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12th Jan 2015

Headphones of the future unveiled at CES 2015 (and we MUST have them)

Uncomfortable headphones could be a thing of the past...

Katie Mythen-Lynch

If, like us, you spend half your morning jog adjusting your headphones, a US company could have just the solution to this irritating and time-eating problem.

Hannan used the global consumer electronics and consumer technology show CES 2015 in Las Vegas to reveal their new custom headphones, with earpieces moulded using 3D technology to fit each individual user’s ear.

I.P. Park, Harman’s executive vice president and chief technology officer told Mashable: “This is the beginning of our innovation efforts into the world of ‘mass personalised’ wearables, that can be fine-tuned to individuals’ physical and physiological differences. Such custom-fit earpieces will improve current biometrics by reducing the processing power required to filter noise because of bad contact with the skin.”

The custom earpiece service is not yet available but it is in the pipeline and expected to be available in the near future.