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The Shokz OpenRun Pro
The bone-conduction headphones offer a more comfortable fit but stay durable after continuous use.
While this is the first-gen product, it still remains as good as the later iterations.
The Shokz OpenRun Pro headphones in Steel Blue are on sale for $110 (save $50) at Best Buy.
Headphones don't have to be over your head or in your ear. There's a headphone technology that you might not have heard of that allows you to keep your ear canals totally free to listen to the sounds around you while also listening to music and audio on the go.
Also: My favorite bone conduction headphones just got a waterproof upgrade - and they're very comfortable
That technology is called bone conduction. Shokz (previously Aftershokz) is one of the top companies manufacturing bone-conduction headphones.
I'm a big fan of Shokz bone conduction headphones, having owned several different models, so I was excited to try out the OpenRun Pro.
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