After the absolute explosion of open headphones that 2025 brought, noise-United NationsThe cancellation of the fitness headphones market segment is expected to be highly controversial in 2026. But I would have thought it would take more than five days for a company to deal an absolutely blind hand.
As part of its CES 2026 lineup, Chinese tech company Anker has unveiled a new pair of open-back headphones under its Soundcore line. However, unlike most open-ear pairs, the Aerofit 2 Pro are not actually open-ears. More or less.
You see, these are hybrid headphones that can click between two different modes (well, technically five, but they’re all on a spectrum between those two). If you want to hear what’s going on around you, you can use them in open ear mode. Otherwise, switch to in-ear mode and you can listen to your music with ANC activated. Whatever level you change it to dictates how far the earbud extends into your ear.
It sounds like a winning combination, but it’s impossible to say without trying them. So take all of this with a pinch of salt until you see our review. And it must also be said that this news was written based on a pre-CES briefing; There might be even better options on the conference show floor in Las Vegas. But I still really want to try the Aerofit.
The Soundcore Aerofit 2 Pro will launch in February 2026, priced between $150 and $200; Anker had not closed it at the time of our briefing. They come in four colors: blue, white, black and purple.
A very busy Soundcore year
The Aerofit 2 Pro are just the headline-grabbing member of a busy new lineup of audio products, all unveiled at CES and coming soon.
The least revolutionary release is a modified model of the Sleep A30, sleep headphones designed to track and enhance your naps. The Sleep A30 Special will be on sale starting in January 2026 starting at $199.99 and adds an extra hour of battery life as well as integration with the Calm app.
Next up, the Soundcore Boom Go 3i is a new portable speaker launching in March for between $65 and $80. According to Anker, it’s palm-sized and comes in four colors. It offers 15W sound, a 22-hour battery life, IP68 rating, and a digital display so you can see the battery life. In short, it’s a new rival to tiny models like the LG xBoom Go.
Since Anker recently included its Nebula family of projectors in the Soundcore range, we’ll cover those as well. The main novelty of this line is the Nebula P1i portable projector, which is scheduled to launch in “early” 2026 for $369. This is a portable projector (as the name suggests) that has two built-in pop-up speakers, so it should sound better than your average projector. It has integrated Google TV, 1080p projectors and a tilt stand from 0 to 12 degrees. Again, it’s a device we’ll have to test out to see if this is a novel new purchase or a wasted opportunity.
These are the tip of the iceberg of Anker’s releases, with multiple chargers and power banks from its main line, a bunch of smart cameras and home kits from its Eufy family, and a portable generator from the Solix line set to be revealed further in late January.
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