These headphones' designers think we are all idiots

I love technology when it's new, arcane, exotic, or quixotic, but I hate it when it's pointless and misleading. Today, I must rage at the latter category of tech, which is personified by a new Kickstarter called Volant, a set of so-called hybrid headphones that promises groundbreaking innovation.
So what are hybrid headphones? Well, Volant Sound, the company, does its utmost to obscure the facts of its technology — which I count as red flag number one.
Volant are amazingly awesome earphone