Batband Headband
The
number one most annoying thing about headphones or earbuds is that, when in
use, you can't hear a thing that's happening around you. Well, a new project on
Kickstarter hopes to change that.
Called
Batband, it's basically a futuristic-looking headband that uses bone
conduction, which consists of transducers, to emit sound waves through the
bones of your skull to your inner ear. The idea is that your outer ear will
then be free to listen to people talk, cars go by, or whatever. You basically
get to hear twice as much.
The
Batband is being described as an "ear-free" pair of headphones. It
wraps around the back of your head, with each end piece resting right above
your ears. You control the device by swiping a touchpad or tapping a button on
the end pieces. You can take or end calls, adjust volume, skip songs, and more.
Batband
features three transducers, two of which conduct via the temporal bone, while
the third one, located on the back of the head, conducts with the occipital
bone. The headphones also include an integrated microphone so that the Batband
can double as a headset when paired with a smartphone.
The
studio behind the headphones, StudioBananaThings, has already beat its US$ 150,000
goal on Kickstarter, with 39 days remaining. The early-bird units are gone, but
if you pledge US$ 149, you'll get a standard Batband.
Source
: pocket-lint