14 DAY TRIAL // Normally, headphones need ear buds inside your ears or ear cups over them in order to deliver clear sound close enough to your eardrums.
The new headset from Max Virtual uses a different technology, that of vibration-based sound transmission.
True, all sound is vibration. However, instead of the air, the new headset called Cynaps Mint transmits music through solid objects/tissues. That makes the Cynaps Mint qualify more as a headband than headphone set.
I have to admit that an ears-free audio headset is a pretty novel invention. Interesting to say the least.
True, it's not the first time that I encounter bone conduction technology (and we can all thank cochlear implants for the science behind that), but it is the first instance where 3D printing technology was used in the product's construction.
The non-earphones are called transducers and can be integrated into hats, helmets, or any other surfaces and objects, allowing you to enable, say, your table or chair to sing you music.
The modules can be 3D printed in phosphorescent yellow, blue and many other colors for the price of $19 / €15.48 (single set) or $79 / €64 (full kit with headset, base unit, clips, docking station and a set of super transducers). Other pledges, both higher and lower, can be selected depending on preference.
Indeed, retail availability may still not be guaranteed, but an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign is in progress.
