The buds offers a clear and balanced tone and do a good job of capturing the details of music: high frequency is bright the bass is solid and strong but not overwhelming. GPods surprised us with its sound quality. One can set different functions, such as skipping songs, pausing play, and answering phone calls, for gestures including single, double, or triple taps, and long presses for each side separately. The earbuds also offer controls on the handles. However, the actual experience could naturally vary due to people’s different ear shapes. It remained a comfortable and snug fit after hours of wearing. It’s less noticeable in the ears, thanks to its lightweight design (5.7 g per earbud) and comfortable tips. However, the maximum brightness is still not enough, meaning the effect can be lost in bright daylight.

The earbuds can also glow in sync with the rhythm of the song being played over them, with four modes for users to choose from – Ripple, Pulse, Bright, and Breath. There’s even an option to make the earbuds glow with a color that matches one’s clothes. Users can also generate customized patterns from photos. The light effects are customizable via a paired app, which has a neat and user-friendly UI and offers a variety of color pattern presets to choose from.

HHOGene also offers detachable casings to help users switch from different textures. The casing on the lights is well-processed to create a foggy effect, making the light look soft and elegant. The whole outer side of the “handle” parts of both earbuds can glow. The body design of the earbuds looks plain, but when you turn it on, its eye-catching light effects set it apart from other true wireless stereos (TWS). The brand offers four extra earbud casings to allow users to customize its light textures. HHOGene GPods will be first available from Nov. With a flashy light feature, the product targets fashion followers and music lovers that prefer something different. It also has a comfortable wearing experience and decent sound quality in its price range. The GPods come with innovative light effects that are customizable, a unique selling point. HHOGene, a new consumer electronics brand founded by the former CEO of Alibaba’s DingTalk Chen Hang, launched its first product GPods, an earbud that can beam lights, and have raised more than $120,000 on an Indiegogo campaign earlier this year.

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