Earbud style headphones let you enjoy your music without the distraction of what’s going on around you. But for safety’s sake, hearing distractions, like a honking horn, isn’t always a bad thing. So the earHeros use a compact design that doesn’t completely block your ears.
Tired of spending 10 minutes unravelling your headphones like they’re a MENSA puzzle when you take them out of your pocket? Then you need a cable wrap and what’s more appropriate for storing a set of earbuds than a disembodied set of ears?
Toting headphones back and forth across the country (or the city) is one of the best ways to expose their design flaws. Can the new AKG K495 NC noise-cancelling headphones, with their burly build and audiophile pedigree, stand up to that kind of punishment while delivering dulcet tones? Is this finally the ideal traveller’s kit?
I’ve seen countless attempts to tackle the problem of tangled headphone cables, but this approach — which uses thicker less-flexible sections to make them easier to bundle — looks like it has a lot of potential.
Brothers Alex (Gizmodo) and Angus (Lifehacker) work in the same pod at Allure Media. Alex spends much of the working day listening to music through his headphones; Angus never does. Which approach is better for productivity? Gizmodo and Lifehacker duke it out.
As you shop for that perfect pair of headphones, you’ve probably found a few that sound great but make your head feel like its in a vice. Here are a few tips for making uncomfortable headphones fit a little nicer.
One day you might not have to worry about sticking your left and right earbuds in the correct ears. Because researchers have created a clever system that automatically adjusts the stereo mix depending on what side each bud is inserted.