The soothing sounds are stored directly on the buds, and while there's an accompanying app, it's only to configure the product. Sleep tech is a new category for Bose, so the company took a ...

This is partly to keep size and weight down, but also because Bose says it's actually a more effective approach when it comes to sleep tech – and one you can't mimic by using regular earbuds ...

And while earplugs and white-noise machines do help, the audio experts at Bose have developed a higher-­end solution: Sleepbuds ($250), a pair of earbuds designed specifically to enhance your ...

I reach for a pair of “sleep” earbuds. For years, the Bose Sleepbuds 2 were my go-to, and I considered them the best you ...