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Received — 2 June 2026 Home | Electronic Design

Ear-Friendly Headset Demonstrates How Smart Design Can Redefine a Product

A recent conversation with an audiologist-turned-entrepreneur reveals how he used out-of-the-box thinking to design a new type of featherweight headset that protects pilots’ ears — and their wallets.

© Lee Goldberg

<p>Dr. Phil McCandless is a research audiologist, an avid pilot, and inventor who designed the HALO headset and manufactures it in his Mississippi-based workshop.</p>
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