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Able Planet's gaming headset

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More On: PS500MM
Able Planet came out with the PS500MM headset in December for PC gamers that might actually be good for those that use headphones a lot when gaming. One of the concerns these days are hearing loss due to high volumes in gaming and music. The PS500MM lets you listen at a lower volume with its technology that includes noise cancellation. They are also very lightweight and can be plugged in via USB wireless adapter or two 3.5mm jacks. Sounds like it's got some good flexibility in terms of connections and being able to preserve your hearing while gaming is always a plus. It's available now for $99.

AblePlanet Unveils New Gaming Headphones That Help Prevent Hearing Loss

Advanced New Headset for PC Gamers Extends Multi-Media Gaming to the Hearing Impaired

WHEAT RIDGE, CO —— Addressing renewed concerns about hearing loss among young people who listen to personal headphones for just five hours a week at a high volume, Able Planet today unveiled a new high-fidelity multi-media headset for PC gamers that is safer during playback and provides the optimal gaming experience. Able Planet’s new PS500MM delivers quality audio, convenient one-touch features for controlling volume and microphone functionality, and attractive styling at an affordable price.

Able Planet’s patented LINX AUIDOTM technology embedded in the PS500MM can help to preserve hearing by allowing users to lower the volume to safer listening while still receiving a full and rich audio sound. Originally developed for those with mild to severe hearing loss, all Able Planet products are based on the company’s breakthrough micro-technology.

"We designed this innovative new headset specifically with PC gamers in mind,” said Able Planet’s chairman and CEO Kevin Semcken. "Gamers tend to spend significant periods of time playing online games and such extended play of rich multimedia sounds puts a cumulative strain on the ears this can cause hearing loss and fatigue. Our technology minimizes this risk so that users no longer have to turn up the volume just to be able to drown out background noise."

Able Planet’s PS500MM headset is a multi-media powerhouse headset that is ideal for heavy PC users, and gaming in particular. With noise cancellation technology built directly into the microphone for improved sound clarity, the lightweight device measures 5.62”x5.43”x1.96” and weighs just 2.64 oz. The headset has oversized, extended-wear leather ear cups provide for hours of comfortable game play . The PS500MM ships with a USB wireless adapter and comes with two 3.5mm jacks, a standard interface that extends the compatibility of the PS500MM. Their TL300 headset, also launching in December has all of the same features but a 2.5mm jack, ideal for the Xbox gaming counsel.

Just last month, a team of nine experts on the European Union's Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) released a study that found that five to ten percent of personal music player listeners risk permanent hearing loss, if they listen to a personal music player for more than one hour per day each week at high volume settings for at least 5 years. The EU has implemented a safety standard that restricting the noise level of headsets for personal devices to 100 dB.

Able Planet has won over twenty awards for the company’s patented LINX AUDIO™ technology, and incorporates the award-winning innovation in all products. LINX AUDIO alters the audio signal to enhance sound quality and increases the intensity of high frequency harmonics to improve the intelligibility of speech and deliver richer sound at safer, lower volumes to accommodate people with all levels of hearing.