Audio hardware giant Bose has signed a two-year deal to provide equipment to the Australian national rugby union team, the Wallabies, and also the rugby sevens team.

Bose has announced its new noise-masking sleepbuds, billed as "tiny, truly wireless earbuds that combine an ultra-comfortable design with soothing sounds to block, cover, and replace the most common noises that interfere with sleep".

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