We tried Microsoft's AirPods rival, and they're great. About that price, though ...

The wireless earbud wars are in full effect.

Apple's AirPods are probably what most people picture when they think of wireless earbuds, but everyone and their dog is getting in on the trend now. Amazon recently announced its Echo Buds, while Microsoft showed off its Surface Earbuds on Wednesday.

I had a chance to briefly check out the Surface Earbuds at Microsoft's New York Event, and I'm here to deliver the definitive word on them. I'll cut through all the jokes about how they look like old earrings and tell it to you straight: They seem fine.

The unique angle Microsoft is taking with Surface Earbuds (since everyone needs to have one) is that they're a little better suited to productivity than AirPods. They have large, impossible-to-miss capacitive touch panels on each ear that can do everything from raise and lower volume and skip songs to move forward in a PowerPoint presentation. Read more...