Shocks headphones

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Jason Calacanis recommends Shocks headphones to parents as a solution for keeping kids engaged with audio content while still allowing them to hear their surroundings and communicate, positioning them as an alternative to traditional headphones that create the "zombie" effect of total immersion.

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  Jason Calacanis👍 Recommends

  …open-ear headphones alternative to traditional over-ear headphones for parental control

  “By the way, I also have a tip for parents. You know this issue with kids in headphones where they want to be listening to stuff all the time and you have kids walking around like zombies with headphones? I replaced their headphones with over the... These brand called Shocks or something. It goes over your ear. But your ear is open so you can listen to an audiobook or music and still be able to talk.”

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