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I enjoyed your article. I think it is very in the spirit of hacking and science that you asked a question and then meticulously chopped away at it until you had a solution-shaped object. I have also been fascinated by throat-mics from e.g. cyberpunk novels. Have you also thought about bone conduction to replace headphones? That would be very cyberpunk :)

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I have not, and now I have a new thing to look into, already firing up the browser tabs.

Thanks! :)

I have a pair of bone conducting audio 'headphones', aftershokz, and while I avoid using them for music listening, they handle voice audio really well and you still have full access to the sounds around you. I use them for calls and podcasts when I need to have situational awareness like biking or going for a run. I stress they are not for audiophiles for music though, the sound loses a lot of depth and richness. Caveat, the pair I have are 4+ years old and they likely have made improvements since then.

I got one too and found out that the audio isn't actually bad.... If you plug up your ears. Is kinda funny how much better it sounds from basically putting your fingers into your ears

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