You and your BFFs need these social headphones
Everyone and their mother has an opinion about headphones. These days, the options are limitless: headphones can be wireless, with the ability to go underwater, and customized to look however you want them to. Now, headphones are evolving again
A few years ago, two UC Berkeley dropouts named Richie Zeng and Nelson Zhang had never designed any kind of commercial product. But they had an idea: what if headphones provided a social experience? That's how Wearhaus Arc Social Headphones were born.
Zeng and Zhang managed to raise $75,000 in initial funding and went ahead with developing their headphones. After creating a prototype, they proceeded to hold a round of Kickstarter fundraising and managed to rake in almost $250,000. Now, anyone can purchase a pair of Wearhaus Arc Social Headphones.
Let's back up for a second and dive into what it means to have a pair of "social" headphones. Remember that feeling of sharing a pair of earbuds with a friend, heads tapped together, listening to the same song? The Wearhaus Arc Social Headphones replicate that experience by allowing you to sync up multiple people to listen to the same audio, whether it's music, a movie, a podcast, or whatever else you're listening to.
The headphones work by, essentially, daisy-chaining a Bluetooth connection. A future update will even allow up to 63 people to be connected at once. According to the product listing, 40mm dual-diaphragm drivers help create precision-tuned, high-fidelity sound that can all be adjusted by touch controls on the earcup. The built-in wireless mic can even be used for phone calls.
Unlike many other wireless headphones with low battery life, Wearhaus lasts up to 15 hours. You won't even notice time flying because the noise-mitigating memory foam cushions are so comfortable. Plus, you'll look dope thanks to the fully customizable light rings that can display five million different color combinations.
Buy them now for $149.99, which is a solid discount of 25% off $199.99 for a limited time. Mashable readers can save and extra $30 off a single pair with coupon code WEARHAUSSAVE1 and $75 off a 2-pack with coupon code WEARHAUSSAVE2.
Carlos is a New York-based ecommerce content writer ready to tell you what to buy. He has previously written for Adventure Publishing Group with toy and movie reviews as well as Anime News Network on anime interest articles because liking anime is the least nerdy thing about him. When not reviewing products, he's probably doing sociological analyses on pop culture that no one asked for. He has been told on several occasions that he does a really good Mickey Mouse impression.
