Filed under: Audio, Hardware, iPod Family
Would you wear a Shuffle on your head?
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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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Erik said 11:22AM on 5-03-2007
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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mungler said 11:30AM on 5-03-2007
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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James Young said 11:37AM on 5-03-2007
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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Earnest said 11:50AM on 5-03-2007
I would, and I have.
http://bobbydrake007.livejournal.com/2005/03/28/
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trainwrecka said 12:06PM on 5-03-2007
@2
what's to stop someone? i would hope you. or do you plan on not turning around?
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Alex said 4:17PM on 5-03-2007
I would punch someone in the shuffle if I saw someone wearing one of these ahaha
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beans said 2:05PM on 5-03-2007
@4
no offense, but quite frankly, that looks stupid
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Mark Fleser said 6:39PM on 5-03-2007
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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Brett said 10:48PM on 5-03-2007
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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mungler said 4:40AM on 5-04-2007
@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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