SHOKZ OpenRun Pro Bone Conduction Headphones Match Black Friday Pricing Weeks Early as Stock Starts to Fly - Kotaku

"One thing that keeps me going is that I use my runs as my podcast time. Been working my way through the third campaign in Not Another D&D Podcast and four days a week, I'm out running and listening. My pair of OpenRun Pro headphones from Shokz are perfect for the job. Right now, they happen to be on sale over at Amazon for 31% off. The brings them down from $180 to just $125. You end up saving yourself a solid $55."

"These headphones are different from your standard earbuds in that they don't go in your ear. They sit around your ears and deliver sound using bone conduction. By vibrating your skull, you get the perception of sound. Elder millennial like myself might remember this tech from those lollipops in the 90s that could play hit music when you put them in your mouth. Though unlike those, these play music, audiobooks, or podcasts through your cheekbones, not your teeth."

"The main advantage to designing headphones this way is it keeps your ears free to hear the various sounds in your environment, keeping you alert of your surroundings. This is crucial while running in case, say, a car is approaching. You're going to want to hear traffic for safety reasons. The Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones sit comfortably on your ears like a backwards pair of sunglasses. They feature a lightweight, wraparound titanium frame which helps keep your headphones firmly in place during high intensity workouts."

Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conduction headphones are discounted 31% at Amazon, lowering the price from $180 to $125 and saving $55. The headphones sit around the ears and transmit sound via bone conduction by vibrating the skull, allowing audio perception while keeping ear canals open for ambient sound and traffic awareness. The lightweight, wraparound titanium frame fits like backward sunglasses and secures the headset during high-intensity workouts, avoiding in-ear bud dislodgement. Battery life lasts about ten hours per charge and a five-minute charge yields up to 1.5 hours of listening. Shokz also offers a mini model.

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