Ossic headphones create 3D audio unique to you

When you're wandering around in Jurassic Park and you hear a T-Rex roar, you run in the other direction. It's just good sense. No one wants to end their day — or their life — as an apex predator's lunch.

The dino escape wouldn't be possible without the myriad of audio cues that clue you in to which direction the danger is coming from. It's the audio equivalent of 3D, and — as headphone-maker Ossic understands — it's a critical, if overlooked, piece of any virtual reality experience.

"Just like with visuals, you'll never get a good sense that the sound is outside your head if it just moves with your head," Ossic co-founder Jason Riggs told Mashable. Read more...