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Bone conduction headphones: no thanks

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We're skeptical about bone-conduction technology around here. It seems like the ears were designed pretty well for hearing stuff, and listening to things via vibrations in our skull just strikes us as a bit… unnatural. And plus, aren't the benefits supposed to include smaller devices or something? Look at these bone-conduction headphones — they look ridiculous. Why would someone want to wear what looks like a backwards pink sunvisor? And you just know they're gonna try to charge an arm and a leg for this "hot" new technology. I'll save my money and stick with my tried-and-true old technology: my ears. Radical, I know, but I'm old fashioned that way.

Aving, via Engadget

 
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brando87:
They should be smaller by now, I remember being promised a microchip that could be inserted like a filling. Maybe i...More »


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By brando87 at 2:22 PM ON 11/22/06

They should be smaller by now, I remember being promised a microchip that could be inserted like a filling. Maybe if companys would stop focousing on new phones and ipod docks we could have something better than that by now.


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