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Elroy wants to hang with you

by Steven Sande (Apr 2nd, 2013)

If you saw my post earlier today about Klingg, you might think that a new Kickstarter project -- Elroy -- is similar. Both hold onto your clothing, both have something to do with earbuds. But that's where the similarity stops. Elroy is a tiny Bluetooth device that's meant to do away with long ...

NYC mayor kicks off anti-earbud hearing safety campaign

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 11th, 2013)

As if supersized sodas weren't a big enough target, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new target in his quest to improve the health of New Yorkers -- the earbud. As reported in the New York Post, Bloomberg is kicking off an educational campaign to warn city dwellers about the dangers of pumping ...

Daily Update for March 11, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 11th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

RHA MA450i noise isolating earphones a great alternative to new EarPods

by Michael Grothaus (Oct 8th, 2012)

To be sure, I'm not an audiophile, but I am discerning enough to know what headphones sound better than the ones I'm used to. I'm not a big fan of the new EarPods Apple released last month. While they are an improvement over the old earbuds, I've recently found a pair of earphones I like a lot ...

Test-driving AIRBudz, the sensible antidote to "earbud zombies"

by Steven Sande (May 30th, 2012)

You've seen earbud zombies before -- they're the people who are walking or riding around with noise-isolating earphones plugged into their ears, totally oblivious to traffic noise, people talking or yelling at them, or the sound of screeching tires just before they get hit by a car. A few weeks ...

AIRbudz: A safer way to listen to your tunes

by Steven Sande (May 20th, 2012)

While the world seems to be beating a path to the door of manufacturers of noise-canceling earphones, inventor Tammy Erdel has a much better idea that could save some lives. AIRbudz replace the removable earbuds on your favorite set of earphones and allow the sound around you to mix with the ...

Wicked Audio Metallics Earbuds Giveaway

by Steven Sande (May 14th, 2012)

Sometimes we don't even need a reason to do a giveaway of some fun swag. Our friends at Wicked Audio were in the giving mood, so we teamed up with them to give away three pairs of their new Metallics earbuds. The Metallics (US$12.99) are noise-isolating earbuds that are extremely lightweight ...

Apple wins appeal over iPod hearing loss

by Lauren Hirsch (Dec 30th, 2009)

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a 2008 ruling dismissing a 2006 case brought against Apple, which claimed that the iPod music player caused hearing loss. In the original suit, a Louisiana man had claimed that the iPod had the potential to cause irreparable hearing loss, citing the ...

Earbud speakers from 4 business cards?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 8th, 2009)

I happened to catch this interesting hack on core77 and tried it for myself. You take four business cards, cut them up to interlock, leaving enough space for your earbuds to nestle inside, pop it open a bit and voila -- instant speaker cones for the tiny music makers. My MacBook Pro's headphone ...

Ahem... where's the new In-Ear Headphones, Apple?

by Cory Bohon (Nov 11th, 2008)

Some of you might remember the music event in September. Not only did Steve Jobs give us new iPods, but he also promised that Apple would be releasing new in-ear headphones in October. If anyone hasn't noticed, it's now mid-November, and there's no sign of the new headphones anywhere. Has Apple ...

iPhone 101: Triple click to go to a previous song

by Cory Bohon (Sep 16th, 2008)

When Apple first introduced the iPhone, they also announced a new set of earbuds to go along with it. These headphones sport a nice clicky button that allows you to pause/play/skip a song. However, they forgot to include a function to go to a previous song. If you are running the new 2.1 firmware, ...

Breakaway 1.7

by Cory Bohon (May 16th, 2008)

If you frequent the library (or quiet places) then Breakaway could be a god-send. You'll never be afraid of your headphones becoming unplugged when you have John Mayer playing loudly in iTunes. If you have ever used an iPod, then you know that when you unplug your headphones while playing a song it ...

iPods outline "dead bodies" in ad campaign

by Dave Caolo (Jan 10th, 2008)

We've seen clever iPod marketing from outside the US before, like this great campaign from South Africa. Today's ads come from the Sydney, Australia Police Department. Designed to encourage people to be aware of traffic while listening to their iPods, the ads depict users lying on the road, their ...

Don't wear iPod earbuds on the subway

by Dave Caolo (Mar 5th, 2007)

It's a sad fact that you may occasionally find "unsavory" characters on the subway. It's also true that people have been mugged for their iPods. Savvy commuters know how to protect themselves, but San Francisco transit police are offering some official advice. In a flyer entitled "Protect Yourself ...

High res pics of first orange iPod

by Dave Caolo (Jan 30th, 2007)

AppleInsider has some nice, high res photos of the new orange iPod shuffle, the first orange iPod. You can check them out here.* Note that Apple has packaged new earbud headphones with the colorful shuffles. If you still prefer grey but want the new headphones, get a package with black lettering, ...