AfterShokz:無需插入耳孔的耳機
Headphones let us escape to our own private bubble─which is not a good idea when walking, running or bicycling on busy streets.
耳機讓我們得以沉浸在自己的小世界裏──而在繁忙的街道上行走、跑步或騎自行車時，這不是個好主意。This year's Consumer-Electronics winner, AfterShokz, addresses this problem with sports headphones that loop over the ears like other headphones but send sound waves through the listener's cheekbones.
今年的消費電子產品類獲獎產品AfterShokz解決了這個問題。這款運動耳機像其他耳機一樣掛在耳朵上，但卻是通過佩戴者的顴骨來傳遞聲波。Environmental isolation is a serious problem; a recent study of pedestrian injuries found that three-quarters of people hurt or killed after colliding with a car or train were wearing headphones.
與周圍環境隔絕是個大問題；最近一項有關行人受傷的研究發現，被汽車或火車撞倒後受傷或身亡的人當中，有四分之三的人戴着耳機。
By transmitting music directly to the inner ear, AfterShokz headphones don't block out sirens, warning shouts and other background noises.
AfterShokz耳機將音樂直接傳送至內耳，而不會隔絕汽車喇叭聲、警告的叫喊聲和其他背景聲音。The bone-conduction technology used by AfterShokz was developed in 2001 by Shenzen, China-based Voxtech Ltd. to help soldiers in the field listen to radio-based commands while staying alert to their surroundings. A Voxtech unit, VoxLinc LLC of East Syracuse, N.Y., introduced the product in January.
AfterShokz使用的骨傳導技術是由中國深圳的韶音科技有限公司(Voxtech Ltd.)於2001年開發的，用於幫助戰場上的士兵聽到用無線電發出的命令，同時又能對周圍保持警覺。韶音科技的分公司VoxLinc LLC今年1月將該產品引入美國。VoxLinc位於紐約州東錫拉庫茲(East Syracuse)。
