The new cat’s miaow in wireless earbuds is something called an ‘open’ design, where the driver housing does not require a neck that needs to go into your ear canal to create a seal, but rather sits just above your aural opening (read: earhole) – see Sony’s Linkbuds or the sportier Cleer Audio Arc for examples.  The benefit of such a design, as you might have guessed, is that it allows you to maintain greater awareness of your surroundings while enjoying your playlists. And unlike with bone conduction headphones, there’s no band going around he back of your head to contend with.
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