Twenty-seven years after the primary Recreation Boy title was launched, and over 1,000 completely different pocket monsters later, Pokémon is, one way or the other, nonetheless extremely fashionable the world over, and Samsung is as soon as once more capitalizing on the franchise’s rabid fandom by wrapping its wi-fi earbuds in three new Poké-themed charging instances.
Simply over a 12 months in the past, Samsung revealed its first Pokémon collaboration with a particular model of its Galaxy Buds 2 wireless earbuds that got here inside a shiny red and white Poké Ball replica. The case didn’t embrace any additional performance or enhance the earbuds’ battery life; it really decreased the usability of the Galaxy Buds 2 by making them practically inconceivable to slide right into a pocket. That didn’t cease the restricted version earbuds from utterly promoting out.
For 2023, Samsung is constant its Pokémon collaboration by as soon as once more giving its Galaxy Buds 2 and Galaxy Buds 2 Professional earbuds a enjoyable improve within the type of new themed instances. As a substitute of a case resembling a Poké Ball when the buds are tucked away to cost, the earbuds now resemble Ditto or the smiling heads of Jigglypuff and Snorlax. Positive, it sort of walks the road between being morbid and cute, and as soon as once more the added decor makes the charging instances practically inconceivable to comfortably pocket, however neither of these considerations are going to cease a Pokémon fan from guaranteeing these fly off retailer cabinets.
All three new designs will be bought with the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 for round $100 (129,000 gained), or for round $153 (199,000 gained) with the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Professional inside, via the corporate’s shops in South Korea, in addition to choose on-line retailers. However the Poké instances may also be bought individually for many who already personal the Galaxy Buds for round $30 (39,600 gained), which isn’t an outrageous value.
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