By 2014, your headphones could have a mind of their own. Mozaex spin-off company STREAMZ recently announced that they will release the “world’s first smart streaming headphones” that will allow you to listen to music on multiple audio devices.
STREAMZ is a business derivative of Mozaex, which specializes in entertainment servers sending media from multiple interconnected devices. Mozaex’s attention to smart technology media streaming is evident in STREAMZ built-in Android processor, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity which allows them to play music and audio from online radio stations, phones, TVs, video game players and a vast array of other sources. In the press release for the STREAMZ headphones, it explains the company’s plans to release STREAMZ App Software Development Kit (SDK) on Kickstarter along with other development models of STREAMZ and anticipates future STREAMZ apps.
There are other headphones on the market that wirelessly stream music from multiple audio sources, such as KOSS’ Striva line of headphones. However, unlike Striva and other wireless headphones, STREAMZ will be the first to incorporate their own built-in music player as well as comes with a 4GB on-boards storage which upgradeable to 36GB with a micro SD RAM card. STREAMZ also employs a 48 kHz/16 bit CD quality Digital Analog Converter (DAC) and patent-pending Smart Headphone technology which is advertised as able to provide higher fidelity music than found on most mobile music players and smart phones.
Beyond the variety of features, STREAMZ are designed specifically for prolonged mobile use as they contain soft, over-the-ear leather cushions, a collapsible frame and two-way speakers with two vibration speakers which STREAMZ promises will give little to no head pressure.
STREAMZ looks to capitalize on a burgeoning premium headphone market ($100+) that amassed $7 billion USD of global revenue in 2013. STREAMZ looks to also benefit from the drastic change to music streaming on mobile devices. eMarketer reports that over 70 million Americans regularly listened to music on their phone, an increase from the 60.5 million in 2012. The leading music streaming services have responded with Pandora lifting its cap on mobile listening hours in September less than three weeks before Apple debuted their new music streaming service iTunes Radio. Spotify streamed over 4.5 billion hours of music globally in 2013 and recently provided free mobile listening with advertisement in only a shuffle format. While there is a proliferation of music streaming services, digital download sales for tracks and albums have collectively decreased by 4% since 2012.
STREAMZ will make their debut at the 2014 CES Expo in Las Vegas from January 7th to 10th inside the iLounge of the LVH Hall booth #54009. STREAMZ headphones will begin shipping in March of 2014 at a retail value of $549 USD.
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