I replaced my AirPods for an unlikely alternative at work - here's why it's my new favorite

• The Epos Adapt E1 earbuds are on sale now for $166 at Amazon.
• Designed for the office, the Adapt E1 come with a host of features tailored for videoconferencing, as well as great battery life.
• The mic quality is variable and I found myself wishing some calls were louder.

There are a large number of earbuds on the market right now at every price point, so it makes sense that brands are starting to specialize in specific use cases. 

Danish audio brand Epos (formerly known as Sennheiser Communications) just released a pair of professional-looking earbuds specifically designed for the workplace, with compatibility in mind and built-in integrations for videoconferencing software, their own connectivity dongle, and multi-point connectivity. 

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The buds' default gestures correlate with common videocall actions: pressing the left earbud launches Microsoft Teams ...