800%2C449&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?resize=800%2C449&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t know what I am talking about? Who is Carl Pei? Well, if you know OnePlus, you might have heard about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carl_Pei\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carl Pei<\/a>. He co-founded OnePlus but left in 2020 to pursue Nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the very first product from Nothing is Nothing ear (1), a transparent true wireless earbuds. A quote from Carl\u00a0Pei, CEO and Co-founder in a YouTube documentary series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"color\">Transparent design is one of the hardest things to accomplish for the engineering team.<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Howard, Head of Design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"color\">When we first started thinking about Nothing, there was this\u00a0idea to own transparency, but I think the biggest challenge was more the ergonomics. Learning about the ear and trying to make a product that interfaces with humans on a scale that we [teenage engineering]\u00a0have never done before.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"color:#cf2e2e\" class=\"color\">On achieving a transparent\u00a0design&#8230;.\u00a0<em>&#8220;You have to basically start from scratch and develop new processes.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a sneak preview (screenshot from their Instagram account) of what is coming. Actually, I am getting more excited as the launch date is nearer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"515\" data-attachment-id=\"74312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/13\/carl-pei-nothing-something-look-forward\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?fit=800%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,515\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?fit=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?fit=800%2C515&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?resize=800%2C515&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/carl-pei-nothing-ear1-preview.jpg?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch date is <strong>Tuesday<\/strong> <strong>27 July 2021 at 14:00 BST<\/strong> or Monday 26 July 2021 at 21:00 SGT (Singapore Time). Are you excited already? Check out this video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9w7HHB5PJlY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before I can see the product, the pricing is out. The Nothing ear (1) will retail at \u00a399 GBP. That is around S$186 Singapore Dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nothing.tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here to Nothing Official Website<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can register your email to get notified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Nothing becomes something, you know that changes are coming. 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