AfterShokz Sportz 2
I go to the gym at least 6 times a week. Whether I am on the bike or the treadmill, my favorite headphone is AfterShokz. I also use it when I jog or walk at the park or around the block. I have had the first generation of the device since last year and enjoyed it since then. I like it for its comfort and safety features.
The AfterShokz headphone rests outside the ear so I am able to also hear ambient noises such as incoming traffic, car horns, ambulances or other warning noises, potentially preventing accidents. When my ear is covered, my ability to hear these important sounds is restricted.
The technology behind AfterShokz is the patent pending bone conduction technology that “delivers stereophonic sound through the listener’s cheekbones to the inner ear.”
When I visited the booth of AfterShokz at the International CES 2013 I mentioned my good experience with the device. Kimberly Fabiano, the company’s Press Relations agent, informed me that there is a new generation of the product and they provided me a sample to review.
I go to the gym at least 6 times a week. Whether I am on the bike or the treadmill, my favorite headphone is AfterShokz. I also use it when I jog or walk at the park or around the block. I have had the first generation of the device since last year and enjoyed it since then. I like it for its comfort and safety features.
The AfterShokz headphone rests outside the ear so I am able to also hear ambient noises such as incoming traffic, car horns, ambulances or other warning noises, potentially preventing accidents. When my ear is covered, my ability to hear these important sounds is restricted.
The technology behind AfterShokz is the patent pending bone conduction technology that “delivers stereophonic sound through the listener’s cheekbones to the inner ear.”
When I visited the booth of AfterShokz at the International CES 2013 I mentioned my good experience with the device. Kimberly Fabiano, the company’s Press Relations agent, informed me that there is a new generation of the product and they provided me a sample to review.
I love this new one even more. AfterShokz Sportz2 features 21 new improvements. They include being 30% smaller, lighter in-line controller with On/Off Switch; Added volume control; Built-in micro USB Charging port; and Smaller lithium ion battery with 12 hours playtime.
It also has an improved sound quality; a matte black wraparound headband – larger to accommodate more head sizes; and a 3.5mm gold-plated connector that fits iPhones, iPods, iPads, and most smartphones.
While it is my new favorite, I had expressed a wish to have a wireless version. Then as I write this article, I got the news that a wireless version, Bluez, is now available and in fact, being shipped. I look forward to checking it out too.
MOTORHEADPHONES
If you want to exclusively focus on the sound of the music that you are listening to; If you want to get isolated from all other noises except to what that you are currently enjoying; And, more important, if you are a rock/pop fan that “goes with the attitude that rock stands for”, then Motorheadphone is the right device for you.
I was there when the Motorheadphones were launched at the International CES 2013 in Las Vegas. I communicated with their Press Relations agent and expressed my interest in checking out the headphone for preview.
I received the sample product for review several days after the CES event. When I opened the package, it immediately became the headphone of choice for the younger generation who were present. Indeed, it shows a life style brand preference when you see and use it.
I love using it to listen to Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, Harry Belafonte, and the latest songs of singer/song writer Jason Myles Goss. The latter’s “Heavy” which is like Rock sounds fantastic using the Motorheadphone.
Of course, I enjoy it best when I am alone in my room as I write my articles or browse the web.
It is designed to “deliver music louder than everything else BUT with the range, clarity and TRUE rock reproduction you’d expect.”
It is smartphone-ready and equipped with the newly-developed microphone ‘Controlizer” with the “most advanced remote controls on the market.”
Although I have a sample, it will be available in the U.S. market only this April 2013.
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