Sony shows off futuristic Concept N headphones designed to be worn around your neck

[Guest Yoni Heisler]

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Thanks to Future Lab, Sony's new R&D offshoot, the Tokyo-based company took some time at South by Southwest this past weekend to unveil an interesting new headphone design that may not be as crazy as it appears at first glance.

 

Sony calls its new pair of headphones Concept N, and it's an interesting concept to say the least. The headphones are designed to wrap around a user's neck, which admittedly isn't something we haven't seen before. But what makes Concept N unique and arguably intriguing is a specially designed speaker system that promises to direct sounds upwards towards a listener's ears. As a result, the headphones promise to let wearers enjoy whatever they happen to be listening to without missing out on sounds from the surrounding environment.

 

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