Headphones Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Los Angeles Apple stores offering exclusive headphones this NBA All-Star weekend

by Mike Schramm (Feb 19th, 2011)

If you're around Los Angeles and need some new headphones this weekend, your local Apple Store has a deal for you. To celebrate the NBA All-Star Game, Skullcandy is selling its NBA All-Star Aviator headphones in Apple Stores exclusively, this weekend only. At $180 they're not cheap, but they are ...

Inline remote controls for iOS devices that work with your current headphones

by Chris Rawson (Feb 18th, 2011)

Problem: You like the inline remote and microphone functions built into the headphones that come with the iPhone, but if you want to use another pair of headphones, you lose that functionality. Solution 1: Ditch your current headphones for another set with built-in controls and a mic. Solution 2: ...

iFrogz shows off cases and headphones at CES 2011

by Mike Schramm (Jan 7th, 2011)

We stopped by the iFrogz booth at this week's CES 2011 here in Las Vegas to see the company's line of cases and headphones for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. We also got to hear some interesting behind-the-scenes information about the business of selling accessories for Apple's devices. The ...

Apple's Cyber Monday sale cuts prices on accessories

by Michael Rose (Nov 29th, 2010)

The second half of the Apple Store one-two punch of weekend discounts hits today, as the company is offering savings on select accessories and peripherals like the Twelve South Compass stand for iPad (featured in our recent gift guide). Considering that the store isn't necessarily known for ...

TUAW's Daily App: Soundrop

by Mike Schramm (Aug 17th, 2010)

Soundrop isn't really a game -- it's more of a musical instrument, although you can play with it for quite a while. The app presents a small hole that constantly drops balls out at a certain rate, while you draw lines on the screen with your finger. Where the balls hit the lines, a tone is sounded, ...

TUAW's Daily App: Solipskier

by Mike Schramm (Aug 12th, 2010)

Solipskier is kind of a mix of the growing line drawing genre and the classic Line Rider game. A little headphone wearing skier (at least he wears headphones as long as he can keep them on) travels along a snow ridge that you actually draw with your finger as you play the game; he speeds up or ...

Apple launches Headphones with Remote Replacement Program

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 19th, 2010)

Apple has launched a replacement program for third-generation iPod shuffle headphones with remote controls that exhibit performance problems. The symptoms of the issues, which have led to some lengthy discussions in Apple's Support Forum, include controls that are non-responsive or work ...

Four made-for-iPhone headsets from Sony

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 29th, 2010)

Sony has introduced four new sets of earphones designed for the iPod/iPhone: Three earbud and one over-the-ear style. Engadget reports that only the MDR-EX38iP ($39.99 USD, pictured) is available now. The other three models -- the DR-EX300iP ($99.99 USD), MDR-E10iP (No price given), and the ...

Thundergod gets you out in the rain without getting wet

by Mel Martin (Oct 18th, 2009)

I'm spending the weekend in Northern Arizona on a photo shoot. It's dry up here, but I took along a little iPhone/iPod touch app that put me in the center of several dramatic thunderstorms. The app is called Thundergod [iTunes link]. With creative microphone technique, and a good set of ...

New iPod shuffle features VoiceOver

by Michael Rose (Mar 11th, 2009)

The store is back, and the rapid rumor ramp-up is vindicated: Apple introduced a new iPod shuffle this morning, billed as 'the first music player that talks to you' -- it features a VoiceOver interface that announces artists, songs and playlists on demand (the iPod nano features spoken menus as ...

Apple finally offers in-ear headphones for sale

by Mat Lu (Dec 2nd, 2008)

We were recently wondering what happened to the in-ear headphones that Apple promised way back in September. Today, we're happy to see that the online Apple Store is finally offering them for sale with free shipping and delivery listed as 7-10 days. These headphones promise to be of higher quality ...

iPod nano update released, adds support for new In-Ear headphones

by Cory Bohon (Nov 16th, 2008)

If you have one of those small, multi-colored nano-chromatic iPod nanos, then you might be in for a surprise the next time you sync it with iTunes. That's because an update is waiting for you; the iPod nano (4th Generation) update 1.0.3 gives your musical friend the following new features/bug ...

iPhone headphone mic works with new laptops (and previous MBPs?)

by Michael Rose (Oct 15th, 2008)

As our old friend Nik tipped us yesterday and Macworld's Jason Snell reported in his two-hour rundown of the MacBook Pro and MacBook updates, there's a stealth feature with these machines that is sure to please iPhone owners: the $29 US Apple Stereo Headset, included with the iPhone, works as a ...

Apple announces two new sets of headphones

by Mat Lu (Sep 9th, 2008)

Another interesting detail released in the excitement of the Let's Rock event: Apple's announcement of two new sets of headphones designed for the new iPods and their voice notes recording feature. The first set is similar the the present iPhone headset with a main button for play/plause and ...

Apple Store back online, with changes

by Cory Bohon (Sep 9th, 2008)

With the day's Apple news slowing down, the Apple store finally came back online after what seemed to be an eternity. We've been looking around and here are the changes that we found: New iPod nanos are now available for order and ship within 24 hours New iPod touches are available for order ...