Muff-Fones sound dirty; well, not literally
posted Dec 12th 2011 11:01am by Mike Szczysfiled under: digital audio hacks, wearable hacks
Baby, it’s cold outside. But that doesn’t stop [Grissini] from listening to some tunes when not indoors. He added headphones to a pair of ear warmers. We guess you could call them ear muffs, which is where the name comes from. But these are the newer type that wrap around the back of your head.
[Grissini] picked up a set of headphones that similarly wrap around the back of your head. After pulling the speakers out of their plastic enclosures he needed a way to soften the sharp edges when they’ll be pressed against your ears. Sugru once again shows its versatility by providing a soft, self-bonding, and moldable surface. The last step is dead simple, as the ear warmers already have a fabric pocket by each ear perfect for accepting the speakers.
Now we need this to go one step further, by making them wireless. We figure hacking in a bluetooth headset board would make it work with your cellphone. Or you could roll your own minimal MP3 board and house it in the part that wraps around your neck.
Really?
Yes, there is a magical pocket that just so happens to be “perfect for accepting speakers”. Well, that’s cause they were made for that exact purpose!
In fact, I had a pair of these “newer style” ear muffs well over 10 years ago, and they were made for putting headphones in back then.
I’m not quite sure what the news flash is here.