Muzik Launches Social Headphones For $299
Muzik, a Miami startup that makes headphones has launched the world's first and only 'socially connected, smart headphones'. The headphones not only let you listen to some high quality sound; but also tell your friends about it. The headphones have the built-in ability to connect with your friends and post the songs you're listening to on your social networking accounts and even add them to your playlist. The social features, however will take out $299 out of your pockets.
The founder & CEO of Muzik, Jason Hardi says that he started Muzik with an aim of building products to connect people and to develop world's smartest headphone. In just 9 months, his company has come up with the 'social smartware', the term company has trademarked, which will make it easier for people to stay connected.
Hardi says that he likes what Google's doing with Google Glass, and wants to do the same for the ears. The new Muzik headphones have 4 buttons on the right cup that allow for saving music tracks to your playlists and also share them on Facebook, Twitter and Muzik app. The headphones maintain connection with your mobile phone via Bluetooth.
The startup has already received about $3.3 million in funding and the company is in talks with series B funding. We'd like to know how many of you like the idea of having your headphones posting the tracks you're listening to on Facebook?
Would you consider buying one?