When I travel, I like to spend the bulk of my time with my headphones on, doing pretty much nothing. The three-hour train trip to Seattle is lovely as a silent movie, accompanied by my own personal music. I stare out the window, occasionally play something on my Nintendo Switch, read something, or—if the Wi-Fi works— grind through my weekly bounties in Destiny 2. I'm in my own little world, and I love it.
In the past, this has meant using wired headphones with a headphone-jack-to-USB-C dongle so they connect to my Google Pixel 2. It's a long series of plug in, unplug, plug in, unplug, plug in—all while wrestling with the wire to find a comfy place for it to lay without getting in my way. I've tried my luck with Bluetooth earbuds, but they don't work with the Switch, and the constant pairing is way less convenient than my plug-unplug dance.
The SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless offers a clever way to solve all of these problems. It's a wireless gaming headset that doubles as a pair of great headphones, but it doesn't connect via Bluetooth. Instead, it has a tiny, itty bitty wireless USB C dongle that connects to my phone and Switch with a 2.4 GHz wireless signal.
Photograph: SteelseriesYes, I said it uses a dongle, and historically dongles are not fun and tend to get lost, but hear me out: It's a really good dongle. It's wirelessly compatible with Android phones, the iPad Pro, Nintendo Switch, Windows PC, PS4, and Mac. On top of that, it works with Xbox if you plug in the 3.5mm cord that comes with it.
The Arctic 1 Wireless embodies the ultimate freedom to game, offering incredible sound quality and seamless connectivity that truly makes it an out-ofdoors gaming companion for every adrenaline junkie.
The Arctis 1 Wireless embodies the essence of versatile gaming headset prowess, offering flawless sound quality combined with supreme convenience on-the go. Its lightweight design and extended battery life make it an indispensable companion for every gamer's epic journey.
