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I live in an urban environment and as such I am often walking, into and out of cars, buildings, etc and so I frequently listen to music on my headphones. I also travel work my work and some of those flights can be very long. As such I want to have noise cancellation to my headphones. I also want to increase the usability of my current headphones. The cord can be annoying but I also can't take calls on them or control music playback. I want all of this without compromising the fidelity of the playback. I want my cake and eat it too... but what does that look like? I did an extensive brainstorm and this is what I came up with. To date nothing like this exists but I think in the next year or two we'll have something close.
Base Functionality
Comfort
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Uncomfortable to wear for any period of time |
| GOOD | Comfortable for up to 3 hours |
| BEST | Comfortable for long periods of time (i.e. 10 hours or more) |
Build Quality
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Weak reliability, materials, hinges and interconnects |
| GOOD | Good reliability, materials, hinges and interconnects |
| BEST | Extremely reliable, durable materials, hinges and interconnects |
Battery Life
| NO | No batteries |
| POOR | less than 20hrs |
| GOOD | 20-29hrs |
| BEST | 30hrs or better |
Wireless Connection Quality
| NO | Not applicable |
| POOR | No aptx; too many dropouts |
| GOOD | Aptx; very few dropouts |
| BEST | Aptx HD/lossless; very few dropouts |
Local Storage / Buffering
| NO | No local storage or buffering capability |
| POOR | Not applicable |
| GOOD | RAM buffer to prevent dropouts |
| BEST | Large RAM buffer and NV storage/caching |
Security
| NO | No security provision whatsoever |
| POOR | Password required to bluetooth/NFC pair |
| GOOD | remote lockout (based on bluetooth connection) + password |
| BEST | Location (GPS) and remote lockout in case of theft or loss + remote disable + password |
User Experience
Initial Setup
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Frustrating or lengthy |
| GOOD | Bluetooth, 3m |
| BEST | NFC; very fast and easy (i.e. <30s) |
Recharge Speed
| NO | No batteries |
| POOR | >3hrs (10-90%) |
| GOOD | 3hrs or less (10-90%) |
| BEST | 30m or less (10-90%) |
Wireless Recharge
| NO | No wireless recharge |
| POOR | Not applicable |
| GOOD | Not applicable |
| BEST | Wireless recharge supported |
Materials
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Any materials |
| GOOD | Great looking product |
| BEST | Absolutely premium materials all around |
Antimicrobial / Anti Dirt
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Dirt absorbant materials |
| GOOD | No dirt absortant materials |
| BEST | Anti microbial / anti dirt coating |
Situational Awareness
| NO | No situational awareness capability present |
| POOR | 1 of 3: Automatic on/off when removed/worn + autopause gesture + environmental awareness |
| GOOD | 2 of 3: Automatic on/off when removed/worn + autopause gesture + environmental awareness |
| BEST | 3 of 3: Automatic on/off when removed/worn + autopause gesture + environmental awareness |
Music Playback and Call Controls
| NO | Controls are missing |
| POOR | Button controls |
| GOOD | One or two large touch pad; thoughtful UX |
| BEST | Gesture based controls; thoughtful UX |
Volume Controls
| NO | Controls are missing |
| POOR | Button controls |
| GOOD | One or two large touch pad; thoughtful UX |
| BEST | Gesture based controls; thoughtful UX |
Siri / Google Assistant
| NO | No assistant present in the device |
| POOR | Assistant present but must press a button first |
| GOOD | Assistant present and activates with keyword |
| BEST | Assistant present and activates with keyword and does not need smartphone |
Audio Fidelity
Music Playback
| NO | Not Applicable |
| POOR | Poor fidelity |
| GOOD | Good fidelity; some weaknesses but none that are too annoying |
| BEST | Excellent fidelity; no weaknesses; although audiophile quality not required |
Ear Compensation
| NO | Does not contain ear compensation |
| POOR | Weak or flawed compensation |
| GOOD | Good compensation |
| BEST | Excellent compensation |
Noise Cancellation
| NO | Not applicable |
| POOR | <10dB across the spectrum |
| GOOD | <20dB across the spectrum; loud noise limiter (env and speaker) |
| BEST | >20dB across the spectrum; loud noise limiter (env and speaker) |
Microphone
| NO | Does not contain a microphone |
| POOR | Poor fidelity, no noise/background rejection |
| GOOD | fidelity, some noise/background rejection |
| BEST | Excellent fidelity, excellend noise/background rejection |
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