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The guide says either earbud works for each action.","voice_assistant":"FAQ: Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa work by holding the button for 1 second to activate the device's local assistant."}},{"url":"https://www.skullcandy.com/products/dime-3-true-wireless-earbuds.js","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["status","model_numbers","gtins","colors","variants"],"notes":{"status":"The US store lists Bone, Preppy Blue and True Black as available on the access date.","model_numbers":"SKUs in the US store product feed: S2DCW-R951 Bone, S2DCW-T990 Preppy Blue, S2DCW-R740 True Black, S2DCW-T989 Preppy Sage. Limited editions with other model numbers exist and are not stored.","gtins":"Barcodes from the US store product feed. Each is a valid UPC-A number.","colors":"Names as the maker writes them. Limited editions are not stored.","variants":"One variant per standard colour. All four use the same hardware. Limited editions are not stored."}},{"url":"https://www.skullcandy.eu/en-fr/products/dime-3-true-wireless-earbuds","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["markets"],"notes":{"markets":"US store feed and Skullcandy EU store page both sell Dime 3 with euro pricing on the EU page."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/skullcandy-dime-3-review-104865","kind":"measurement","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["anc","firmware_updatable","customizable_controls","microphone_count","microphone_count_total","measured_battery_life","measured_frequency_response_notes","measured_microphone_notes","launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"anc":"Review FAQ: the Dime 3 does not have active noise canceling.","firmware_updatable":"Review says there is no supported app, so no firmware updates.","customizable_controls":"Review says controls cannot be customized without a companion app.","microphone_count":"Review says the microphones suppress background noise. The count of 2 comes from Cubed3, one microphone in each earbud.","microphone_count_total":"Same as microphone_count. No separate ANC microphones because there is no ANC.","measured_battery_life":"6 hours 48 minutes on a single charge, stored as 6.8 hours. Codec, volume and host are not stated. Company-provided unit, one week of testing.","measured_frequency_response_notes":"Review text on the frequency response chart. No chart values are converted to numbers.","measured_microphone_notes":"Review text and the ideal, office, street, windy and reverberant demos.","launch_price_usd":"Review spec table lists $29.99. The review footer now gives an MSRP of $34.99, which matches the maker's current store price and is not the launch price.","release_date":"Review spec table says September 2023. Cubed3 covered it on 29 October 2023 and the retail launch is stored as October 2023."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/skullcandy-dime-3","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["bud_shape","wear_detection","sound_personalization","customizable_controls","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"bud_shape":"Review calls it Skullcandy's small-stem design.","wear_detection":"Review says the buds lack wear detection that pauses content when removed.","sound_personalization":"Review says the missing Skullcandy app takes away Personal Sound. The maker says the Dime 3 does not pair with the Skullcandy app.","customizable_controls":"Review says there is no way to assign and personalize the controls.","launch_price_usd":"Review of 3 January 2024 gives $29 at the Skullcandy store."}},{"url":"https://9to5toys.com/2023/12/14/skullcandy-dime-3-review-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["wireless_charging","wear_detection","launch_price_usd","release_date"],"notes":{"wireless_charging":"Review says Qi charging for the case was dropped in favour of USB-C only.","wear_detection":"Review says ear detection is not included.","launch_price_usd":"Review of 14 December 2023 gives about $30 and says it is $5 above the original Dime at $25. 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