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Bone conduction headphones

Also known as: Bone conduction earphones, Bone conduction audio

Audio devices that transmit sound through vibrations on the skull bones rather than through the ear canal, leaving the ears open to ambient environmental sounds. For people with visual impairments using navigation assistants, bone conduction headphones are essential for maintaining awareness of traffic, other pedestrians, and environmental cues while simultaneously receiving voice guidance instructions.

Category: assistive technology · hardware

Related: Haptic · Turn-by-turn navigation · Indoor navigation · Spatial audio beacon

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