There are a lot of exciting things happening with earphones at the moment. Wireless connections are getting better, the buds themselves are becoming less noticeable, and a number of companies are offering ‘augmented audio’ that filters and enhances your natural hearing. A new startup from the UK, though, is combining all of these ideas with a product design we’ve never seen before. Meet the Hy, currently raising funds on Kickstarter.
The Hy’s key feature is its patented wishbone-shaped speaker, which braces itself against the inner walls of your ear canal. It uses both bone conduction and regular speaker tech to transmit sound, but the product’s creators, Third Skin, promise that it also leaves your natural hearing completely unimpeded....
via The Verge
