Playback transitions

A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by at least one processor of a wearable playback device such that the wearable playback device is configured to:

• play back particular audio content in a playback session via one or more audio transducers, wherein the one or more audio transducers are carried in one or more wearable housings of the wearable playback device;
• during the playback session, receive data representing a playback session swap input;
• based on receipt of the data representing the playback session swap input, identify one or more target playback devices within a media playback system that are connected to a wireless local area network (LAN), wherein the wearable playback device is connected to the wireless LAN via an 802.11-compatible network interface that is carried in the one or more wearable housings;
• transition the playback session from the wearable playback device to the identified one or more target playback devices, wherein the instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the wearable playback device is configured to transition the playback session from the wearable playback device to the identified one or more target playback devices comprise instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the wearable playback device is configured to:
• (i) temporarily form a synchrony group including the wearable playback device as a group coordinator of the synchrony group and the one or more target playback devices as group members of the synchrony group, the group coordinator configured to send playback timing information to the group members to synchronize playback between the group coordinator and the group members, wherein formation of the synchrony group causes the one or more target playback devices to start playing the particular audio content of the playback session;
• and
• (ii) immediately after formation of the synchrony group, cause the wearable playback device to be removed from the synchrony group to stop playback of the particular audio content by the wearable playback device, wherein removal of the wearable playback device from the synchrony group changes the group coordinator of the synchrony group from the wearable playback device to a particular playback device of the one or more target playback devices.

A media playback system comprising a wearable playback device and a plurality of additional playback devices, the wearable playback device comprising:

• one or more network interfaces, wherein the one or more network interfaces comprises an 802.11-compatible network interface;
• one or more audio transducers;
• one or more amplifiers configured to drive the one or more audio transducers;
• one or more batteries;
• at least one processor;
• one or more wearable housings, the one or more wearable housings carrying the one or more network interfaces, the one or more audio transducers, the one or more amplifiers, the one or more batteries, and the media playback system further comprising:
• at least one processor;
• and
• data storage including instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the media playback system is configured to:
• cause the wearable playback device to play back particular audio content in a playback session via the one or more audio transducers;
• during the playback session, receive data representing a playback session swap input;
• based on receipt of the data representing the playback session swap input, identify one or more target playback devices from among the plurality of additional playback devices, wherein the plurality of additional playback devices are connected to a wireless local area network (LAN), and wherein the wearable playback device is connected to the wireless LAN via the 802.11-compatible network interface;
• transition the playback session from the wearable playback device to the identified one or more target playback devices, wherein the instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the system is configured to transition the playback session from the wearable playback device to the identified one or more target playback devices comprise instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the system is configured to:
• (i) temporarily form a synchrony group including the wearable playback device as a group coordinator of the synchrony group and the one or more target playback devices as group members of the synchrony group, the group coordinator configured to send playback timing information to the group members to synchronize playback between the group coordinator and the group members, wherein formation of the synchrony group causes the one or more target playback devices to start playing the particular audio content of the playback session;
• and
• (ii) immediately after formation of the synchrony group, cause the wearable playback device to be removed from the synchrony group to stop playback of the particular audio content by the wearable playback device, wherein removal of the wearable playback device from the synchrony group changes the group coordinator of the synchrony group from the wearable playback device to a particular playback device of the one or more target playback devices.