Photos and Features
Even at first glance you can tell right away that the Aftershockz are a little different. For starters they wrap around the back of your head, not over like most headsets. They are also a lot smaller than a normal headset. This is because of the lack of large earcups, infact they lack earcups all together. They are similar to a set of headband earbuds but again they lack the earbud. The design is a lot like a headband though. The Gamez model that we are looking at today is only available in this metallic green color. Personally I’m not a fan of the color at all, I do like a few of the brighter colors in some of Aftershokz other models though.
So you have a headband that wraps around the back of your head. Up on the front it is designed to hook over your ears to hold it in place and then the bone conductive pad actually goes around your ear and sits just in front of the flap of your ear. The band is all plastic and is very thin around the back. On the sides they have integrated the rechargeable batteries so there is a little more thickness in that area.
The right side of the headband also has the controls and the charging port on the underside. For controls you get volume up and down and a power button. The power button also doubles as the bluetooth connection button as well. In front of the power button is a small LED that can light up blue or red to indicate the status of the headband. Then in the middle of everything is of course the micro USB charging port. To help with the rain resistance the port does have a rubber flap that you have to pull back to get to the plug.
The bone conductive pads are just slightly smaller than a small on ear headphone pad. They have a rubber finish and are flexible with you touch them to help transmit the vibrations. They have one small point that is higher than the rest. Around they there are also vents where some music will come out. On the outside there is a small pinhole microphone to pick up ambient noise and then there is a microphone at the point closest to your mouth for voice communication. The right pad also has a button on the outside, this is a multifunction button. You can can start and stop your music, answer and end calls, redial the last number you called, use it to activate voice dialing, and more.