Cephalo Pods

Appearance
The Cephalo Pods are two black triangle pieces on the character's ears that are attached by a black wire which goes behind the character's head. On the side of the right earbud is a small light that matches the wearer's ink color. They are similar in appearance to bone conduction headphones.

Splatoon 3
The Cephalo Pods were first revealed in the new years short clip on 2022-01-01. Its name was revealed in the Splatoon 3 Direct.

Trivia

 * This piece of gear was available in the Splatoon 3 Splatfest World Premiere.
 * Along with the Tri-Shred Tee and Force ReBoots, the Cephalo Pods are part of the starting outfit for new players.

Etymology
Pun on cephalopods, the type of mollusk that squid and octopuses belong to, and EarPods or AirPods, which are wired and wireless headphones produced by Apple, respectively.