Wednesday, March 1st 2023
Creative Announces the Outlier Free Pro Bone-conduction Headphones
Creative Technology today launched Creative Outlier Free Pro, its latest wireless bone conduction headphones equipped with all the features desired by pro-level sporting enthusiasts who love a soundtrack. Built to be tough yet comfortable in fit, unstoppable in the heaviest of rains and even underwater, indefatigable battery life and without the need for a device to play music, the Outlier Free Pro is simply at the top of its game.
Thanks to bone conduction technology, where sound waves are transmitted into the inner ears through vibrations from transducers on the user's cheekbones, the benefits of open-ear listening are realized. With a much-heightened level of environmental awareness, users can enjoy a safer listening experience as compared to in-ear or over-ear headphones - joggers and cyclists can make their way down busy streets with ease; gym buddies can chat effortlessly during workouts. Additionally, for leisure activities such as the use of mobile karaoke apps, users can enjoy the better experience of singing while hearing themselves naturally.
The Outlier Free Pro stands out even more with its 8 GB (stores 2,000 MP3 songs) built-in music player (also compatible with FLAC, WAV and APE file formats); it enables users to enjoy their favorite tunes without the need to carry their mobile phones. Thanks to its IPX8 rating (the highest waterproof rating for water immersion), swimmers can even swim underwater in the pool.
Trail runners and hikers who love to go the distance would always have their soundtrack on, as the Outlier Free Pro offers up to 10 hours of battery life per charge (10 minutes of quick-charging provides 2 hours of playtime).
The Outlier Free Pro is also an excellent all-rounder as a daily go-to headphone, offering multipoint connectivity with Bluetooth 5.3, delivering robust connections for up to 2 Bluetooth devices at a time. There is also a low-latency mode to minimize audio-visual lag for movie-watching; users have the added convenience with a built-in microphone for calls, and Siri / Google Assistant support. Lightweight silicone and titanium memory alloy are used to construct the Outlier Free Pro, translating to all-day comfort and fit.
With the launch price of S$149, the Outlier Free Pro presents great value which is hard to beat for its comprehensive features set.
For more information, visit the product page.
Thanks to bone conduction technology, where sound waves are transmitted into the inner ears through vibrations from transducers on the user's cheekbones, the benefits of open-ear listening are realized. With a much-heightened level of environmental awareness, users can enjoy a safer listening experience as compared to in-ear or over-ear headphones - joggers and cyclists can make their way down busy streets with ease; gym buddies can chat effortlessly during workouts. Additionally, for leisure activities such as the use of mobile karaoke apps, users can enjoy the better experience of singing while hearing themselves naturally.
Trail runners and hikers who love to go the distance would always have their soundtrack on, as the Outlier Free Pro offers up to 10 hours of battery life per charge (10 minutes of quick-charging provides 2 hours of playtime).
The Outlier Free Pro is also an excellent all-rounder as a daily go-to headphone, offering multipoint connectivity with Bluetooth 5.3, delivering robust connections for up to 2 Bluetooth devices at a time. There is also a low-latency mode to minimize audio-visual lag for movie-watching; users have the added convenience with a built-in microphone for calls, and Siri / Google Assistant support. Lightweight silicone and titanium memory alloy are used to construct the Outlier Free Pro, translating to all-day comfort and fit.
With the launch price of S$149, the Outlier Free Pro presents great value which is hard to beat for its comprehensive features set.
For more information, visit the product page.
12 Comments on Creative Announces the Outlier Free Pro Bone-conduction Headphones
The sound is good enough for audiobooks etc.
I will say I have not tried the specific set mentioned in the OP. I was speaking in general about bone conduction headphones.
From what I understand, ringing of the ears occurs when the little hair like things at the microscopic level in your inner ear sort of fall over or get dis-configured due to too much volume overwhelming them (sound waves air, I am not being very technical here sorry)... and I can't help but think bounding something through bone structure itself and it reaches the inner ear... probably not the greatest idea, but it would be interesting to learn about the science behind this and if any studies have been done on the effects of health
I sometimes wonder similarly if magnetic energy from planar headphones could be dangerous if worn too long? probably not, but interesting to think about
I have a pair of AfterShokz, which I got because I was having ear irritability and didnt want to use air pods while that was going on. They are pretty good. Like air pods arent exactly a gold standard, but they do the job for stuff like walks or if you are watching tv/doing gym and people are asleep. I would rate this as just a sliver below air pods for sound. I actually like them for what they do, my only complaint is the band is a little big and position is absolutely key with these things, a few mm in the wrong direction and it sounds like ear buds dangling/about to drop out of ur ear.
Aside of this, i had the openrun pro from shokz, and the sound quality was absolutely terrible. Like an old transistor radio. So me and bone conduction didnt get friends.