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SCHOOL+ WINS CES INNOVATION HONOREE AWARDS

Posted by Egill Ivarsson

 

Hong Kong, December 15, 2020 – ONANOFF announced that it has been named a CES® 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for BuddyPhones School+ headphones. The announcement was made ahead of the first-ever, all-digital CES 2021, the world’s most influential technology event, happening Jan. 11-14, 2021.

The CES Innovation Awards program, owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 28 product categories. An elite panel of industry expert judges, including members of the media, designers, engineers and more, reviewed submissions based on innovation, engineering and functionality, aesthetic and design.

 

 With remote home learning on the rise, the BuddyPhones School+ kid’s headphones are perfectly designed for this purpose. Volume-limiting circuitry caps loudness at the World Health Organization’s recommended 85dB safe level while a high-quality beam mic picks up the child’s voice clearly and minimizes distracting background noise. The beam mic can be easily detached when it’s not needed and replaced with the standard audio cable for everyday headphone use.

Designed to be long lasting, the headband size can be adjusted to grow with the child. While travelling, it can be folded and stored in the supplied travel bag with ease. The BuddyPhones School+ is fitted with replaceable ear cushions made from Hypo-allergenic and sweat wicking fabric so it can be worn for long periods in extreme comfort. Sharing is made possible with the built-in BuddyJack which allows up to four audio cables to be connected to one device, making them ideal for group projects at school. A set of decorative stickers and name tag labels are included for kids to truly personalize their BuddyPhones.

Like all BuddyPhones, the School+ only uses BPA- and phthalate-free materials, which means we eliminate any exposure to harmful plastics. BuddyPhones are all certified by first-tier global testing labs like TÜV and UL, making sure they are compliant with all safety and environmental standards like RoHS, REACH, PROP65.

The CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honorees, including product descriptions and photos, can be found at CES.tech/innovation. Additional honorees will be revealed during CES 2021 on Jan. 11, 2021.

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ONANOFF is an Icelandic originated audio company that creates award-winning audio products that meet a wide range of listening needs. We are best known for initiating and advancing the kids audio category by creating the BuddyPhones brand, the world’s leading kids’ headphones which will always be kid-safe, kid-proof and kid- friendly.

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Hong Kong, December 15, 2020 – ONANOFF announced that it has been named a CES® 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree for BuddyPhones School+ headphones. The announcement was made ahead of the first-ever, all-digital CES 2021, the world’s most influential technology event, happening Jan. 11-14, 2021.

The CES Innovation Awards program, owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 28 product categories. An elite panel of industry expert judges, including members of the media, designers, engineers and more, reviewed submissions based on innovation, engineering and functionality, aesthetic and design.

 

 With remote home learning on the rise, the BuddyPhones School+ kid’s headphones are perfectly designed for this purpose. Volume-limiting circuitry caps loudness at the World Health Organization’s recommended 85dB safe level while a high-quality beam mic picks up the child’s voice clearly and minimizes distracting background noise. The beam mic can be easily detached when it’s not needed and replaced with the standard audio cable for everyday headphone use.

Designed to be long lasting, the headband size can be adjusted to grow with the child. While travelling, it can be folded and stored in the supplied travel bag with ease. The BuddyPhones School+ is fitted with replaceable ear cushions made from Hypo-allergenic and sweat wicking fabric so it can be worn for long periods in extreme comfort. Sharing is made possible with the built-in BuddyJack which allows up to four audio cables to be connected to one device, making them ideal for group projects at school. A set of decorative stickers and name tag labels are included for kids to truly personalize their BuddyPhones.

Like all BuddyPhones, the School+ only uses BPA- and phthalate-free materials, which means we eliminate any exposure to harmful plastics. BuddyPhones are all certified by first-tier global testing labs like TÜV and UL, making sure they are compliant with all safety and environmental standards like RoHS, REACH, PROP65.

The CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honorees, including product descriptions and photos, can be found at CES.tech/innovation. Additional honorees will be revealed during CES 2021 on Jan. 11, 2021.

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ONANOFF is an Icelandic originated audio company that creates award-winning audio products that meet a wide range of listening needs. We are best known for initiating and advancing the kids audio category by creating the BuddyPhones brand, the world’s leading kids’ headphones which will always be kid-safe, kid-proof and kid- friendly.

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Independent recommends BuddyPhones for home schooling

Posted by Egill Ivarsson

BuddyPhones School+ has received a lot of attention since its recent launch. When the schools started closing due to the current pandemic we saw the increasing need for headphones that can serve the young student in a way they deserve. 

With the shift to home schooling the use of headphones increased substantially per each day. This can cause worry because not all headphones have the volume limiting feature and the kids are being exposed to the noise a whole classroom can produce right inside their ear. On top of that they continue using their headphones after online learning to serve their everyday needs. Monitoring the time that your kids use headphones is a healthy practise in every case but with volume limiting you can rest more easy and the time of rest in-between exposure can be less.

Our solution to this new problem is the fantastic BuddyPhones School+ that has the volume capped at 85dl as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). To meet the demands of online learning we've fitted them with a high performance beam-mic capable of capturing ambient noises and eliminate them so that your child's voice is heard well by others. This makes it easier for your household if you're also working from home and worried that your work might reach your child's microphone and disturb its lecture.

The beauty of it is that you can then detach the mic and turn it into a pair of conventional headphones. Your children can therefore listen to their favourite music or video without having to worry about them turning the volume too high.

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BuddyPhones School+ has received a lot of attention since its recent launch. When the schools started closing due to the current pandemic we saw the increasing need for headphones that can serve the young student in a way they deserve. 

With the shift to home schooling the use of headphones increased substantially per each day. This can cause worry because not all headphones have the volume limiting feature and the kids are being exposed to the noise a whole classroom can produce right inside their ear. On top of that they continue using their headphones after online learning to serve their everyday needs. Monitoring the time that your kids use headphones is a healthy practise in every case but with volume limiting you can rest more easy and the time of rest in-between exposure can be less.

Our solution to this new problem is the fantastic BuddyPhones School+ that has the volume capped at 85dl as recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO). To meet the demands of online learning we've fitted them with a high performance beam-mic capable of capturing ambient noises and eliminate them so that your child's voice is heard well by others. This makes it easier for your household if you're also working from home and worried that your work might reach your child's microphone and disturb its lecture.

The beauty of it is that you can then detach the mic and turn it into a pair of conventional headphones. Your children can therefore listen to their favourite music or video without having to worry about them turning the volume too high.

Read more