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designs – along with some colour combos like black and mint or purple and mint. All three products feature the Bose TriPort
acoustic headphone structure found in their predecessors, a technology designed to eliminate the need for artificial bass boosting so that music of any genre sounds as it should: natural, lifelike and ‘as-recorded.’ Bose claims it delivers 'powerful low notes, clear high-frequencies and smooth, full-range reproduction of both vocal and instrumental sounds' The earbuds and headphones are also equipped with an inline remote and microphone which integrates with most iPhone, iPad and iPod models, making talking hands-free and switching between calls, music and mobile content much eaiser. The FreeStyle earbuds feature
Bose’s StayHear tips in three
sizes and a hydrophobic cloth which covers the acoustic ports for moisture resistance. The SoundTrue headphones
feature a reinforced headband with soft cushion and foam ear cups in a variation of matching and patterned colours. The around-ear headphones fold flat while the on-ear headphones fold up for easy transportation.
a tiny plastic bag, Delta customers receive a quality product beautifully packaged and aligned with a music brand they recognise.”
Buzz The Australian company recently announced a partnership between Billboard, the music media source famous for its popular music charts, and Delta Air Lines, introducing new, ergonomically-designed earbuds for the airline’s customers. Buzz, which has an existing relationship with Billboard, was instrumental in developing this onboard premiere, identifying a collaboration opportunity in the inflight audio product category. “This innovative new product
collaboration delivers an enhanced passenger experience for Delta customers,” says Alison Davies, group account director at Buzz. “Delta’s earbuds have evolved from a commodity item to a valued take-home gift with retail-quality foil packaging. Now, instead of earbuds rolled up and stuffed in
"We are seeing more and more passengers using their own headsets onboard. Our challenge is to provide airlines with headsets that compete"
Linstol Major airlines are already flying Linstol’s newest addition, the Linstol 225 Noise Cancellation headset, and the company reports great passenger feedback. The modern design has reduced the size and made it more comfortable with long flights in mind. The design concept offers airlines the opportunity to customise the visual elements and also to improve the sound quality and the noise cancellation effect. The 225 headset is designed and built with strong material and Linstol claims it 'probably offers airlines the highest number of rotations in the airline industry.' Linstol President, Ole Bek, says:
“This headset has been developed in close cooperation with a major airline and its refurbishing centre. After testing every part of the headset and identifying the elements that could be more durable, the next phase was to develop a manufacturing process that would include these improvements without affecting
the unit cost.” The project was the first of its kind for Linstol, who had the opportunity to work closely with airline buyers, technicians and cabin maintenance managers as well as the refurbishing centres, in order to evaluate every part of the headset’s performance and develop new and improved solutions. “It has been a real team effort,” said Bek. “And the result is a stronger, more comfortable and better-performing headset.”
Pictured left to right: Linstol's 225 headset; Bose's FreeStyle earbuds; InflightDirect's wooden-style headphones; Wuzhi Wuxia Aviation Products' headphones.
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