- Tribit's sister company, iClever, has released child-specific active noise cancelling headphones
- They won the 2026 Red Dot Design Award for their child-centered design
- They're also the first kids' cans to gain a notable hearing care certification
As a conscientious parent, you want the best for your children: you want to nurture in them a love of music, entertainment and eduction. But you also know that little ears are delicate ears. And when they've got headphones on, you can't always be there to monitor loudness levels.
According to iClever, sister company of audio specialist Tribit (which has earned many positive reviews from us for its bargain audio gear), we're right to be concerned. iClever states that nearly a billion people worldwide are at risk of hearing loss — much of it preventable.
Furthermore, more than 430 million people, including 34 million children, already live with disabling hearing loss. That's all attributed to a study carried out by the World Health Organization entitled 'Hearing Loss & Deafness Report'.
So what can you do? The company hopes that its new iClever QuietShield Q950 ANC Kids Headphone will be a start. Yes, the name's a bit of a mouthful to say — try getting your youngest to memorize that one on the next long car journey — but these child-specific headphones are all-new. And they're already scooping up accolades.
iClever QuietShield Q950 ANC Headphones: what you need to know
The headphones have already won the coveted Red Dot Design Award 2026 for their child-centric design, which features a multi-position headband adjustment and 90-degree rotating ear cups specifically designed for growing youngsters, breathable protein-leather ear cushions, large-button controls, a Transparency mode for safer everyday listening, plus extra-durable construction for travel, school, and probably to withstand squabbling over them with siblings and friends in the car.
And there's another big claim: iClever tells us that Q950 reduces up to 94.75% of "cabin noise energy" on flights, with noise cancellation improved by 14.7% versus the company's previous headphones for children, the BTH20.
The Q950 are the first TÜV Hearing Care Certified children's headphones, a certification that recognizes the headphones' safer listening experience "designed around developing ears".
The key stat here is their 80dBA safe-volume limit (based on the WHO's recommendation), but there's also Hybrid ANC (up to 35dB noise reduction), a Transparency mode, wear detection, Bluetooth audio sharing, plus up to 60 hours of battery life (or 35 hours with ANC deployed).
How much is all of this going to cost? Tribit lists an official release date of July 2, alongside an MSRP of "69.99" with early-bird offer of "54.99" but at the time of writing, it's unclear whether that's in USD or GBP. Either way, it seems little money to offer your little ones a safer listen overall.
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