Kickstarter: Batband is a bone-conduction headphone that delivers sound into your skull

While normal headphones generally play sound into your ears, the Batband plays sound into your head. In more technical words, one can say Batband sends sound into your cranium, a part of your skull and in a video, a user tries the headset and says “it feels as if the sound is playing at the back of my head.”

Batband plays sound into your inner ear thus making it easier to hear the external sound (Source: Kickstarter)

While our regular headphones try to cut the sound around us by using noise-cancelling technique, the bone-conduction technology used in Batband actually lets users hear the sound around them without hindering the music that’s actually playing since the sound is directly reaching the inner ear responsible for sound detection and balance.

The Batband features a headband design with sensors on the left and right of the device. The sensors on the left allow users to turn the device ON/OFF while also doubling up as call accept/end button. The sensor on the right is a slider used to changing volume and music tracks.

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Studio Banana Things claims that its high fidelity sound conduction technique and the device’s incorporated microphone would make for great sound experience. While bone conduction headphones in the past haven’t sounded great, this claim can be judged only after trying one for self.

Batband features two integrated touch sensors that allow users to control its functions (Source: Kickstarter)

Studio Banana Things has set a goal of $150,000 to take Batband into production. At the time of writing, it had already raised $446,822 with 25 days to go. Pledging $149 on its Kickstarter page can get you a Batband as early as April 2016.

While not all Kickstarter campaigns have delivered on their promise, it must be noted that Studio Banana Things has a good reputation on that front. Do let us know in comments if this could really change the way we listen to music in the future.