Forget silicone earplugs and the feeling of underwater silence; Sony is introducing the Sony LinkBuds Clip, a pair of headphones that you wear as a fashion accessory while AI helps you hear the world and your music at the same time. If you’ve ever felt like traditional earbuds are little fingers that tech giants are persistently pushing into your skull, you’re not alone. Jeremy Clarkson would probably say that putting earbuds in your ears is like trying to park a Range Rover in a London phone booth – uncomfortable, tight and sometimes a little painful. But Sony, the company that gave us the Walkman and then sold us silence for decades with the 1000X series, has now realized that sometimes we might want to hear our neighbor’s dog reminding us of its durability.