While wireless headphones tend to connect via something like Bluetooth, a new set of headphones from Greenwing Audio – dubbed split – is set to change that. Split is an MP3 player and set of headphones rolled into one. Pictured above the Split looks like nothing more than a pair of earbuds but in reality it is much more complex than that.
Firstly inside that tiny earbud is a small circuit board with a custom battery, memory chip, processor, accelerometer and high precision crystal clocks. The two earphones which start off magnetically attached begin to play synchonised audio when split. The earphones exchange a short near field signal when the track or volume is changed apparently reducing the radiation exposed to your head by 1000 times. The tracks and songs are changed by a biting motion where the onboard accelerometer detects the pattern of the bite – one bite skips the track and another bite changes the volume. Tapping the right earphone locks the player to avoid changes when you are eating or chewing gum. Split has a custom USB cable for recharging the onboard battery and transferring music to the onboard storage, it connects via USB 2.0.
The specifications of the Split are as follows:
- Processor: ARM Cortex M3 32bit
- Memory: NOR Flash, capacity from 64MB to 256MB
- Max Audio Output Power per channel: 20mW
- Audio Amplifier SNR: 100dB
- Speaker Type: 6mm Neodymium Dynamic Driver
- Frequency response: 20Hz-20,000Hz
- Sensitivity (1kHz): 105dB/mW
- Speaker impedance 16 Ohm
The project is currently starting up on Kickstarter and it is going to cost a hefty $155 to get your hands on a pair of these new headphones. If you want to check the new technology out then you can do so right here.
Image courtesy of Greenwing Audio (KickStarter)
For 155 bucks, I’d expect the artists I listen to to perform live for me whenever I wish. 😉
A pair would be good for me at school 🙂
WHATTT coool 🙂 now we’re talking 😉