A Seattle startup called Human desire to make wearable engineering inspire by , well , humans . Their first intersection is a pair of wireless headphones called Sound , inspired by the structure of the human capitulum . Instead of earbuds that sit within the capitulum , or bulky headphones that sit atop the auricle , the Sound headphone embrace the ear , fitting snugly in a way that ’s designed to feel more natural .
The headphones , WIREDreports , are presently available for preorder onIndiegogo . In addition to their unique shape , the Sound comes with a reach of interesting features : " Social " modality allow users to take heed to the same music together or deal sounds with each other , while " Fade " mode allows users to adjust how much ambient randomness the headphones allow for in . The earphone can even be snapped together to make a miniature portable speaker system . Users can supervise what they ’re listening to by tapping and swiping the headphones themselves , or by using an app .
On Indiegogo , company founders Joe Dieter and Ben Willis claim that their healthy gimmick is more than a circle of headphones — it ’s designed to palpate like it ’s part of your trunk . " auditory sensation is the evolution of personal audio , " the IndieGogo campaign read . " Rather than build up another bulky earphone or easily - lost credit card earbud , Human is building a sweet design that comfortably and firmly attach to the spike , combines multiple manufacture - bending functions , and act as an extension of the human dead body . "
[ h / tWIRED ]
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