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Could these $260 earbuds be the cure for jet lag?

Could these $260 earbuds be the cure for jet lag?

Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A20s play the sounds of planes and spaceships to help you fall asleep. Here’s our verdict.

Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds were designed with side-sleepers in mind. 

In the “White Noise” section of the app controlling Anker’s Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds, under the tab containing all the available “Life” sounds, there’s an “Airplane” option that will, as the name suggests, play the rumble and hiss of an airplane through your earbuds, just like you’re in a real plane.

What? Aren’t earbuds, earphones and headphones meant to cancel out the sound of airplanes, trains and spaceships when you’re travelling in those vehicles, rather than play those sounds back to you? (And, yes, “Train” and “Spaceship” are also white-noise options in the A20 earbuds.)

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John Davidson
John DavidsonColumnistJohn Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.com

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