O-tus Safe Sounds Helmet Speakers Rest Outside the Ear
Sarah Moore — April 18, 2012 — Tech
With a pair of O-tus Safe Sounds helmet speakers on, anyone that needs to wear a helmet to work or for their sport of choice can hear both their music and the sounds of the environment around them.
While it’s great to have some tunes, a podcast or other listening material playing while wheeling around or working away, it is extremely dangerous to not be able to hear cars and people that are creeping up on the road, sidewalk or trail.
Traditional earbuds work great for remaining in place underneath a helmet, but they make it hard to hear anything except what’s playing out of the speakers. The O-tus speakers however, attach near the user’s ears rather than inside of them and attach to the helmet via Velcro pads. Any music player or smartphone is compatible either attaching with speaker wires or by using a bluetooth device.
While it’s great to have some tunes, a podcast or other listening material playing while wheeling around or working away, it is extremely dangerous to not be able to hear cars and people that are creeping up on the road, sidewalk or trail.
Traditional earbuds work great for remaining in place underneath a helmet, but they make it hard to hear anything except what’s playing out of the speakers. The O-tus speakers however, attach near the user’s ears rather than inside of them and attach to the helmet via Velcro pads. Any music player or smartphone is compatible either attaching with speaker wires or by using a bluetooth device.
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