Headphone News

Despite my constant attempts to pour scorn over previous bone conducting headphones, TEAC are undeterred and have announced their very own set, the HP-F100.

Actually a re-branded set of Filltune headphones, the HP-F100 come with an amplifier and give around 10 hours of use on a single set of batteries.

If you want a pair, a trip to Japan will probably be in order with the price converting to around $440.

[Found via Engadget]

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Just in case last weeks clip-on earbud/earring hybrid wasn’t crazy enough, N.Tech have gone one better by announcing two new bone-conducting headphones.

The NVP100 and NVP200 aren’t the first set of bone conducting headphones I’ve came across but they are the most purple. If you can get over the looks and are actually interested in using these, they work by vibrating the sound straight into your auditory nerve via the skull. Surely that should be enough to put anyone off?

Once again, I doubt these will see the light outside of Korea.

[Found via Engadget]

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Here’s something I can’t find any use for at all, a set of waterproof, bone conducting headphones.

That’s right, bone-conducting. Put these suckers on your head and they transmit the sounds to you via your skull. Who needs ears?

To make things even better, the Vibone EZ-80WP are also waterproof so you can listen underwater. If only I hadn’t lost my underwater iPod.

I’m not sure when they’re released or how much they’ll cost but, if anyone can read Japanese, I’d love to know so I can order a pair before my summer holiday.

[found via Gizmodo]

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