jabra - Sports pulse
Your heartbeat in your ear
When Jabra decided to take sports wearables into uncharted territory, they came to us. We helped design the Jabra Sports Pulse – the world’s first wireless headset that keeps track of your heart rate as well as your overall workout.
Challenge
Besides boosting your training with great tunes, the ear is a sweet spot for measuring body metrics. Jabra set out to integrate an biometric pulse sensor into a wireless headset design, for a truly unique, premium experience.
Our challenge was to find a way to fit a highly complex technology into the ear – and make sure it stayed put, throughout high-intensity, sweaty workouts. As human ear shapes are as unique as fingerprints, a perfect individual fit was essential – not to mention a seriously cool look and feel.
Approach
We set out to give the product a pure, iconic design that reflected its unique position as the first of its kind. As the IR sensor’s performance was highly dependent on a perfect fit, we explored Jabra’s extensive ergonomic libraries, where hundreds of individual 3D ear scans are stored.
Using these for reference, we worked out how to create a scalable, comfortable and secure fit without compromising on performance. Together with Jabra, we slimmed down the components until we finally had a great-looking, high-performing product that fit beautifully and could be produced in large volumes.
Result
The Jabra Sports Pulse and its sibling Sports Coach are powerful, rugged products with US military-grade resilience and clinical-grade accuracy. Interchangeable ear wings and gels provide a truly individual fit, with wireless technology for complete freedom of movement.
Despite their small, compact size, the earbuds deliver up to 5 hours of high-quality audio and phone calls. Real-time audio coaching and post-workout training analysis allow users to track and improve their performance. All in all, the Sports Pulse is a phenomenal headset that has more than proven Jabra’s pole position in sports technology.
Snug fit
Earbuds that fall out are definitely one of our biggest workout peeves. Thanks to a smart combo of gel and wings, these ones stay put, no matter what.
“They’re lightweight, really comfy to wear and they’re some of the most secure headphones we’ve tried”
Tangle-free
Tired of your headphone cable getting caught and accidentally yanking out your earbuds? Wireless technology allows complete, tangle-free freedom.
About Jabra
Jabra is a global producer of intelligent sound solutions, creating innovative headsets and headphones for sports, work and leisure. Jabra is a part of GN Store Nord, with over 140 years of experience in designing state-of-the-art communications solutions.
Capabilities
- Industrial design
- Product user experience
- CMF
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