Shokz
Formerly | Aftershokz |
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | December 2011 in Syracuse,NY |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Austin, TX |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://shokz.com/ |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Shokz (formerly Aftershokz) is a company founded in 2011 in Syracuse, NY specializing in open-ear listening and bone conduction earphone technology. Their lineup of products[1] specializes in sports headphones, but have also been marketed for business as well as elderly or hearing impaired people that can't use traditional headphones.
Chinese based company Voxtech developed the patented bone conduction technology for sports and outdoor activities. They feature an audio listening style that does not block your ears, which they advertise as an open ear design.[2] The product features a music experience in a safe state without blocking your ears like conventional overhead headphones and canal type earphones.
In the past, they sold a traditional 3.5mm wired headphone, but now specialize in wireless models using Bluetooth with a high durability and high degree of dustproof and waterproof designs. There are also models such as the Xtrainerz and now OpenSwim that can be used underwater, however neither of these devices support Bluetooth and need to have music stored locally. Their products have won various awards such as the Good Design Award, Red Dot Design Award , CES Innovation Awards,[3] and the VGP.[4]
Their business grew by about 200% every year from 2015 to 2018, selling 1.5 million wireless headphones in 2018 alone,[5] shipping a cumulative total of 5.3 million as of August 2020,[6] and in 2020 posted a record of 81.2% share of bone conduction headphone sales in Japan.[7] In 2016 they began a partnership with England Athletics because bone conduction headphones were the only headphones that were fully approved for use in all road races under the UK Athletics Rules of Competition.[8] In 2019 they relocated from New York to Texas.
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At the end of 2021 with the launch of their new OpenMove device they chose to drop "After" from their name and go just by Shokz to celebrate their 10th anniversary.[9] The goal is to simplify the brand name to create a shorter, more powerful branding that's easier to remember and share.[10]
Current Models[edit]
| Model | Name | Generation | Sound | Water Resistance | Battery | Fast Charging | Bluetooth | Mic boom | First Available | Discontinued |
| C102 | SHOKZ OpenComm | 7 | Superior dynamic stereo | IP55 | 16hr | Yes | 5.1 | Yes | September 1, 2021 | No |
| S661 | SHOKZ OpenMove | 7 | PremiumPitch2.0 | IP55 | 6hr | No | 5.1 | No | August 31, 2021 | No |
| S803 | SHOKZ OpenRun | 8 | PremiumPitch2.0+ | IP67 | 8hr | Yes | 5.1 | No | August 31, 2021 | No |
| S810 | SHOKZ OpenRun Pro | 9 | SHOKZ TurboPitch | IP55 | 10hr | Yes | 5.1 | No | September 1, 2021 | No |
| SHOKZ OpenSwim[11] | IP68 | 8hr | None - Local Storage | No | No |
Discontinued Models[edit]
| Model | Name | Generation | Sound | Water Resistance | Battery | Fast Charging | Bluetooth | Mic boom | First Available | Discontinued |
| AS300 | Aftershokz Wraparound Sport | No | None - Wired | No | January 5, 2012 | Yes | ||||
| AS321 | AfterShokz Sportz M2[12] | No | None - Wired | No | September 24, 2012 | Yes | ||||
| AS330 | Aftershokz Bluez[13] | 6hr | No | 2.1+EDR | No | April 17, 2013 | Yes | |||
| AS400 | Aftershokz Sportz 3 | PremiumPitch | No | None -Wired | No | April 15, 2014 | Yes | |||
| AS450 | Aftershokz Sportz M3 | PremiumPitch | No | None - Wired | No | April 15, 2014 | Yes | |||
| AS500 | Aftershokz Bluez 2S | Premium Pitch+ | IP55 | 6hr | No | 3 | No | August 1, 2015 | Yes | |
| AS600 | AfterShokz Trekz Titanium[14][15] | Premium Pitch+ | IP55 | 6hr | No | 4.1 | No | December 4, 2015 | Yes | |
| AS650 | Shokz Trekz Air[16] | PremiumPitch+ | IP55 | 6hr | No | 4.2 | No | August 1, 2018 | Yes | |
| AS660 | AfterShokz OpenMove | PremiumPitch 2.0 | IP55 | 6hr | No | 5.0 | No | August 22, 2020 | Yes | |
| AS700 | SHOKZ Xtrainerz[17] | PremiumPitch 2.0+ | IP68 | 8hr | None - Local Storage | No | June 10, 2020 | Yes | ||
| AS800 | AfterShokz Aeropex[15] | PremiumPitch 2.0+ | IP67 | 8hr | No | 5.0 | No | July 23, 2019 | Yes | |
| ASC100 | AfterShokz OpenComm | 7 | IP55 | 16hr | 5.0 | Yes | July 29, 2020 | Yes |
Notes:
The AS450 is nearly identical to the AS400 with the exception of an added microphone.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Aftershokz: Top 17 Products from Over-Ear Headphones Brand". FindThisBest. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ Niedt, Bob; Post-St, The; ard (2012-02-13). "Syracuse company partners with Chinese manufacturer to market AfterShokz, which transmits sound through cheekbones". syracuse. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Innovation Award Honorees - CES 2022". www-ces-tech.translate.goog. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "「AfterShokz 骨伝導ワイヤレスヘッドホン テレビ用」AFT-EP-000021がオーディオ&ビジュアルアワード「VGP 2021」にてコンセプト大賞、金賞をダブル受賞！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "New York-Based Sports Headphones Maker Moves HQ To Austin". North Austin-Pflugerville, TX Patch. 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "PREMIUM HEADPHONE GUIDE". www-phileweb-com.translate.goog. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "AfterShokzの骨伝導ヘッドホンが、2020年骨伝導ヘッドホン売上数No.1、販売台数シェア81.2%を記録！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in 日本語). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "England Athletics announces partnership with AfterShokz". AW. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ Pocket-lint (2021-12-29). "AfterShokz renames itself Shokz, announces new OpenRun headphon". www.pocket-lint.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "AfterShokz rebrands to Shokz - Releases OpenRun bone conduction headphones with quick-charge function - Fallman.Tech". fallman.tech. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "OpenSwim". Shokz. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Blog: AfterShokz_Sportz_M2_Review". vict-consultancy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "AfterShokz AS330 Bluez Bone Conduction Bluetooth Headset User Manual". Manuals+. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "AfterShokz Trekz Titanium Open-Ear Wireless Bone Conduction Headphones". Verizon. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Aftershokz Openmove review | Best value bone conduction headphones? | vs Aeropex, Titanium, AirPods Pros". The Technology Man. 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Shokz Air (AS650)". Marathon Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ↑ "Shokz Xtrainerz - Black Diamond (AS700)". Marathon Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
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