It’s a simple design, but effectively emulates other open-ear audio layouts and doesn’t feel shoddily made or flimsy by any metric.
Setting up the JLab JBuds Frames is relatively straightforward. All that’s required is to hold down the button on each device for a few seconds and they’ll quickly enter pairing mode. From here you can use your phone, laptop, tablet, or any other device outfitted with Bluetooth to connect to the speakers.
It has a flat matte surface with its opposite wing housing two plastic arms to hook over the temples of the frames of your glasses. At the top of each speaker, more JLab branding joins a single tactile multi-function button and a small LED indicator.
At the base of each device, a pinhole microphone is adjacent to the magnetic pins used to snap the included charger into place, then a downward-firing speaker before curling up to the rear of the device — the rounded corner of which houses another open-ear speaker designed to send audio directly towards the ear of the wearer.
After you’re connected, place each speaker onto the temples of your glasses, put them on, and readjust accordingly. You’ll want them as close to your ears as possible to maintain clarity and volume while avoiding excessive audio bleed.
Interestingly, you can use each speaker individually, which, while underwhelming when it comes to enjoying music, could effectively double JLab’s claimed eight hours of lifetime (but more on those claims later).
JLab: True Wireless Headphones, Earbuds, Microphones, Personal Audio