BOSE FRAMES

This post was sponsored by Best Buy. I received free product and/or Best Buy gift cards for promotional consideration. Opinions expressed are my own.

When it comes to traveling for me, two must have items for my packing checklist of things to bring with me on any trip are a good pair of sunglasses and some quality headphones.  Now thanks to Bose these two items can be checked off your list with one mark as they have combined the two. BOSE FRAMES are the first audio sunglasses with built in Bose speakers that let wearers cordlessly enjoy tunes or take a hands free phone call while also protecting and shading their eyes from the sun.

The other day while chaperoning my daughter's Girl Scouts troop on a tour of Meadow Brook Hall, a 1920's era mansion on the outskirts of Detroit that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, I took along with me some BOSE FRAMES that Best Buy sent me to try out.  Wow! After testing them out, I absolutely have to give BOSE FRAMES a Geek Daddy nod of approval. They really are amazing!

What I especially like about BOSE FRAMES is you don't have to stick anything inside your ears. Sound is directed from miniature speakers within the temple of these sunglass frames towards your ears providing open ear audio.  Initially, I scoffed at this before trying them out; but the audio works very well for the scenarios where these will be used: outdoors and in vehicles. To be honest BOSE FRAMES sounded just as good as the wireless Bose ear buds I wear while working out at the gym.

Surprisingly, while these speakers provide an exceptional listening experience they also provide you with plenty of privacy despite the open air audio concept. Noise cancelling technology sends out air waves that cancel out the sounds coming from the sunglasses so only the wearer can hear the audio coming from them. Don't worry about people being annoyed by your music playing around them or snooping in on your phone conversations because they can't hear what you are listening to through your BOSE FRAMES. The clarity of what you can hear and the lack of sound being able to be heard by others around you truly exceeded my expectations. I am going to be getting a lot of use out of these audio sunglasses!

There are two shapes of BOSE FRAMES to choose from. The RONDO style, which I'm wearing in the picture below, has distinct rounded lenses. They are available in one size fits all and are recommended for people looking for small to medium sized sunglasses.

The ALTO style have more of a squared look to them. These classic angular lenses are available in two sizes: Small/Medium or Large. While both styles fit comfortably on my face, my preference is for the ALTO. Which variety of BOSE FRAMES do you like better the RONDO or ALTO?

BOSE FRAMES come with a portable carrying case to keep them clean and safe. Tucked inside is a pouch that holds a recharger cable. Snap one side of the cable to a port on the inside of the glasses frame and plug the other end into a USB port to power up your BOSE FRAME with the rechargeable battery built inside of them. A battery charge lasts about three hours.

These sunglasses aren't just a gimmick. In addition to providing great sound quality by using Bluetooth to link BOSE FRAMES to your smart phone the sunglasses themselves are nice too. The sun was really bright as we drove to Meadow Brook Hall and the BOSE FRAMES I was wearing did a great job of eliminating glare. 

BOSE FRAMES were designed to be durable and dependable sunglasses. Their lenses are shatter and scratch resistance. They also block up to 99% of UVA/UVB rays. While BOSE FRAMES are a bit bulkier than normal shades due to housing their audio equipment inside they still fit comfy on my face. The microphones and speakers are also well hidden so as not to stand out.  I don't think people will look out of the ordinary wearing BOSE FRAMES around.

After the Girl Scout troop tour, my daughter and I wandered around the grounds outside Meadow Brook Hall for awhile. I synced some songs from the Spotify app on my phone to the BOSE FRAMES. Then I had to take a call for work. It looked like I was wandering around talking to myself as microphones in the sunglass frames picked up my voice for the call. Confirming my client could here me, she replied the connection through my BOSE FRAMES was crystal clear.

While I was listening to music and talking on the phone my daughter was walking along next to me. I asked her if she could hear the music or what my client was talking to me about. Her reply was the only thing she could  hear was what I was saying during my phone call. When we got home I let my son and daughter play around with the glasses listening to music while we checked to see if the rest of the family could hear what was playing coming from the sunglasses. Nope! We didn't hear a sound!

From my experience using BOSE FRAMES I have to say they exceeded my expectations. In addition to planning on taking them with me whenever I travel, I am geeked to be able to wear these next summer when I'm running outdoors and doing lots of other outdoor activities. I encourage you to pick up a pair of Alto or Rondo BOSE FRAMES from Best Buy. You won't be disappointed!

Here are some of the standout features and specs of these sunglasses that are enhanced with Bose sound:

Nothing in or on your ears -- A new way to listen. Stay connected to the world around you while discreetly listening to music with a revolutionary open-ear audio design.

Sight and sound -- Bose Frames with patented acoustic chambers and premium lenses are designed for sun and sound.

Built-in microphone - Make and take clear phone calls, access Siri and your Google Assistant with the seamlessly integrated microphone.

