Earphones Just Got A Little Smarter With The Dash Smart Earphones
With all the smartphones and smartwatches out on the market, it was only a matter of time that we'd see a new product out. This time, though, the company Bragi has taken a different route and developed the Dash Smart Earphones. As the word "smart" suggests, these are not your standard run of the mill earphones that only offers sound; no, they offer so much more. The technology inside these small wireless earphones act not only as headphones, but an MP3 player, microphone, USB Stick, and fitness tracker all in one single bluetooth device. Through bluetooth, you are able to connect to your smartphone easily and listen to your music without the use of cords, and it also has 4GB of flash storage so you can upload songs to it directly in case you leave your phone at home. Another cool feature is the ability of being able to monitor your work outs with the Dash keeping track steps, oxygen saturation, heart rate and more. Also the built microphone can either cancel out sound when you need quite time as well as offering a way to hear whats going around like when your riding your bike on bust streets. As of right now, there are still being developed but you can head over to their website to learn more about the Dash Smart Earphones here and back their KickStarter campaign here.
[Via Bragi]
Beats Music Enters the Streaming Game
Dr. Dre and Interscope CEO Jimmy Iovine took over the headphone industry with their celebrity-driven Beats By Dre line since emerging in 2008 and now have their sites set on the online music-streaming market. The pair behind the iconic Beats Electronics announced plans over the weekend for their next project, Beats Music, an online music-streaming service not unlike Spotify, Pandora or iTunes Radio. Beginning on January 21, users can subscribe to the service for a $10 monthly fee after which they are prompted to provide three genres and three artists from which the program creates a custom algorithm from which to browse music.
While Beats Music does boast a 20-million song roster, it still couldn't swing The Beatles or Led Zeppelin, but that doesn't seem to be stopping others from getting on board. According to Mike Snider of USA Today, "Already, AT&T is on board with an economical $15 monthly family plan. Another major player, wireless speaker company Sonos, plans to have Beats Music operational on its speakers and music systems on Day One. More collaborations will likely become public as the launch date nears." It seems that the next big race will be for Internet streaming supremacy, and Pandora and Spotify better watch out because Beats Music seems ready to take things up a notch.
[via USA Today]
Listen To Your Sounds With The Nocs NS900 Headphones
Having the right headphones is just something that everybody needs in their life, whether you're using them on your way to work or when you work out; others need them as part of their job, like DJs. The Nocs NS900 Headphones were constructed with the DJ in mind with all of its features. The headphones are priced at $250 with interchangeable ear cushions, developed with 40 millimeter titanium coated drivers that deliver great sound, no matter where you are. There are also replaceable parts and features like "a resizing slider function and a PVD-coated stainless steel headband with an internal headband secured by steel hex screws." If you're interested in some new headphones, you might want to check out the Nocs NS900. More specs on the headphones can be found here.
[Via Nocs]