Written on September 25, 2008 – 5:14 pm | by Maria Mihale |


No more than a couple of months elapsed from the day I received my MP3 player and ever since that day it became my best friend. I’m being laughed at in almost any circumstances because I just can’t let it go. It’s not something I’ve wanted to happen, but it did and I couldn’t be happier that I’m in the possession of a great distraction from the noisy environment.

I’ve always enjoyed the sound of music, but now I’m totally addicted. The only problem is with my mother who doesn’t waste any opportunity to tell me that those headsets do nothing else but helping me lose all contacts with reality. Moreover, she’s afraid that someday an accident will happen to me and it will be all my fault.



Although I don’t really like to admit she is right, I can’t disagree. Wearing headphones can block out too much of the world sometimes and might lead to undesirable accidents. Most of these devices are designed to filter the noise from the surrounding area, featuring the noise-cancellation function, meant to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. This isn’t very safe, as far as bicyclists wearing these headphones are concerned, because they need to hear what’s going on around them. There’s nothing more frustrating than to quietly cycle or jog outdoors and to be furiously honked, not giving you enough time to get out of harm’s way.

The main issue is that people wear these in-ear headphones or even common ones in order to entertain themselves with their favorite songs, but they tend to neglect facts and people surrounding them.



Therefore, the Semicircle Headphones, a piece of special design head gear, were created by Seohyun Baek and are thought to be a necessity. The semicircle shape is meant to fit in your ear without blocking out background noise and produces less fatigue during long stretches of music-listening. You can enjoy your music, but in the meantime you are acoustically connected to the environment. All you have to do is plug in a transmitter into your PMP’s headphone jack and the Bluetooth receiver in the earbuds will pick up the signal. In addition, the wireless connection ensures a wire-free experience.

There is no information about price and availability, since the concept hasn’t seen the mass production yet.

(Source Yanko)