CNET's Crave has the scoop on these "wireless" headphones forthcoming from Arriva. As you can see from the Photoshop mockup, the headphones integrate a 2nd generation iPod Shuffle dock in the middle to achieve the "wireless" effect. I'm guessing you'd be the subject of a few double-takes walking down the street with a Shuffle apparently embedded in the back of your skull, but this looks like it might be useful for exercise, etc. CNET quotes Arriva's founder as saying "Apple knows what we are up to and have not said anything except we can make our headphones in all the Shuffle colors, which we are."
Arriva has not yet announced a price or shipping date (though "hopefully by this summer").
[via Engadget]
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5-03-2007 @ 11:22AM
Erik said...
I've seen people already doing this by just clipping the shuffle onto their headphones or hat brims and either tying up the cord into a bundle, or cutting most of the cord out and splicing it back together.
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5-03-2007 @ 11:30AM
mungler said...
forgive me if im being stupid, but say i'm walking down a busy street with one of these... whats to stop anyone just yanking my shuffle out and pocketing it?
dumb.
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5-03-2007 @ 11:37AM
James Young said...
Cool, I see a huge market opportunity for this design if it's coupled with retro 'head gear' orthodontic devices! It could even send soundwave vibrations into your braces, translating to a mandible-based sound system.
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5-03-2007 @ 11:50AM
Earnest said...
I would, and I have.
http://bobbydrake007.livejournal.com/2005/03/28/
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5-03-2007 @ 12:06PM
trainwrecka said...
@2
what's to stop someone? i would hope you. or do you plan on not turning around?
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5-03-2007 @ 2:05PM
beans said...
@4
no offense, but quite frankly, that looks stupid
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5-03-2007 @ 4:17PM
Alex said...
I would punch someone in the shuffle if I saw someone wearing one of these ahaha
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5-03-2007 @ 6:39PM
Mark Fleser said...
I already clip my shuffle to the back of my shirt, and if I see reviews that they sound decent I'll definitely get it.
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5-03-2007 @ 10:48PM
Brett said...
If it sounds good for a good price I'd get it. I need something that removes the cable since I row and run (big sony headphones aren't fun to move around in).
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5-04-2007 @ 4:40AM
mungler said...
@5: I suppose you're one of these guys who carries their wallet in their back pocket?
Good luck with that.
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