Take a call as you walk around the block. Enjoy your music while you garden or cook dinner. Ask Siri a question while at work. You’ll feel and hear the difference. Digital signal processing combined with legendary waveguide technology from Bose pump out what other wearable speakers don’t—deep, rich sound. And upward facing speakers point toward your ears, maximizing what you hear, while minimizing what others hear around you. With your ears free, you can stay aware of what’s around you while you enjoy your music. But there are other things you want to hear, too. Like taking a call from a friend. And you can use your phone’s Siri or the Google Assistant for help on the fly. SoundWear Companion keeps you closer to all of it—your music, your surroundings and both at the same time. Introducing the latest in a long line of groundbreaking, innovative products from Bose. The SoundWear Companion speaker is a wearable speaker that surrounds you with sound, so you can stay connected to your environment, access music and virtual assistants (like Siri and the Google Assistant) and take callsall without having to take your phone out of your pocket. Its packed with technologies that create a truly unique and immersive sound experiencesurrounding you with clear, full soundwhile limiting what others hear around you. With a comfortable and flexible design, its better sound you can wear at work, at home or on the go. Troubleshoot if microphone is not picking up sound make sure the microphone opening on the left side of the speaker is not blocked or try another phone call or try another compatible device. If poor sound quality use a different music source, connect a different device, disconnect the second device, or disable any audio enhancement features on the device or music applicationEvery part of this speaker is engineered to deliver clear, powerful sound and surprisingly deep bass. Digital signal processing and legendary waveguide technology pump out the kind of deep, rich sound other wearables dont. Upward facing speakers point precisely toward your ears, maximizing what you hear, while minimizing what others hear. A three button control makes it easy to make calls, play and pause tracks and access your phones Siri or the Google Assistant right from the speaker. An advanced microphone system ensures calls and your phones virtual assistant apps sound clear and intelligible even in windy and noisy environments. You can choose between vibration and out loud alerts to notify you of incoming calls. And the speaker plays for up to 12 hours off a single charge (and a quick 15 minute charge delivers up to 3 hours of performance), so you can listen throughout your day. The SoundWear Companion speaker is flexible, durable and so comfortable you may forget you are wearing it. A bend and stay steel wire encased in medical grade silicone provides just the right amount of low spring torsion to stay form fitted to your shoulders throughout the day. The speaker is sweat and weather resistant (with an IPX4 rating) and comes with a four way stretchable cover made to withstand dust and static. And the cover is acoustically transparent, so nothing gets between you and better sound. Additional speaker coversavailable in Blue, Plum and Greyare sold separately.‘Never-tire’ carrying experience - ergonomic Air System back, harness & waist belt