Peripherii
Hardware
wearable earphones
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
31 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 13 critical, out of 77 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Design: 7 for, 7 againstIdea: 7 for, 2 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
Objections
Earrings look awkward or uncanny compared with AirPods
From 3 comments
Hmm. To me, these are uncanny. They look like earrings, except earrings just don't cover any part of the ear canal like that. I don't think I've ever seen that before. I expect…
samatman on HNI feel like the value prop would be better if they looked good. I feel like for the purpose of signalling status with ear-accessories Airpods Pro are gonna do a better job these…
errantspark on HNGreat job on this and the idea itself is genius. It does look like the earring uses the piercing itself to stay in place. To be honest visually the top portion does look awkward,…
Ptrulli on HN
Battery life and audio quality are weak for an MVP
From 2 comments
Thanks crazygringo. To answer your questions: - We have made an MVP, and it works. - While the speaker doesn't go into the earcanal, it hovers over it. - It is private. Much like…
Aurum197 on HNDepends on the use case. For instance, it is just barely ok for music but I honestly find most earbuds inadequate when it comes to listening to music. For phone calls, podcasts,…
Aurum197 on HN
Unclear how the product works and what features it has
From 1 comment
It looks really cool and innovative, so congrats. However, it's pretty hard to evaluate since there's nothing concrete on the site and it's hard to imagine how they work. What…
crazygringo on HN
Requests
Support for men's designs
From 2 comments
What about men? :)
the_arun on HNThis looks really good! Since these don't plug into the ear canal, they won't muffle the ambient sounds right? I get scolded on the reg for not responding to (physical) calls…
Lvl999Noob on HN
Clip-on version for unpierced ears
From 2 comments
Scott_s, that's right. We use the piercing of the ear. But we are also working on a clip-on version for those who don't have pierced ears. Also, as you said, the speaker reaches…
Aurum197 on HNUnfortunately, that's a yes for our current version. They are for pierced ears. We do have test versions for clip-ons but they are still a few iterations away from being ready.
Aurum197 on HN
Questions
Is the audio private and how does battery life compare
From 1 comment
It looks really cool and innovative, so congrats. However, it's pretty hard to evaluate since there's nothing concrete on the site and it's hard to imagine how they work. What…
crazygringo on HN
Alternatives named
AirPods and other earbuds
From 2 comments
I feel like the value prop would be better if they looked good. I feel like for the purpose of signalling status with ear-accessories Airpods Pro are gonna do a better job these…
errantspark on HNI'm sure the earring wearers would appreciate this but the way their shop is handled screams "If you have to ask, you can't afford it". Also, I hope the actual BT headphone part…
nottorp on HN
Nova Audio earbud startup from Munich
From 1 comment
A couple of years ago, I met a startup in Munich which did exactly the same and had a working prototype. Their product landing page is still online [0], I never heard of them…
donjoe on HN