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first headphones were used by telephone operators. It was a single earpiece that rested on the user’s shoulder and weighed over 5 kg. In the 1890s, British opera houses and theatres started supplying the audience with rudimentary headphones
Cutting the Cord Thriller-themed:
Nathaniel Baldwin invented headphones in 1910.
Apple changed the music game in 2001 with the iPod. Since then, 2001 over 300 million iPods have been sold, all with the accompanying pair of earbuds
With the US Navy's guidance, Baldwin's final design consisted of two sound receivers, each containing a mile of copper wiring, attached to the operator's headband. This design was the foundation for electricity-free telephones used in World War II 1910
In 1989, Dr Amar Bose set up a research programme at Bose Corporation to investigate how ambient noise could be reduced with active noise cancellation. The Noise 1989 Reduction Technology Group grew out of that programme, and in 1989, the company introduced the first noise-reduction headset, designed for the aviation industry 1958 Milwaukee-based jazz musician John C Koss introduced SP3 Stereophones in 1958. He teamed up with engineer Martin Lange, Jr. to develop a portable stereo phonograph player with sidewing speakers. One of the product's unique features was a privacy switch, which allowed listeners to hear music by plugging in the world's first SP3 stereophone
In 1979, Sony invented the Walkman, creating a need for portable headphones. Conveniently, a lightweight set of MDR-3L2 headphones was included with the portable cassette player. The 3.5 mm headphone jack was also made popular by Sony's Walkman, but was first introduced in one of the Japanese company's transistor
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Marketed as truly y wireless smart earphones, German an company Bragi introduced the first st wireless earphones es — Dash — early this is year. The cord-free ee earpieces providee biometric data, activity coaching, and passive noise isolation
The LG Tone Infinim headset features retractable earbuds and can connect with two devices simultaneously. The headset notifies you of calls and messages with mild vibrations
The ROAM ROPES are bold new wireless earbuds designed to be worn like a necklace. Resembling a stethoscope of sorts, the device’s receiver is at the end and hangs on the neck. The ear buds can be adjusted to wrap around the user’s neck
The Thriller Headphones, inspired by Michael Jackson’s song, designed by Johnny Lighthands and built by ATOM Creative Solutions, won the Nokia headset design competition in 2008. It featured gravestones, zombies and the creepy, yellow-eyed wolf bursting through the door
Bedazzled Ones: The 18-carat rat gold earphones, made by jeweller Casa Gi based sed in Belgium, are encrusted with 59 of thee highest quality diamonds. The only pair of Casa Gi earphones in the UK was sold for around $3,499
Rapper Lil il Wayne was seen wearing a $1 million diamond studded Beats by Dre headphones at a basketball game in LA
‘I’m Flying’ Headsets Rodshakur, a winner of the Nokia Music Almighty Headset competition, created this headset inspired by R Kelly’s track I Believe I Can Fly. Each earpiece was designed with white and gold wings
