Bone Induction Earphones Channel Sound Into Your Skull
The New York Times' David Pogue has written up a little something special for your ears: A review of some new bone-conduction headphones, which pass sound directly through your skull to your inner ear. The sound bypasses the eardrum and, in the process, leaves your ears in better shape -- particularly relevant in our digital times, where most doctors insist that incessant iPod use is destroying our hearing.
Unfortunately, the conclusion is that these devices don't exactly solve the problem. As it stands, the best option out there is a device called the Audio Bone earphones. Because the 'Bones go on your ears rather than in them, they effectively solve the rudeness problem: You're not shutting yourself off from real-life conversation when wearing them, and Pogue compares it to having a bookshelf stereo system playing in the background -- a really, really tiny one that only you can hear.
But the real problem, as we've confirmed with our own hands-on test with the Audio Bones, is that the sound just isn't up to snuff. Compared to nearly any pair of headphones you've ever tried (even those included with your iPod), the Audio Bones sound incredibly muffled, tinny, and lack any real presence.
Which pretty much defeats the purpose. You may now commence going deaf. [From: NY Times]
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