With the development of the LG Lifeband Earphones you can now keep your heart rate under tabs while rocking out to your favorite tunes.
LG brought a lot of cool tech items to the CES table, but the LG Lifeband Earphones are the ones that steady beating hearts. These intricate listening devices go hand in hand with the LG Lifeband Touch that LG also brought along to CES. These earphones are unlike any ordinary earphones; they're a hybrid item that allow the buyer to listen to music as well as track their heartbeats by measuring signals from the inner ear. While you're listening to your tunes the LG Lifeband Earphones track your heartbeat and display the rating on the wristband counterpart.
These earphones are definitely a healthy way to listen to your music.
Heart Rate-Tracking Earphones
The LG Lifeband Earphones Keep Track of The Heart Racers at CES 2014
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