The strangest headphones at CES will launch on Kickstarter next month

There is never a shortage Strange technology makes its debut at CES every year. A new company called “Tomorrow Doesn’t Matter” or “TDM” He advertised a strange pair of headphones At the show earlier this month with a feature no one has tried before. The Neo headphones fold up like a hedgehog, turning them into a compact Bluetooth speaker for those times when you want to share a real buzz with those around you. It was expected to launch through Kickstarter scheduled for this month, but TDM says now The crowdfunding campaign will be officially opened On February 10, 2026.

The Neo headphones are slated to be priced at $249 when they launch in July 2026, but those who place pre-orders through backing Kickstarter can get a discount on the headphones of up to $179.

The earcups on the Neo headphones are designed to make music sharing easy, and each features 40mm internal and external drivers. In headphone mode, only the inward-facing drivers are used for a private listening experience. When folded, the Neo automatically switches to using the outward-facing drivers for speaker-only mode, but there’s also a button to switch between both modes manually.

EdgeJohn Higgins had the opportunity to go Hands-on with Neo during CES 2026. Although the headphones were a bit heavy due to the batteries and extra hardware in each earbud, he also found that folding them to switch between modes was “easy and quick” and “a bit of fun, too.”