San Francisco Nov 13 (IANS) Google has started shipping the initial batch of Pixel Buds which is the company s maiden attempt at making wireless headphones.
Pixel Buds -- set to take on Apple AirPods -- were unveiled alongside the flagship Pixel 2 XL and Pixel 2 smartphones and Google Home smart speakers in October for $159.
"Google seems to be making good on that promise as some shipping confirmation screenshots indicate that the Pixel Buds would land this week for early customers " Neowin.net reported late on Sunday.
Pixel buds are designed to perform language translation through Google Translate in real-time.
The earbuds reportedly come with matching charging case that can power them multiple times with its 620mAh battery.
Similar to Apple s AirPods users having a smartphone running Android Marshmallow OS or higher versions can pair their earbuds by just opening the case through a feature called "Fast Pair."
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