Microsoft has two new headphones – the Modern USB Headset and the Modern Wireless Headset. As the name says, one is wired and the other is wireless. Both come in black, have beamforming microphones, and 28mm moving-coil speakers. The wired one has a USB-A connector and an in-line remote with buttons for volume adjustment, a microphone mute button, and a Microsoft Teams button for easy setup and management.
The wireless version has similar buttons
on the earcups but the volume control is via an adjustable right earcup. It
also has a status light that shows if your microphone is muted. Microsoft says
that battery life is up to 50 hours (30 hours with voice calling on Microsoft
Teams).
The wired version works with Windows and
macOS devices and is priced at US$ 49.99 while the wireless version adds support
for Android and iOS, and will sell for US$ 99.99.
