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Forget Shokz: I tried the Suunto Spark earbuds for a month, and they’ve sold me on air conduction

Forget Shokz: I tried the Suunto Spark earbuds for a month, and they’ve sold me on air conduction

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pros and cons Pros Outstanding audio quality. Reliable touch buttons and head movement control. The headset offers seven-hour battery life. IP55 dust and water resistance. Open-ear design. Cons Full support requires a Suunto watch. No wireless support for the charging case. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. If you have read my headset reviews over the past couple of years, you’ve seen me move to using bone conduction headsets for safety reasons, and many of those headsets have been from Suunto. For the past month, I have been running with another option from Suunto that uses air conduction technology, and that is the Suunto Spark headset, available now for $179. Also: I found a smartwatch that’s just as reliable as my Garmin (but much cheaper) I continue to prefer bone conduction headsets that wrap around my head, but the Suunto Spark is a great option for those who want a higher-quality audio experience than what can be provided with bone conduction technology, while still providing a mostly open-ear experience for safety …

Best Bone Conduction Headphones (2026): Shokz, Suunto, Mojawa

Best Bone Conduction Headphones (2026): Shokz, Suunto, Mojawa

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Suunto recently made the surprise move into launching headphones and decided that bone conduction would help it stick to its more outdoor-centric roots. While the Sonic wasn’t its first pair or its most feature-rich model, it hit the sweet spot for price, performance, and providing another option outside of the more established names. The Sonic’s design is an unoriginal neckband one, which at just over 1 ounce is nice and light. They’re ideal for running for a few hours without suffering from wear fatigue. The built-in physical controls make it a breeze to adjust volume or intercept a call from your phone. Speaking of calls, Suunto includes two microphones, accompanied by an algorithm designed to cancel wind up to 15 kilometers per hour. It’s surprisingly effective how well this feature works to make handling calls in more challenging environments worthwhile. The bone conduction sound can be tweaked by using one of the two available sound modes in the Suunto app. The normal mode provides a pleasant, balanced profile, with just enough in the bass department …

Play music in your mouth with this bone conduction lollipop at CES 2026

Play music in your mouth with this bone conduction lollipop at CES 2026

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Alison DeNisco Rayome/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Lollipop Star is a lollipop that plays music via bone conduction. Pick from three flavors featuring Akon, Ice Spice, and Armani White. You can buy a Lollipop Star now for $8.99. “Experience music you can taste” with Lollipop Star from Lava Tech, a lollipop that uses bone conduction technology to play songs from your mouth to your inner ear, debuting at CES 2026.  It’s a novelty experience, and a fun one — suck on the lollipop and you’ll hear a song directly in your ears.  Also: CES 2026 live blog: Latest news on TVs, AI, phones, more Alison DeNisco Rayome/ZDNET I tested out a Lollipop Star at Pepcom at CES, and it did work — the rep at the booth guided us to move the lollipop to the back of our mouths and bite down a bit with our molars to get the music started. It was rather quiet, even with earplugs in, but you could indeed hear the song. The booth …

This Lollipop Plays Tunes in Your Head Using Bone Conduction. I Tried It and Was Floored

This Lollipop Plays Tunes in Your Head Using Bone Conduction. I Tried It and Was Floored

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CES is chock-full of unique concepts, but every now and then, I stumble upon something that purely seems to exist for the heck of it. I got a (literal) taste of that with the Lollipop Star.  This sweet treat also packs a little trick: It can play music while it’s in your mouth using bone conduction (sound vibrations that go through your skull’s bones to your inner ear). You can choose from three artists: Ice Spice, Akon and Armani White. Each artist pop has its own flavor: Ice Spice is peach, Akon is blueberry and Armani White is lime. I went with Ice Spice.  Once I tore open the plastic packaging, I found a stick with the lollipop on one end and a bulbous portion on the bottom with an on button. We needed to wear the ear plugs they supplied to hear the music, especially in a louder environment.  There are three artists and flavors.  Abrar Al-Heeti/CNET Once unwrapped, I moved the lollipop to the back of my mouth and bit down with my …

Don’t buy bone conduction headphones until you check for these 4 features

Don’t buy bone conduction headphones until you check for these 4 features

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Choosing the right set of headphones depends on several factors. You need to consider which features actually matter to you and base your decision on the features versus the cost. Some headphones put a lot of effort into specific technologies and mark up their prices because of it. Others can offer a middle-of-the-road product, but they come in at a significantly more budget-friendly cost. Bone conduction headphones are no exception. These have a different design than traditional headphones or earbuds, as they offer an open-ear design, as they send sound vibrations into your inner ear. So, rather than you needing to plug something into your ear or place headphones over your ear, these headphones use human anatomy to keep your ears open and you more aware of your surroundings. There are plenty of earbuds that offer passthrough features, but bone conduction takes that to another level. If you’re considering buying bone conduction headphones, there are a few things you need to know before you do. Related Are Bone Conduction Headphones Any Good? 5 Reasons You …