Author: Rhodri Marsden
Mark Clayton, a former NFL player with the Baltimore Ravens and later the St Louis Rams, preferred to do his warm-ups while wearing over-ear headphones but found that they had an irritating tendency to fall off and break. He worked with an industrial designer to create this uniquely shaped headband that curves around the head rather than sitting across it, ensuring that it stays in place during vigorous workouts. The optimum position can be found by tilting the headphones slightly backwards or forwards, then it’s just a matter of Bluetooth-pair and go. A group of three buttons takes care of play, pause, back and next, as well as active noise cancellation and call answering.