Definition of headset
1 : an attachment for holding an earphone and transmitter at one's head
2 : a pair of headphones
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Moeller currently offers a 360-degree virtual reality platform which requires the user to wear a headset.
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In addition to the external speakers, the headsets also featured retractable earbuds for completely personal listening.
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But some Apple watchers think this may be the first step in the Cupertino tech giant’s plan to ultimately build a Google Glass-like device, where AR visuals are displayed in a headset without needing a smartphone.
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A computer installed under the seat feeds data to the headset, adding sound and new sights.
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And at the Barnes Foundation, manual wheelchairs are available, assistive listening devices are available for use in the auditorium and with the collection gallery tour. Headsets and t-coil loops are available free of charge.
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The Redmond company turned up the rhetoric to market the device, which is aimed at enabling ultra-high-definition graphics of the sort required by high-end virtual reality headsets.
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Unlike some other companies in this burgeoning industry, Emotiv actually makes products: electroencephalography headsets that record brain activity noninvasively.
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DTS Headphone:X is software that lets the headset reproduce the surround sound acoustics of a space.
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First Known Use of headset
1900
HEADSET Defined for English Language Learners
headset
playDefinition of headset for English Language Learners
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: a pair of headphones
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: a device that holds an earphone and a microphone in place on a person's head
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