While snowboarding or skiing, it is difficult to control music playback because bulky gloves are being worn. Cycling might be another sport where you want to control music without taking your hands off the handlebars. A single button (like tapping an earbud) that could be gently bit down on could control song playback. Prior art for this type of device would be something like this: https://www.airturn.com/products/airturn-bite-switch-remote-...

It's very strange to me to listen to music while snowboarding or cycling. Especially while cycling you need a lot of situational awareness of what's going on around you. I think it's very dangerous not to be able to hear cars coming up from behind.

Replying to the reply- even in dedicated car-free recreation areas, there are other people doing the same thing as you but going faster.

You’re absolutely right, but a truly startling amount of people on the trails give absolutely zero care about other trail users and are just reckless antisocial parasites.

Some headphones (eg airpods) have pass-through audio to allow situational awareness. There are also trails in my area that allow bikes but that are very remote and are unlikely to have much bike and pedestrian traffic. It wouldn’t be unsafe to have headphones in there.

Even without the need for situational awareness, it feels weird to me to feel the need to constantly hear music.

When I do a bike ride, for me, the silence is a feature.

in other parts of the world there are dedicated bike trails in nature where there is no danger from cars

voice control is pretty convenient for those environments