{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4bae4ed3792e82cb83795a67","clusterId":"c_9875bf1ce89283828ed0cb2d","slug":"shokz-openfit-pro-wins-vgp-2026-summer-lifestyle-grand-prize","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Shokz OpenFit Pro Wins VGP 2026 Summer Lifestyle Grand Prize","summary":"Shokz Japan announced that its OpenFit Pro open-ear wireless earbuds have won the Lifestyle Grand Prize at the VGP 2026 SUMMER awards, a special award given to the top product in the lifestyle category. The VGP is organized by Otogen Shuppan and judged by a panel of 10 critics and major retailers. The OpenFit Pro, which launched on April 22, 2026, for 39,880 yen, features a proprietary Focus Mode that reduces ambient noise while maintaining the open-ear design's situational awareness. The award citation praised the product for proposing a new listening experience for open-ear headphones. In addition to the grand prize, six Shokz products received Gold Awards: the OpenFit Pro itself, OpenFit 2+, OpenFit Air, OpenDots 2, OpenDots Air, and OpenRun Pro 2. Another 17 Shokz products won category awards, bringing the company's total to 23 recognized items across open-ear, ear-cuff, and bone-conduction lines. The VGP awards have been held since 1987 and now occur twice yearly, with the summer edition selecting products across video, audio, and lifestyle categories.","whyItMatters":"The award signals that open-ear headphones are moving beyond pure situational awareness into active noise management, a shift that could broaden their appeal beyond runners and office workers.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe VGP 2026 SUMMER awards, judged by a panel of 10 critics and major retailers, recognized 23 Shokz products in total. The Lifestyle Grand Prize went to the OpenFit Pro, a flagship model that uses a Focus Mode to cut unwanted background noise while keeping the ear canal unblocked. The judging committee specifically cited this feature for offering a new listening experience in the open-ear category.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix Shokz products earned Gold Awards: the OpenFit Pro, OpenFit 2+, OpenFit Air, OpenDots 2, OpenDots Air, and OpenRun Pro 2. The OpenDots 2 and OpenDots Air are ear-cuff style models announced in June 2026. The remaining 17 awards covered bone-conduction models like the OpenRun Pro 2 Mini and OpenSwim Pro, as well as office devices such as the OpenMeet UC and OpenComm2 series. The VGP has been running since 1987 and now selects winners twice a year, with the summer edition covering lifestyle products alongside traditional AV gear.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shokz's OpenFit Pro won the VGP Lifestyle Grand Prize for its Focus Mode that reduces ambient noise while keeping ears open. A new direction for open-ear audio.","twitterPost":"Shokz took home 23 awards at VGP 2026 SUMMER, including 6 Golds. The OpenFit Pro led the pack with the Lifestyle Grand Prize.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Shokz's OpenFit Pro open-ear earbuds won the Lifestyle Grand Prize at VGP 2026 SUMMER, with 22 other Shokz products also receiving awards. 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