TikTok owner ByteDance unveils its first earbuds in China

is pushing additional into {hardware} with its first set of earbuds. The proprietor’s $170 Ola Good friend buds will solely be out there in China for now. They hyperlink to the corporate’s generative AI assistant, Doubao, which may be activated with a voice command.

In line with the , wearers will be capable of use the open-ear buds as a tour information whereas touring and to follow English (amongst different issues) after they’re paired with the Doubao cellular app. The publication notes that Doubao is at the moment the preferred GAI app in China, with greater than 47 million month-to-month energetic customers in September.

The debut of Ola Good friend follows ByteDance finishing its buy of Oladance, a maker of wearable audio gadgets, this 12 months. ByteDance additionally owns VR headset maker .

The earbuds can be found in 4 colours, purple, silver, black and white. Pre-orders are open in the present day and Ola Good friend will ship on October 17.