Canal type earphone whose earphone itself adjusts the appropriate volume

"Listening to music at a loud volume with mobile phones or portable music players weakens the ability to listen clearly to the soundAlthough it is said that it is said that, iPod, Walkman, PSP etc. popularize, and children have more opportunities to use earphones compared with the past. For those parents who are concerned about the state of children's ears, earphones are built in advance with a mechanism that does not raise the volume too much "ETY-Kids"is.

Although it is a product made for children, since it seems that it is likely to avoid raising the volume with misoperation too much or the volume of the equipment normally used for unawareness gradually becoming larger, attractive products for adults It has become.

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ETY-Kids Safe-Listening Earphones for Kids

It was announced that the canal type earphone "ETY-Kids" will be released from "Etymotic" which mainly sells canal type earphone, which adjusts the appropriate volume on the main body side. The child adjusts the volume on the side of the earphone so that the volume of the earphone is not raised, and it is said that operation of the body such as a player is unnecessary.

"ETY • Kids 5 Earphones" sold as a single earphone


"ETY • Kids 3 Headset + Earphones" with a headset with a button


Accessory pouch and earpiece, clip. Earpiece can choose the shape that fits your ear.


It is not that sweet to be made for children, but a proprietary earpiece which is a ripple of "Etymotic" is used, and it is designed to output an appropriate volume while maintaining high sound quality. In addition to adjusting the volume, you can also block external noise with the earphone, so it sounds like you will not hear the sound and reduce the enjoyment of music and games.

Regardless of how much parents pay attention to, the volume that is being played with the earphone is not understood so much only from the outside, so the company is confident that using this product itself may lead to parental security. I will.

Compatible devices are OK if anything with a 3.5 mm earphone jack is OK, but typical products are Apple products such as iPod and iPhone. The price is $ 49 (about 3793 yen) if it is only for earphone, 79 dollars (about 6115 yen) with a headset that can be operated with 3 buttons, the release date is October 1, Amazon and Etymotic It is scheduled to be sold at direct sales sites and so on.