Aurum197

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1. 31.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Unfortunately, that's a yes for our current version. They are for pierced ears. We do have test versions for clip-ons but they are still a few iterations away from being ready.
2. 32.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Earbuds are still earbuds. And everyone's trying to one-up each other in that space. Anyway, we were trying to make an alternative for those occasions when an earbud would be a social no-no.
3. 33.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Thanks MrDrDr, that's a pretty edgy design! Our first attempt was an Octopus, holding on to the ear with its tentacles! But here's the problem with the spider web design: if you put a circuit board + battery front and center, stic
4. 34.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Eep! Good catch, thank you :)
5. 35.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Please tell her thank you for the enthusiastic want and that it's not a club; it's a list so we can send out an announcement as soon as we open the shop next.
6. 36.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Yes, I agree. We made our SmartEarrings™ for situations where AirPods and earbuds are not socially acceptable. And yet, in discussing hearing aids, I forgot that AirPods-as-hearing aids won't work precisely for that reason: the socia
7. 37.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Thanks coolgeek :)
8. 38.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   We have an mvp, and we have been selling the earrings in batches.
9. 39.▲
   by Aurum197 6y ago

   Thanks jrexilius!
10. 40.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    There is a twitter group around #hearables and they agree that AirPods are already a hearing aid substitute for mild hearing issues.
11. 41.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Yes, you can make your own earrings and wear with this module! (Though our earrings have a feature on the reverse side that make them a slightly better option.)
12. 42.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Yes :)
13. 43.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    I am intrigued about "technically simpler." Can you elaborate?
14. 44.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    There was also an Alistair Reynolds book in which the protagonist wears earrings that are earphones. I read that after I started working on my idea.
15. 45.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Well, you can't file patents for ideas. You have to show how they work.
16. 46.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    For our mvp we just went with the standard firmware.
17. 47.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Think of them as standard earbuds in a form factor that makes them compatible with earrings.
18. 48.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    That'd be a good problem to have :)
19. 49.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    (And apologies for the all caps open-ear )
20. 50.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    deepGem, the earrings are swappable!
21. 51.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Are you sure they had a working prototype? I don't see how they could fit a circuit board and a battery and everything else in that form factor. Also the images don't look like product images.
22. 52.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    An "easy" solution then is for hearing aids to look like earbuds; that would normalize hearing aid; but then if you have to spend $5K on them, do you really want them to look like everyday earbuds? Quandary!
23. 53.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    You are absolutely right. The distinction between hearing aids and hearables is blurring. We would definitely like to be in that space down the road.
24. 54.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    True. There are situations where open-ear is not a great solution. But it works well for most of our use cases.
25. 55.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Some reasons why we made these: 1. Earbuds are easy to lose for two reasons: they are not attached to your ear and they spend a lot of time in your pockets or messenger bag or purse. Our earrings are at your ears, and attached to your earlo
26. 56.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Depends on the use case. For instance, it is just barely ok for music but I honestly find most earbuds inadequate when it comes to listening to music. For phone calls, podcasts, etc (basically spoken word) which is what we designed our earr
27. 57.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Muffled sound is one of my pet peeves; so no, ours, don't block out sound. Do you have any thoughts on what men might want in largish earrings?
28. 58.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    We did think of call centers as potential customers! Happy to hear from you about audio quality, etc!
29. 59.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    Thanks Jmarchello!
30. 60.▲
    by Aurum197 6y ago

    But no one has managed to execute it like we did.