Category: Headphones / Earphones
Sony's bluetooth wireless earphones would be great if they worked with iPods
$150 for a pair of earphones is very expensive. For some, it may be even more than their MP3 player is worth, so it’s certainly a big purchase. The quality of Sony earphones is undoubted, however, and the Sony DR-BT140QP earphones have one big difference from most others.
There’s something quite attractive about wireless earphones. No-one really needs them – a wire going between your ear and your pocket isn’t a particular inconvenience, but to go without it would be a nice luxury. You could turn your head sharply without one falling out, you could reach for something in your pocket without accidentally pulling the lead out, and missing that one bit of the song you really like. Actually, you could even put your MP3 player in your bag, while continuing to listen. The Bluetooth range is 10m, so there are surely exciting possibilites I’ve yet to imagine.
Etymotic launches hf2 earphones with handsfree calling
Etymotic has announced the availability of its hf2 handsfree headset, offering the same sound quality of their ER-4P earphones and coupled with a microphone and end/send switch for pairing up with the iPhone or any other mobile phone with a 3.5mm jack.
The unit features noise cancellation technology, ensuring both music and calls can be heard more clearly even in noisy surroundings…
Cows herded by remote control… the most fun you can have on a farm?
After his recent campaign to clear up the clearly criminal practice of battery chicken farming, I'm pretty sure mad-as-a-march-hare celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will be gearing up for a brand new TV series over the latest news that farmers might soon be corralling cattle using radio-controlled bovine headsets.
Researchers from the Department for Agriculture in the good ol' US of A have put their thinking caps on and designed a high-tech cow-hat that sits over the cow's ears and allows the controller to corral the individual remotely, using sounds funneled directly to the ears.
ACS's T range of professional in-ear monitors
If you’re after some serious in-ear audio gear — the sort that professional musicians are likely to use — then Advanced Communications Solutions may have a solution for you.
Their T range of in-ear monitors, which have actually been around for nearly a decade but are still well worth mentioning, include the flagship T1s, plus T2s and T3s, which are slightly more affordable and aimed at the rest of us.
Custom moulded to fit the contour of the individual’s ears, the T1s feature three-way balanced armature transducers built in to the custom silicone earpieces, for an exceptional sound experience. The cable is reinforced with Kevlar for extra strength, and it’s an ideal monitor for a stage performer…
Monster's Beats by Dr. Dre – headphones with attitude
Ok, who’s bad ass out there? Come on, show of hands, who’s bad ass? No, you’re all wrong. Put your hands down. None of you are bad ass unless you happen to own a pair of Beats by Dr Dre Monster headphones.
Yes, the original music producer with attitude has gone fully corporate with a line of audio apparel destined to rake in buckets of cash at $349.95…
Hot Mod: Bluetooth handgun headset for you iPhone
Got a spare bluetooth headset? This mod shows you how to install it into an airsoft handgun for those extra-annoying calls.
Sennheiser cuts price of PXC 350 noise-cancelling headphones
Sennheiser has just announced that it is cutting a pretty impressive slice off the cost of it high-end PXC 350 active noise-cancelling headphones.
Sennheiser headphones aid carbon-neutral world record attempt
Okay, I confess – I actually just wanted to put a picture of this boat in here. This is what Batman would drive (sail?) if he was fighting climate change as well as crime.
Shiny Video Review: Plantronics Discovery 925 Bluetooth headset
Admittedly Bluetooth headsets aren’t the most thrilling of products to review, so we made a good call getting Zara to do the video for it. I think I could watch her reviewing toast and still be entertained!
The headset features an improved antenna and microphone due to the extended shape, plus has DPS technology for noise cancellation and voice clarification. Out…
Sennheiser helps poor iPhone users with the compatible MM 50 headphones
Apple really screwed with a lot of their customers by putting a recessed headphone jack on it instead of the usual 3.5mm jack – I can imagine they alienated a lot of the early adopters who’d bought expensive headphones for previous iPods, only to discover they couldn’t actually use them with their new phone.
Sure, you can get adapters, but that’s just something else to cart around with you. Sennheiser has listened to the cries of iPhone users, and just announced the MM 50 ‘phones, part of their CX range, which are iPhone-suitable. In addition to listening to music, you can also receive…
