This Nintendo Switch Adapter promises Bluetooth audio support

The Nintendo Switch is the perfect travel companion, but it is desperately lacking in a key area: wireless headset support. Nintendo added wireless headphone support via USB sticks last November, but only if you use a USB Type-A to USB-C adapter to connect your headset's dongle to the Switch console port. At the moment, the switch does not support Bluetooth accessories. But a Kickstarter campaign from a team named Human Things aims to fix it with their new Genki device.

Launched last month on the crowdfunding site, Genki is a simple dongle for the Switch that promises support for Bluetooth 5.0 and multi-user audio so that two audio devices can connect at the same time. time. It connects via the USB-C port of the Switch and does not require a clean battery, the team behind Genki claiming to shoot only a small amount of power from the console itself in wearable mode . (0.02 watts to be exact.) The adapter can also be plugged into the external ports of a switch or on the back panel, provided you buy an additional $ 10 adapter.

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In addition to allowing you to use most wireless headphones with the Switch, Genki also works as a connection for third-party Bluetooth speakers, in case you want a stronger broadcast system for the Switch. play in the backyard. Human Things charges $ 39, or 22 to prevent the eventual standard retail price, for its current lowest commitment on Kickstarter, with a delivery date of November 2018. (The $ 29 option is already sold out.) [19659005] The campaign ends in five days and far exceeds its funding target of $ 30,000. So it may be worth jumping on the eventual product if it seems like it solves a big problem for you as a Bluetooth headset user who has wanted to use a nicer pair of cans. with the Switch.