Riding a bikeWhenyou'reriding a bike, youneedtobeabletoheartheenvironmentaroundyoubecauseit's kindofsuperdangeroustoberidingyourbikewithyourearsclosed, especiallyinthecity, wheretherearetwotoncarsthatcanrunoveryouinanysecond.
Whatthisvideoisaboutisopenearheadphonesandspecificallythatopenyourheadphoneshave a completelydifferentsetofprioritiesthanregularheadphoneswithregularheadphones.
YoucareaboutVolumecangetloudenoughforyoutoactuallyhearthem, andyoucarehowtheyactuallyattachedtoyourheadbecauseitturnsoutthereare a bunchofdifferentwaystogetsoundnexttoyourearsinsteadofinyourears.
Sowhat I wanttodoistalkaboutthehalfdozenorsodifferentkindsofopenyourheadphonesthat I havetriedoutandpick a winner, atleastforthecontextofriding a bike.
Anditsitsjustaboveyourearhole, andthathooksoverontoyourear, likesoNowthethingthat I likeabouttheseheadphonesistheysoundremarkablygoodforopenyourheadphones.
Theotherproblem I havewiththemistheydothisthingthat a lotofheadphonesdowhereIfthey'reconnectedtoyourcomputerandyouwanttoswitchthemovertoyourphone, theywon't letgotheconnectiontothecomputer.
I justreviewedtheAmazonechoframes, and I reallyliketheideaofjustalwayshavingBluetoothheadphonessortofattachedtoyourhead, andyoucanstillheartheworldaroundyouortheoffice, oryou'reathomeorwhatever, butthey'reconvenientlytherewhenyouwantthem, andnobodyelsecanhearthemwhenthey'rearoundyou.
Soifyou'rewithinabout a half a mile a littlebitlessandyou'vegotlineofsightwiththepeoplethatyou'reridingwith, youjusttalktoeachotherwithwalkietalkiesandjustIt's justanopenchannelandit's really, reallyconvenientofallofthefeaturesthat I justrattleoffofthis $160 helmet.
Sothesearemypicks, but I don't knowthat I wouldrecommendthatanybodythatisn't ridingtheirbike a wholelotbecauseit's reallynicetohavestereosound, butthey're a littlebitweirdtouseathome.