https://wccftech.com/the-sony-link-buds-are-weird-but-intriguing-tws-earbuds-with-google-assistant-fast-pair-and-more/

It should not come as a surprise but when you are looking at the headphone or TWS market, Sony happens to be one of the companies that more or less rule the sphere and for all the right reasons, too. The company has a history of releasing some pretty great offerings in the market, and well, that is not changing for now since Sony has released the open-style Sony Link Buds that come with Google Assistant and a couple of other neat feature.s

The Sony Link Buds are nowhere near the conventional earbuds that you get to see in the market. Rather than getting a closed earbud design, these are comprised of a ring-style driver and an offset compartment that houses the rest of the internals. These also ship with Sony's V1 integrated processor, however, these do not use Sony's LDAC because they are made to reproduce the audio clearly and deliver it together with real life. Which explains the open design.