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iPhone Headphone Freedom Coming Thanks to Third-Party Apple Remote

Written on July 23, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 10 people have commented

My Apple in-ear headset is fine. Despite complaints that there’s too much cable noise, and that they don’t seal well, I’ve had little trouble personally (or I’m just good at overlooking flaws in Apple hardware). Still, I have some nice noise-canceling Sony DJ cups just sitting unused in my closet, and I’m actually far more [...]

Apple Bluetooth Headset Discontinued: What’s Next?

Written on March 23, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 11 people have commented

It probably wasn’t Apple’s best-selling or best-loved product of all time, but it was tiny and cute. And you could see the rather sub-par battery life dwindling away to nothing via a perfectly integrated indicator in the iPhone’s status bar. But I never had one, opting instead to use my Sony Playstation BT device.
I’m [...]

Apple Premium In-Ear Headphones Soon to Be in Your Ears

Written on December 02, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 7 people have commented

It seems like only yesterday that articles were popping up around the web talking about the unavailability of Apple’s new Premium In-Ear Headphones with Mic and Remote due to the product being redesigned. Wait, it was only yesterday. Well, that was then, and this is now, and the headphones are now available at the Apple [...]

Logitech Premium Notebook Headset Review

Written on September 11, 2008 by Brian Warren and 3 people have commented

I received the Logitech Premium Notebook headset at a very good time; I was doing some podcasting at the moment and my setup was a bit complicated. Also, I had several Skype chats on a pretty regular basis. This gave me a great opportunity to put the headset through some extensive testing in a short [...]

Apple Tech Support Trials Begets Better iPhone Headset + License Woes

Written on June 23, 2008 by Bob Rudis and 6 people have commented

It’s been quite a while since my last post due in large part to my dead MacBook Pro. Perhaps, unstable would have been a better choice of words as my trusty 15″ developed a very nasty power issue where it would just randomly power off without warning. The instability made it impossible to do any [...]

Rivet Stereo Headset for iPhone

Written on May 04, 2008 by Brandon Eley and 2 people have commented

I have been looking for some decent headphones for my iPhone for a while (I’m not a big fan of the white earbuds). I finally found the Rivet Stereo Headset made specially for iPhone and couldn’t resist.
First Impressions
My first impression after taking the headphones out of the package was “huh?” They are made to [...]

Apple’s iPhone Bluetooth Headset Now On Sale

Written on July 18, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 4 people have commented

Apple’s much anticipated Bluetooth headset is now available to order in the Apple store.
It will run you around $130 and is scheduled to ship in 2-4 weeks.
The headset also includes the iPhone Dual Dock and iPhone Bluetooth Travel Cable.
Thankfully there are no blinking lights on this headset. It keeps true to Apple design and [...]