Sound-Filtering Headphones

CES 2017's Stages Listening Technology Offers Superior Audio Quality

Stages patented listening technology represents what will surely amount to the next leap forward in augmented hearing.

Showcased at CES 2017, Stages technology turns anyone into a supreme listener, allowing users to focus their hearing in different directions and even listen specifically for speakers, keywords and phrases. Interestingly, the technology comes embedded an array consisting of 8 microphones organized in a circular fashion in order to listen from a full 360 degrees -- an aspect no other product on the market current has.

Stages developed two products with this technology: the Hero and Sidekick. The Hero is an advanced audiophile-quality, over-the-ear noise cancelling pair of headphones with wired or wireless compatibility. The Sidekick is a portable, rechargeable tabletop product that offers the same sound personalization as the Hero and is compatible with nearly all headphones/earbuds.

Augmented Hearing
Stages technology represents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the field of augmented hearing, allowing users to focus their hearing in different directions and listen specifically for speakers, keywords, and phrases.
360-degree Listening
The use of an array of 8 microphones organized in a circular fashion for full 360-degree listening presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for audio technology, providing a more immersive and customizable listening experience.
Personalized Sound
The development of Stages' Hero and Sidekick products, which offer personalized sound quality and compatibility with various headphones/earbuds, creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for the personal audio industry, catering to individual preferences and needs.

Sectors Adopting This

Audio Technology
Stages' listening technology opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the audio technology industry by offering advanced sound personalization and 360-degree listening capabilities.
Wearable Technology
The introduction of Stages' Hero headphones with augmented hearing capabilities presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the wearable technology industry, allowing for a more immersive and tailored audio experience.
Consumer Electronics
Stages' Hero and Sidekick products with their advanced audio quality and compatibility options create disruptive innovation opportunities in the consumer electronics industry by delivering personalized sound solutions for a variety of devices.
SCORE
5.0 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 68%
Activity 75%
Freshness 8%

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