Bone conduction headsets occupy a specific engineering niche in wearable audio: rather than sealing the ear canal to deliver sound, they press a transducer against the temporal bone and route audio to the cochlea through the skull, leaving the outer ear entirely open. Shokz's previous-generation OpenRun Pro uses that transduction method, and it is currently listed at $109.95 at Amazon and $109.99 at Walmart, matching the all-time low the model last reached in January. B&H Photo is also carrying the sale.
The constraint this product solves
Noise-canceling and standard in-ear designs create an acoustic seal. For airplane travel and focused work, that seal is the product. For outdoor workouts, it becomes a liability. A runner who cannot hear an approaching car, or a cyclist who cannot detect a vehicle coming up behind them, is operating without information that actually matters. The OpenRun Pro's transducer rests just outside the ear canal, pressed against the cheekbone, and uses bone conduction to deliver audio. The ear stays open. Shokz positions the product squarely at the outdoor-workout market: music while remaining aware of approaching cars and cyclists on the route.
The current pricing
At $109.95 on Amazon, the OpenRun Pro is $50 below its standard retail price of $159.95. Walmart has it at $109.99. B&H Photo is also participating in the discount. The source identifies this price as the product's all-time low, a level last reached in January and not seen since. All three retailers are holding the same floor simultaneously.
Where this fits in the Shokz lineup
Shokz describes the OpenRun Pro as a previous-generation model. The open-ear segment sits between conventional sealed earbuds and sport-specific monitors, targeting buyers who need audio and situational awareness at the same time. That is a narrow slice of the market. At $109.95, the OpenRun Pro has not been priced lower than this since January.