Uniformly tinted -- Bose Frames block up to 99% of UVA/UVB rays.

Shatter and scratch resistant lens -- Designed to survive life on the go.

One button control -- Power on and off, accept and reject calls, play and pause music, and access Siri or Google Assistant.

One app, complete control -- The Bose Connect app gives you easy access to everything your product has to offer. Get tips, unlock Bose AR, and personalize your settings so you can spend more time enjoying the music instead of setting it up. Available on iOS and Android.

Bose AR enabled --  A first-of-its-kind audio augmented reality platform that makes astonishing new audio experiences possible. Combining the power of wearable audio products, mobile devices, and integrated apps, Bose AR can augment your world with content for your ears instead of your eyes.

BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADPHONES 700

Best Buy SPONSORED this product review. The reviewer has been compensated in the form of Best Buy gift card and/or the featured product at a reduced price or for free 

In one word how would I describe the Bose's new noise cancelling headphones? AMAZING! Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 does a fantastic job of highlighting the sounds you want to hear and blocking those you don't. The brand-new acoustic design of this model of wireless headphones allows them to achieve the best noise cancelling performance of any Bose headphone yet. They have provided some of the best beat, clarity and tone to music that I've ever heard through headphones. Combine that with noise cancelling technology which mutes outside sounds and you'll find yourself within an envelope of listening splendor when utilizing these headphones.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are great for being able to get into a zone so you can focus by removing distractions.  I work from home a lot and these are great for blocking out things that are making noise in the background like roadcrews doing construction on the street, someone's yard being mowed, dogs barking in the neighborhood or my own kids being loud around the house.  It is so nice to be able to block out these distractions while listening to some of my favorite tunes being bluetoothed from Spotify to these headphones.

It had been hard to take a phone call while working from home when my kids are around. They have a habit of starting to be loud at inopportune times. Doesn't make a good impression with clients to have their calls interrupted by screaming and shouting children in the background. Problem solved with Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700.

I can synchronize the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 to my phone. This provides crystal clear audio of a phone call I'm engaged in. Plus the headphones' adaptive four-microphone system isolates my voice from competing noises so that I can confidently take a call without worrying about distracting sounds that may be around me. I also like that there isn't a separate awkward microphone extruding out for me to talk into but rather you just talk normally as if you were speaking face to face with someone. The unnoticeable microphones set within the ear cups of the headphones make it seem as if you aren't even talking into them.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 aren't just great for professional needs though; they are also wonderful for a variety of personal uses too. Want to focus on watching a football game when nobody else in the family seems to want to let you. Put on some noise cancelling headphones.



Traveling on a plane. Commuting on a subway. Laying out at the beach. Want to drown out the world around you? Slip on these wireless noise cancelling headphones!

Being wireless makes these headphones very comfortable and convenient to wear while being out and about. So you can interact with the environment around you with just the tap of a button on an ear cup, you can reduce the level of the noise-cancelling to help you be aware of the environment around you or quickly turn it off to speak with someone. You can also with a easy sliding motion of your finger across the right ear cup increase or decrease the sound volume on them. This allows you to wear them anywhere you go and with simple motions control of what you do, and don't, hear.

The only negative I have to say about them is that the noise-cancelling feature only really works well when you are actually listening to something. If you just want to just put on the headphones to avoid hearing noise in proximity to you be prepared to be disappointed. But if you are listening to music, talking on a phone call, or hearing audio from a video Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 are spectacular at blocking out all the other sounds around you. They really are AMAZING!

Here is why Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 stand out from the competition:

Listen comfortably for hours with a sophisticated design
A wireless, modernized, lightweight, stainless-steel headband with angled earcups provide a perfect comfortable fit for all-day listening.

Listen for hours
Get up to 20 hours of wireless battery life and time-based power information.

Easy voice control
Keep your phone in your pocket and your head up to the world with easy access voice control services for music, navigation, weather, and more will keep you connected with the world around you. Easily take calls and speak to your voice assistant Confidently take a call or speak to your voice assistant in any environment, with an unrivaled adaptive four-microphone system that isolates your voice from surrounding noise.

Pick the voice assistant that's right for you
For the first time, you can access your choice of virtual assistants. Just say “Alexa” — or press the dedicated VPA button for Google or your phone’s native assistant, like Siri.

Personalize your environment and Noise Cancelling
Choose from 11 levels of noise cancellation. Maximize it to eliminate distractions — or minimize the noise cancelling so you can hear everything around you. Or choose from nine other levels in between.

Immersive listening experience
A signature active EQ provides an immersive listening experience at any volume.

Intuitive controls
Simple earcup controls help you to stay connected without reaching for your phone.

I've really enjoyed using the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 that Best Buy sent this dad blogger to try out. I'm sure to be using them over and over again so they have absolutely earned ageekdaddy.com nod of approval. For more information or to pick up a pair for yourself head to your local Best Buy store or go to bestbuy.com.