Altec Lansing Freedom buds are completely wireless earphones

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Wireless products don't always completely deliver on their cord-free promise but the Freedom earbuds do manage to do away with the wires completely.

The Altec Lansing Freedom earphones follow in the footsteps of the Onkyo W800BT wireless buds, doing away with any joining cable and instead relying on Bluetooth and integrated rechargeable batteries.

Launched at CES 2016, and due on sale in Q2 this year ($150), the buds promise a 6-hour battery life, a water resistant design and built-in GPS tracking so you don't lose them down the back of your sofa.

There's a mic for taking voice calls (you'll have to speak up, presumably) and remote controls for selecting tracks and adjusting the volume.

Various tips are provided so you can get the right fit and the wire-free design means you can use one at a time should you want to use it as a 'mono headset'.

Will they sound any good? Well, Altec Lansing has had some five-star headphones in the past so don't rule it out.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
Content Director

Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).