Uncover Your Ears To Hear The Music - Sound Band

KickStarer Friday - Sound Band Opens Your Ears To Music.

The idea of a new and unique way to listen to your music is one that gets people's attention. We are all used to the ear buds that sit inside your ear so that you get the full affect of the music coming in. Or the headsets that cover the ear so that you can hear the music. But both of these cover the ear and many have talked about the hazards of doing that because you do not hear the sounds around you and you really should for safety reasons. We have seen one that is an alternative to open up your ears for hearing rather than covering them up and still get the full affect of the music.

This weeks KickStarter project is the Sound Band which is a headset that does not cover your ears. That makes it unique and one that could be very successful. The contributions are already double the goal of $175,000 with 28 days to go and there is still time for you to join in. This Bluetooth enabled open ear head set frees your from having to uncover your ears to talk to people and is using what they are calling "surface sound" technology. We already know that we hear sounds from the vibrations which enter the ear, so the idea of using that concept to provide for music listening pleasure is not unique. But doing so without speakers is not what one would expect.

The AfterShokz, which we reported on previously, provides for music listening through your cheek bones, but the Sound Band provides for listening pleasure through the bones and tissue making it a better idea. This is received by the inner ear which you hear as music. All this with a surface mounted headset which when held away from the ear can be heard by those close by, but when it comes in contact with your ear, only you get to enjoy the sound being produced.

And the Sound Band can be used to answer a call on your smart phone giving it more than a single purpose. Unfortunately, the controls for doing that are located on the control unit which sites on the back of your neck. Not exactly convenient, but you will get used to that. As with any Bluetooth device, there is a limitation on battery life which is estimated to be 5 hours or more. Probably not as long as many would like to see.

Plans are for the Sound Band to retail for $189, but can be yours if you join in with a contributions of $150 or more and you can get your own Sound Band open ear headset in December. For $450, you can be part of the 1st 100 to get one in October this year. The choice is yours for a totally unique listening concept to change the way that people listen to music.