World's First Internet-Enabled Wi-Fi Headphones

Koss Corporation has a long history in the headphone business going back to the beginning of "Hi-Fi" stereo headphones in the 1950s. It seems fitting, then, that Koss announced this week availability of the world's first Wi-Fi headphones with built-in Internet connectivity. The Koss Striva products feature both in-ear and over-the-ear models that connect via Wi-Fi to a local network. Through a local access point, the headphones receive audio programming as configured by users via accounts they set up on the www.mykoss.com online portal. A small bridge device Koss calls a Content Access Point can also be connected to devices like phones or MP3 players for offline streaming.

The price tag for Koss Striva runs between USD $450 and USD $500. As cool as this technology is, that's a very high price to pay for headphones. Is "cutting the cord" worth it?

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Koss STRIVA - Photo: www.koss.comComments (1)See All PostsSharePrevNextLeave a CommentCommentsMay 1, 2012 at 2:17 pm(1) whulse says:

Depending upon the country of manufacture, the quality, and the presence of commercials in the content of material available, I’d spring for about $50 for a product manufactured in the USA; less for made in America, Japan, China, Mexico, or most anywhere else, and commercial content in the material available would be a lock out altogether.

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