Overall and Final Verdict

So were the Gamez all I expected them to be? Well the whole bone conductive technology is really cool. It opens up options for people who need to hear noise in the background and for people like me who have ears that get hot anytime they wear headphones. The performance was good, battery life was good, and for the most part they were comfortable. Being wireless they were easy to move around with and being bluetooth connection was easy. I did run into a problem with them being just slightly too small for my big head and that caused a few issues with them not staying in the proper place. I also found that they still get a little uncomfortable after a while, most likely because I’m not used to having something pressing on that area for an extended amount of time. I’m sure with more use I will get even more used to it. There was a little sound leakage as well, but less than a normal headset would have at the same volume. The other issue I had was with the overall portability of the headset. They don’t really fold up so using them on the go is basically limited to anytime you would leave with them already on your head or times like traveling where you might have a bag to put them in.

That said I’m having a hard time seeing how these are a gaming focused product. Frankly from what I can tell the Gamez model isn’t really any different than the Blue 2S other than the Gamez model is only available in one color where the Blue 2S has a few colorful options. I do think there is a little potential for these being a nice wireless headset for gaming on a gaming laptop but no more than a set of earbuds. That doesn’t make them a bad product at all, I just don’t see the need to make a gaming focused model without adding any gaming focused features. Also while I’m complaining let’s drop the Z is both the brand name and in the model name as well.

Not being a real gaming product and the product name aren’t the end of the world though. Frankly they don’t actually change what the Aftershokz Gamez is all about. It is a slightly gimmicky but cool headset that is perfect for activities that you need to hear outside noise, or when combined with a pair of earplugs a great headset for traveling. Although personally I would go with the Blue 2S to get a few more color options!

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #37571 20 Jan 2016 13:19
Today I check out a wireless headset that uses bone conductive tech to get the sound to you. Check it out
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Ropplestiltskin replied the topic: #37573 20 Jan 2016 16:02
I may look in to getting a pair for the Lan Parties they look intresting.
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Deb0 replied the topic: #37574 20 Jan 2016 17:05
These are the kind of interesting innovations I like. The status quo for so long has been noise cancellation and putting yourself in a bubble but sometimes you need to be able to hear other things besides whats coming out of your computer. I agree with Rop on these being perfect for us LAN staffies.

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