Samsung Gear IconX

We're going through a wire-cutting renaissance. In 10 years time, when wireless charging and earphones rule our tech, we'll probably think back and laugh at how silly and "retro" we all looked walking around with wires dangling from our faces.

Helping lead the charge into this wire-free future is Samsung, which has launched its wireless earphones, the Gear IconX. Wireless headphones have, of course, been around for quite some time, but cramming the same tech into earbuds that produce excellent quality, power for hours on a single charge, take calls and offer fitness smarts to boot - that's no easy task. Just ask Bragi. And as impressive as the IconX are in many ways, they don't quite hit the point they need to be at. The revolution will have to wait a bit longer.

This is a generation-one product, and you can tell, but that's not to say the IconX are bad, only that they suffer from many of the same woes as the similar Bragi Dash. For those of you who have had it with tangled wires but don't want a pair of over-ears, there may be enough reasons for you to cough up the $199 asking price.