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The cheerful music is playing on the radio, lights are going up on people’s houses, and stores and websites are slashing prices of their goods for the holiday shopping season. Black Friday may not be here just yet, but that hasn’t stopped places like Best Buy from unveiling some great deals on a variety of home goods and electronics. Still looking for the perfect gift for a loved one? Consider a pair of headphones. Instead of going with a set of in-ear headphones that run the risk of falling out, these open-ear Bluetooth bone conduction sport headphones give you a whole new way to listen while securely fitting to your head. Right now, the Shokz OpenRun Pro are $60 off (38% off) at Best Buy, bringing the price down from $160 to just $100.
Audio Sent Through Your Skull
Headphones like these are pretty nifty. They don’t just play music into your ear. They bypass your eyes by vibrating your skull, giving you the perception of sound. This process is known as bone conduction. Elder millennials like myself may remember this same phenomenon being behind the tech used on those toothbrushes or lollipops that played hit music in your head while you sucked on them. Except here, the sound is delivered through the cheekbone. What you get is clear sound with powerful volume and a rich base.
The benefit of the sound source pressed against the side of your head with music sent directly to you brain is it keeps your ears free to hear sounds in your environment. This is perfect for runners. It’s dangerous if you’re inhibiting your capacity to hear oncoming traffic while running on the roads and the OpenRun Pro bone conduction headphones keep you aware of your surroundings while hitting foot to pavement.
The lightweight, wraparound titanium frame which keeps the OpenRun Pro headphones in place during high intensity training. Other runners may share the same fear I have of an ear bud falling off in the middle of a run and rolling down a sewer drain. The can’t happen with the OpenRun Pro.
Battery life is strong, providing up to 10 hours of music and phone calls. And if you ever find yourself without any charge before a workout, no need to worry. The OpenRun Pro can reach up to 1.5 hours of battery life after just a quick five-minute charge.
The Shokz OpenRun Pro may be different from anyway you’ve listened to music before, but might just be your favorite way going forward. Right now, save yourself $60, getting the headphones for the reduced price of $100.
