Victor cordless mp3 player headphones
First there was Jim Younkin’s Shufflephones 1.0 (Old Skool Edition), where basically, a creative and skillfull nerd used the smallness of the iPod shuffle and its lack of screen to put it INSIDE the headphones and create a cool device that keep your ears warm and entertained in winter.
Then, he went on and upgraded it to the Shufflephones 2.0 (New Hotness Edition). Where the thing a) becomes nicer to look at and not so much like a soviet tanker helmet anymore, and b) has now an expansion jack that can be used to share your music with a friend on the go or to plug the shuffle into a stereo.
Still, we didn’t talk about it because there was nothing Japanese in this. But we surely wished there was. And our prayers have been heard by the nice people of Victor (a.k.a JVC), who just released their earphone-type digital audio player called “XA-AL55″. The Player is equipped with a 256 MB built-in memory and is expected to hit Japan’s market at the end of this month, with an expected price of 18,000 yen (US$180).
Should I mention I want those?
Hey! You! Yes, you sweet dear reader: What do you use to listen to music when you are moving? iPod? iRiver? Something else with an “i”? Flash based? Good ol’ walkman? (Comments below please)
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June 23rd, 2005 at 4:13 am
I use a 20g iPod, mostly because I got a $200 rebate if I bought it at the same time I was buying my PowerBook, which meant that I essentially got the iPod for $69.99! The idea of a set of headphones that you can plug an iShuffle into seems pretty incredible though – Mac should really buy that guy’s idea and start producing it!
June 23rd, 2005 at 9:59 am
Well, usually Apple makes the iPod and other brands come up with cool accessories, so someone like Bose or Sony or Belkin should make those headphones, not Apple themselves. But overall I agree: someone should have made a headset inside which you can “plug” a shuffle. I would buy a shuffle if there was such a headset available…
November 25th, 2005 at 11:11 am
I (finally) got around to using my mp3 (creative N200) and wanted to
upgrade the sound, so I got better earbuds, which sound better, but are
soft and generate noise when jogging.
So I am waiting for an iriver 1G,
but the next toy is the cordless
headphone/mp3 player, when the capacity gets higher. the creatives
just sound bad, even with the upgraded phones.