Bone conduction headphones

Bone conduction headphones

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Pieman68

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Thursday 21st April 2016
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Have heard a few people mention them for when they are running/cycling. As I find wearing headphones quite uncomfortable after a while I decided to invest in a pair to see what they are all about

What a fantastic idea. Nothing in the ear so have the spatial awareness of being able to hear traffic and can also hold a conversation whilst wearing them. No issues with them getting clogged up with sweat dripping into the ears on a long run

Anybody any experiences or things to watch out for? I'm aware that sound won't be as good as a pair of in-ear headphones and there will be some sound leakage (although not particularly worried about this when running and won't be using in quieter environments)

Only downside being that they have to be charged (even when wired) as they work via vibration so would drain phone/mp3 player quickly if powered through the jack