Heads up, Coachella kids: You may notice a bunch of people running around the fest this year with something funny looking in their ears. But once you find out what they do you might want a pair for yourself.
Unveiled in June, the Here Active Listening System is somewhere between noise-cancelling headphones and a hearing aid. Using two wireless buds and a smartphone app, the in-ear system from Doppler Labs lets users control and personalize what they hear. Doppler Labs on Wednesday announced that it has started shipping the first batch of Here units, just in time for Coachella in April.
"With initial production limited to 10,000 units plus an exclusive offer for Coachella attendees, recipients of the first run of Here buds will include artists, musicians, partners, investors and the Kickstarter community," the company said in its announcement. "Select members from Here's public waitlist, already in excess of 30,000, will receive units as well."
Doppler Labs also recently announced it has teamed up with festival producer Goldenvoice, which will integrate the system into Coachella with "Here-optimized stages" and onsite demos. Here owners at the fest will be able to "act as their own personal sound mixer," boosting the bass, upping or lowering the volume, and more, Doppler said.
The buds rely on Bluetooth to capture, process, and play back sound (in less than 30 microseconds, Doppler says). They get up to six hours of battery life, plus a charging case with enough juice for two full charges. You can adjust the volume slider, equalizer, and effects from the mobile app.
"Here is not a headphone," Doppler Labs Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Fritz Lanmam said in a statement. "It's a computer for the ears — and the first app we built is designed for enhancing live music experiences. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what Here can eventually do."
This article originally appeared on PCMag.com.