$800,293 raised out of $10,000
Overview
Platform
Indiegogo
Backers
47
Start date
Apr 14, 2021
Close date
Apr 15, 2021
Concept

The open-ear headset that merges offline and online realities. Smart glasses for your ears.

Story

 

Sentien Audio is the audio headset you can wear all day and it does not block your ears. You can control your device through tap, gesture, and voice controls—all on Sentien Audio.  Put it on in the morning and forget about wearing it. Just like your wristwatch. 

No ear fatigue. Stay aware of your surroundings. Communicate and listen naturally. 

 

Don’t take our word for it — see people’s reactions to trying the headset for the first time. 

 

 

Bone conduction technology sends audio directly to your inner ear, and serotonin straight to your brain. You don’t just hear your music like you’re at a concert—you feel it in your bones.

 

…that you’re listening to Miley Cyrus’ ‘The Climb’ on repeat at the office. You’re the only one who can hear it, whether you’re waiting for the subway or carpooling home.    

 

 

Even if you’re working from home, Sentien Audio’s noise-cancelling microphones make your Zoom meeting feel like you’re face to face. Minus your barking dog.

 

You’ll feel the difference the first time you slide Sentien Audio into place. Adjust the size of the titanium band to perfectly fit your head size and shape. The ergonomic design will make it seem like the headset vanished.

 

The white mark is only a reference to show the adjustment in action.

 

Not just different sizes. Different shapes as well.
 

 

Over 10 hours of continuous playback of your favorite heavy metal playlist. Or make one charge last for days with normal use. 

 

 

 

 

You can customize the commands you want to use in the Sentien Connect app. Upgrade Sentien Audio with new functions as we continue adding features.

Each side of the headset supports 6 intuitive gestures.

Configure each gesture to perform the action you want in the Sentien Connect app.
 

Create even more custom actions with 3rd party applications.

 

Play / Pause action via Tap.

 

Choose the gesture, and assign it an action.

 

 

Now your voice assistant goes with you everywhere for instant access as natural as a conversation. Activate your favorite AI assistant with a gesture of your choice. 

 

Trigger your favorite AI assistant with a gesture of your choice.

 

 

Universal USB-C Charging.

 

Let’s talk more human now. We use Sentien Audio prototypes daily.  I am editing this page and listening to music and the reaction videos via Sentien Audio prototype.

We were at the pre-production stage. Now that the Kickstarter campaign has ended, we’re kicking off tooling and working towards mass production. 

 

 

We went through it all. From ideas and 3D printed mockups to a working and manufacturable prototype. We thoroughly understand each part of Sentien Audio and each design feature was deliberately chosen to provide the best experience. 

 

We are an international team based in Prague, Switzerland, and the US.

Our motto in development: “What is not tested, does not work.” – Philipp

 

Story of Sentien 

 

Hello there! 

Peter and I co-founded Sentien in June 2019 to make human-computer communication seamless. Two years prior, I had started research into all-day interfaces, brain-computer interfaces,  smart glasses, and other similar technology.

The latter two were not yet technologically feasible, so I focused on testing audio solutions and running custom software with current form factors like bone conduction headphones. None were good enough for a seamless communication device you can wear all day and forget about.

All existing solutions came with KO parameters like inadequate microphones, poor ergonomics, and a limited software experience.

Meanwhile, Peter was working for a security hardware company and we met randomly through a hackerspace. He was experimenting with offline AI assistants as well as doing research into brain-computer interfaces for his master’s thesis.

We hit it off at our first meeting, and from there everything clicked into place. We rented an office together to have a space to brainstorm, organize hackathons, and theorize about information theory and ethics.

Along the way I met Darek, who was working as a designer of unmanned aircraft and studying industrial design at a university. He was extremely resourceful and we could talk for ages about old Mercedes cars he was fixing and selling.

Off and on, we worked on ergonomics, testing, prototyping the basic shapes for the headset, and went over multitudes of iterations to come up with the most ergonomic shape.

From 2019 on, we had a good idea about the shape, electronic parts needed, the main use cases, and the software stack needed to create and share the experience with you.

We’ve spent thousands of hours perfecting Sentien Audio’s design, ergonomics, and software. It’s been quite an experience, peppered with a global health pandemic, but here we are, wearing Sentien Audio every day.

We love the idea of crowdfunding and new technologies coming into this world.

In order to decrease the risk for you, we raised funding to cover the initial development and testing costs. Now we’ve turned to Kickstarter and Indiegogo for the initial launch, and we are happy to share the Sentien Audio experience with you.

Cheers,

Imrich, co-founder and CEO

PS: If you want to know the details, we wrote a series of blogs on the Story of Sentien.

PS 2: Sometimes we organize hackathons to test out new ideas. We call these Sentien Experiments – our favorite so far is Sentien Launcher for Android.

 

 

 

 

 

We’re happy to answer any questions you have about the experience of using Sentien Audio, but we know it’s not the same as trying it yourself before you pledge. To show our appreciation for your support, we’re offering you a 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked, starting from the day you receive your Sentien Audio.

 

 

All pre-orders via Indiegogo will be shipped worldwide in November 2021. Shipping will be charged closer to the shipping date via our pledge manager.  The current pandemic has made the shipping prices go up. We estimate there will be lower shipping prices due to restrictions easing in Summer 2021, savings on costs for you.

Using the pledge manager, you will also be able to confirm your address and rewards before shipping. 

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