Entries Tagged as 'Headphones & Earphones'
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Apple on November 21st, 2008 by admin
Somewhat generic in appearance, the new Soundon WHP-i120 Digital Wireless iPod Headphones ($179) are a set of silver and black headphones that can be used with Dock Connector-equipped iPod models without the need for any wires — save for when you want to recharge the headphones. A power adapter and carrying case are included with the headphones and iPod audio adapter, which relies on the device for its power. Soundon claims a 100-foot operating distance…
Posted under Headphones and Earphones - iPhone Wired, Headphones & Earphones, Apple on November 10th, 2008 by admin
One of the most anticipated headphones of late 2008 is V-Moda’s Vibe II With Microphone ($128), a nearly complete redesign of the earlier Vibe and Vibe Duo earbuds. While V-Moda has preserved the metal earbud concept and fabric cables found in prior Vibe generations, it has made significant changes to both the look of the earbuds and the design of the microphone-slash-control features, resulting in components that are more angular, glossy, and jewelry-like.…
Posted under Headphones and Earphones - iPhone Wired, Headphones & Earphones, Apple on October 21st, 2008 by admin
Sold as three separate sets of aluminum-bodied canalphones, Radius’s radHeadphones Live, radHeadphones Talk with Mic, and Atomic Bass ($40) earphones offer different features for different types of users. The radHeadphones Live, shown in “Savage Red,” are designed for fans of hard rock and industrial music, producing a “live music” sound. By comparison, the radHeadphones Talk with Mic are less sensitive headphones with original iPhone-matching aluminum…
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Apple on September 23rd, 2008 by admin
Before we go into greater detail on Surge and Amphibx in otherwise separate reviews, we’ll make one key point up front: both of these products take concepts that have been done before in products we’ve reviewed, and do them better. Surge is the best-sounding, best-fitting pair of waterproof earphones we’ve tested, and at $60, reasonably priced. And Amphibx, despite its odd name, is probably the smartest waterproof armband purchase…
Posted under Headphones and Earphones - iPhone Wired, Headphones & Earphones, Apple on September 22nd, 2008 by admin
As a peer-priced alternative to the company’s earlier SE110, Shure’s new SE102MPA ($120) is a pair of budget-priced earphones that now include the company’s “music phone adapter” MPA-3c, enabling iPhone and iPhone 3G users to take calls in the middle of listening to music. The MPA-3c portion features a noise-isolating microphone and a button that lets you either accept a call, end a call, pause music midstream, or change tracks; Shure only includes…
Posted under Headphones and Earphones - iPhone Wired, Headphones & Earphones, Apple on August 27th, 2008 by admin
Developed by a previously unknown company named RF3, the iFit series of Earhook-style earphones are billed as healthy cellular phone earphones, designed with six-way adjustable earpieces and a shielding technology to reduce emitted cell phone radiation to low levels. One of the versions, the RF3-212s ($40), is a single earphone with an integrated microphone, the pieces connected by an odd bit of surgical-style wireless blue tubing, while the other…
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Apple on August 27th, 2008 by admin
To say that we’ve been waiting for H2O Audio’s Surge ($60) for a long time would be an understatement; while competitors have released in-canal earphones, these waterproofing specialists have for years focused instead on neckband-styled water-safe headphones. Now Surge has arrived as a 12-foot waterproof in-canal design, complete with five sets of rubber eartips to fit your ear canals, and also includes a carrying case. H2O notes that Surge needs…
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Apple on August 6th, 2008 by admin
As part of iFrogz’ expanding line of EarPollution headphones, Toxix ($20) is an inexpensive, colored pair of on-ear headphones with expanding headbands with radioactive-styled markings on their sides. Available in at least four colors, the Toxix headphones use a plug that’s compatible with all iPods and the iPhone 3G, but not the original iPhone….
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Apple on August 6th, 2008 by admin
As a less expensive, different-colored version of the company’s earlier and less catchy-sounding D-33, iFrogz’ EarPollution Plugz ($15) is a pair of in-canal earphones bundled with three sets of silicone rubber earpieces and nothing else — the prior model’s carrying case is now gone. Available in at least four color combinations, Plugz is one of the cheapest earphone options we’ve seen. It works with the iPhone 3G, but not with the original iPhone….…
Posted under Headphones & Earphones, Cases - iPod shuffle, Apple on June 30th, 2008 by admin
Waterproof iPod products we’ve previously tested were designed as two-piece solutions—the iPod goes inside a case and connects via a waist-high cord to a pair of special headphones—and H2O Audio’s initial offering for the second-generation iPod shuffle followed this mold. The $40 iS2 used a translucent blue rubber and hard plastic shell to protect the shuffle, including both a belt clip and armband as mounting options. By contrast,…
