Having evolved from the very first true headphones designed by Nathan Baldwin in the 1890s, these listening machines are now an extension of our personality. The last century has seen headphones go from bulky audio equipment to lightweight cans that sound very close to what the artist intended to create. In the last decade, the

I love that idea but it gives “main character” energy. You only buy this to shoe your music taste then hope someone talks to you about it. Maybe i am wrong 😂

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It reminds me of that Onion piece on a Kindle that loudly shouts what book you’re reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBzQkWeQ5g

But why though?

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Good question

I imagine the frequency response curve is going to be a trash heap on these things. Mids? Who needs em?

Complete the effect by combining them with a wristwatch broadcasting your heart rate and the transfixed stare of Apple’s goggles.

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Promo picture with the headphones on backwards lol

Considering I deal with people who blast their music from their phone speakers without headphones, I do not want to know what over-bassed track they’re listening to.

Yanko design is a name I haven’t seen in quite some time. Some of the dumbest, impractical, and downright impossible concepts have been featured on this blog.

Two memorable examples were the “magnetic” exercise weight set that would have to violate physics in order to function and a refrigerator made of green goo that would somehow preserve food.

Oh and “hubless wheels” anything that rolls needs hubless wheels.

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As much as it looks tacky, I kinda dig it

Eigengrau
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Am sorry, but this looks hideous

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Oh man, if my batteries run out on my noise cancelling headphones I leave them on so I don’t have to talk to people. Now I can enjoy the, “I know those aren’t on” line.

Yeah let’s make the person next to me stare me weirdly when I’m just chilling enjoying my music and make me uncomfortable 😆

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