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We all know that walking down the busy city streets while listening to our iPod is not the safest thing to do. However, the long walk to work in the morning requires some uplifting music to get you going. The solution - Audio Bone headphones.
As media players continue to advance in technology, headphones are often just ‘there’ to accompany the device. Not only do headphones prevent you from hearing the outside world, they can also be a pain to keep snug in your ear. The Audio Bone headphones do not sit in your ear like traditional style ear buds. Instead, they sit outside your ear and pass the audio signal through your skull to your inner ear, bypassing the eardrum. This keeps your ears completely open, allowing you to hear the busy traffic or your talkative buddy beside you.
The technology behind the device is rather neat, however, as you would expect, the sound quality is not the greatest. You will have to turn the volume up much louder than you would with traditional headphones. On the bright side, you do not have to worry about the Audio Bones not fitting your ear. Since the device rests on your head, its one size fits all. Also, as the headphones are not actually in your ear collecting wax, it is completely sanitary to share them with your friends.
For those of you who enjoy music in the shower, the Audio Phones are waterproof as well. As long as you have a waterproof MP3 player (or case), you’re all set for vocal practice.
The creators of the Audio Bones also claim that the technology is less likely to damage your hearing.
The Audio Bones come in Orange, Blue, Black, or White and sell for $190, if you want to go all out you can chip in another $30 bucks and get a pink, purple, or lime pair.
