earbuds
Music
Elecom’s Lego Earphones Sound Like A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen
2:59AM Danny Allen | Available in a range of colours, these knock off Lego-inspired earbuds are perfect for those too lazy to pull out a glue-gun. The PlayBrick EHP-CIN40s include four different earbud sizes, and cost $US44 imported from: [GeekStuff4U via Akihabara News] More »
Music
1:00AM Matt Buchanan | Crappy earbuds are killing music. It’s true. The problem is that good earbuds, like speakers, aren’t cheap. More »
Why You Can’t Get Decent Earphones For Less Than $US100
1:00AM Matt Buchanan | Crappy earbuds are killing music. It’s true. The problem is that good earbuds, like speakers, aren’t cheap. More »
Music
Tangle-Proof Headphones Seal Together Like A Ziploc
7:45AM Dan Nosowitz | Design student, Lee Washington, sick of tangled earbuds (as we all are), created a way to make things easier. The separated cables leading to the individual earbuds can be zipped together, much like a resealable Ziploc bag. More »
Music
Waterproof Conductive Earbuds Vibrate Your Skull
9:40AM Dan Nosowitz | Thanko’s new EMP-708LITE Vonia earbuds work by actually vibrating the bones of your skull, which is then picked up by your brain and processed as recognisable music. They are, quite literally, skull-rattling ‘buds. More »
Peripherals
Splitterbot Headphone Splitter Makes Sharing Music Even Cuter
10:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Some gadgets scream out for an adorability upgrade, like netbooks or Roombas. Headphone splitters aren’t exactly one of them, but Splitterbot is too cute to deny. More »
Gadgets
Apple Patent Puts Flash Storage, Device Settings In Headsets
11:10PM John Herrman | Apple’s patent policy—filing for basically any idea that any employee is willing to sketch, ever—gives us an endless supply of speculation grist, some interesting, some not. Take this patent, which calls for flash microstorage in headsets and earbuds. More »
Peripherals
Razer Moray+ Gaming Headset Has Mic Dongles For DSi, DS Lite, PSP
12:10AM Matt Buchanan | Razer’s original Moray headphones were good for $US40 buds—Moray+ adds a mic and has dongles so you can mouth-breathe into your PSP or DSi/DS Lite for $US60. But, uh, how often do you wanna do that? [Razer] More »
Music
Can You Spot The Knockoff Apple Earbuds?
7:20AM Sean Fallon | The answer is most likely no—from this picture at least. Apparently, one of these earbuds is a $US14 knockoff from the Philippines. More »
Music
Monster Turbine Pro Earbuds Earwax On
8:00AM Matt Buchanan | Monster’s followup to their decent Turbine buds—Turbine Pro—show they’re more betterer with gold trim. Listening to them immediately after the Turbines, they definitely sounded better—richer, better balanced, with more presence, kinda like going from Shure’s SE110s to SE115s. More »
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