In the middle of my commute last week, my trusted Sennheiser CX-300 earbuds decided they were finished with this world. Needing a quick replacement, I found a nifty pair of earbuds at Target–The Specked by Philips/O’Neill. The primary feature to catch my attention was the cord. It’s wrapped in nylon, matches the color of the […]
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The audiophiles in the audience will probably pop a vein when they read that I don’t mind using the stock earbuds that come with the iPhone and iPods. For me, they sound just fine and are way more comfortable than in-ear style earphones that a lot of folks like to use. I can’t do the
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I’ve had a beautiful pair of red Full Metal Jacket earbuds from Skullcandy for a couple of years now. I think they sound great and they look great. I’ve seen several Skullcandy products, but they always seemed to be made of metal or plastic. I was surprised to see Holua Galaxie earbuds, because they are
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Tangled up, messy earbud cords will be banished to the history books, thanks to the product development website Quirky. Those clever guys and gals who have designed some awesome gadgets have now produced a rather neat product that will help manage your earbud cords much more effectively. It’s called the Wrapster and it’s made from a durable plastic, which is
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How do you store your earbuds while they are not being used? Do you wad them up, cables and all and stuff them in your gearbag or pocket? Do you use a twisty tie? Are you fed up with whatever Macgyver-esque solution you’ve invented? Spot for Earphones might be an alternative for you. Let’s take
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What is a Spot? It’s a special holder / clip to hold earbuds or Bluetooth headset. There’s a Spot for your earbuds ($12.99) and a Spot for your Bluetooth headset ($10.99). I really like the idea of the earbud Spot. Right now I’m using a little magnetic clasp thingy that is basically an updated twisty
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The Sony MDR-PQ4 Qlasp earbuds clip to your earlobe to keep them in place no matter how active you are. The Qlasp in-ear buds weigh less than a third of an ounce, have a 3.9 ft cord, and a gold-plated L-shaped mini plug. The 9 mm dome-shaped driver reproduces frequencies of 6-23,000 Hz. They come in a
I recently did a review of the Arctic Cooling E361-WM earphones with microphone. The E361 earphones worked flawlessly as a playback device for both my computer and my iPod touch. The microphone worked great with my touch, but I had some problems recording with it on my laptop. I felt that the problem was probably
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Ears. Everybody has them, and everybody’s are different. So different, in fact, that it has been suggested that our ears might be suitable as a basis for biometric identification. So if our ears are as unique as our fingerprints, why is it that our earbuds are not? Yurtopia is a company that was started in
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Yurtopia, makers of Yurbuds—soft, rubber-tip earbud enhancers that slip over existing earbud-style headphones—has recently released the Size yur Ear! app for iPhone. It allows users to snap iPhone photos of their ears, submit the photos and order a set of earbud covers that are custom-sized for their ears using patent-pending yurScan™ technology. The earbud enhancers
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Jays, the Swedish earphone producer has recently announced plans to expand its product range with two new additions, plus one new prestige model! The new additions, called ‘a-JAYS’ and ‘t-JAYS’ will be released to the market in the first quarter of 2010. Both models will be available in three different styles with different sound features and varied
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I think there must be something unusual about the shape of my ears, because I have never been able to find a pair of ear buds that I can stand to wear for more than a couple of minutes. The ear buds that come with iPods sound okay, but they hurt my ears so much
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I’m always futzing with the wires on my earphones and am always on the lookout to free me of that task. (I’m not into Bluetooth [shudder].) I bumbled onto this MiniWinder thang by Skylab Products (via SlipperyBrick) and thought “hmmm”. It apparently has a mechanism to auto-wind your earphone cables, though I can’t tell how
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AudioCubes has some cute, Lego-inspired earbuds they say “block the unwanted noise from interfering with your music”. These in-ear buds come with XS, S, M, and L ear pieces for a perfect fit. The PlayBrick earphones have a 3.5 mm stereo mini-plug. The 9.5 mm diameter drivers reproduce frequencies in the 20 Hz to 20,000
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Yesterday at CES, Technocel announced the Ear Vibes headset. This is the first stereo headset that vibrates to the beat of your music when your tunes hit the low frequency bass. They include a microphone for hands free voice calls and will be available January 15th for $29.99.
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Yurbuds are $19.95 adapters that fit directly over your favorite earbuds or Bluetooth device and are made to be comfortable for hours while providing excellent sound quality. Yurbuds are specifically designed to capture the full frequency range of sound and channel it into the ear while helping to reduce the risk of hearing loss at
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines “timbre” as “The combination of qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.” The iFrogz folks do get their own joke. Their websites says the EarPollution Timbre earbuds feature “clean bass and you guessed it, outstanding audio “timbre”
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If you’re in the market for some new earbuds to use with your favorite digital audio player, you might want to check out the colorful offerings from iPopperz. A purchase will not only provide you with some new earbuds, but will also help support America’s music programs and young survivors of breast cancer.
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I’m a sucker for nifty little doo-dads that are made of colorful plastic. The BudTrap happens to be a useful doo-dad. It is comprised of two parts. The BudTrap Buddy and the BudTrap. Together, they make a little holder for your earbud cable so they won’t get tangled. The cost is $4.99 ($1 is given
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The Radius RK-CA511S Atomic Bass Aluminum Earphones with In-Line Microphone for iPhone are only $49.99, but bill themselves as having “better bass response than a $1200 pair of professional headphones.” Do they make the grade? Read the full post to find out.
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