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The amount of people in the comments not understanding why open buds are relevant to some people / the concept of earbuds overall is quite funny. I guess there's some truth in stereotypical Lemmy user rarely showing up outside 🙃
OK, but why the fuck are their models looking at me like I'm a piece of shit?
Do wearing these gives you a futuristic superiority complex?
Open almost always means no bass (unless you're spending $500+ on planar magnetic), so I'll pass.
Semi-closed back is the way to go. Best of all worlds (good sound stage + good bass).
You haven't even heard them and are making grand assumptions. The bass is great at low to medium listening levels but rolls off as you increase the volume due to physical limitations.
I'm pretty sure those physical limitations are exactly what he's talking about.
Sure but "almost always" is not "always". Maybe don't judge these until you've heard them?
Do we know they're bone conducting? or is this like the head phones on the Valve Index, highly directional and focused speakers which only project sound in a very narrow band spaciously?
No, they attach to your earlobe.
It's the later. A small speaker pointed into your ear while not blocking it.
tbeyre defknitly not bone conducting, bone conduction headphones don't go in your ear
These actually look like something I could see people wearing all day. Other wireless earbuds make you look like a dork, but these actually look pretty stylish IMO
I dunno about style, but I like the concept. Normal buds just don't fit my ears.
Bone conducting headphones already exist
… and aren’t necessarily great for everyone. They cause a substantial number of people to feel nauseous.
If these achieve a similar effect without the downsides, then that’s both new and interesting.
It's looks more like they're focused audio rather than bone conducting.
Looks like someone at Bose saw Fringe lol
That’s great but it’s the bluetooth that’s the deal-killer
Norm from Tested recently reviewed the "Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses". The most interesting use case for him was to have good, non obtrusive earphones that allow you to hear normally without blocking people out.