Wrapped up in the sound system

To get an immersive sound experience while watching TV or an online video at home, so far your only choices have been an extremely expensive entertainment system or using headphones or earbuds. But what if you don't feel comfortable watching a two-hour movie with something attached to your ears?

Sony's SRS-WS 1 neck speakers sound like a strange invention, but they are aimed to give viewers that surround-sound experience without the annoying feeling of being physically plugged into hardware.