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Bowers & Wilkins New C5 Headphones Could Encourage Budget-Stretching

We recently covered ten pairs of headphones suitable for using with your iPhone, most of which were sensibly priced, however Bowers & Wilkins has now entered the fray with these gorgeous but slightly more extravagant in-ear ‘phones. The C5 comes with a true ‘Made for iPhone’ cable with inline controls and a microphone for hands-free use, [...]

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Top Ten New Headphones and Earbuds with a Mic for the iPhone

Not everyone uses their iPhone for listening to music on the move, but you probably should as the performance is excellent – provided that is, you have a good pair of headphones.  Nobody needs reminding of how poor the supplied Apple headphones are, but as that inline microphone and remote to answer calls is so [...]

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New iPhone-Friendly Urbanears Plattan Plus Headphones

Cool Scandanavian headphones manufacturer Urbanears has added a new pair of ‘made for iPhone’ cans to their range.  Named the Plattan Plus, they are modified versions of their existing Plattan models, with a couple of additional interesting features. As you’ll see from the pictures, they’re full-size ‘phones with an adjustable headband and a fabric cord, plus [...]

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Ultimate Ears Introduce iPhone-Friendly Headphones

Ultimate Ears, the headphone manufacturer initially started by Van Halen’s audio engineer Jerry Harvey, but now owned by well-known peripheral company Logitech, have introduced five new pairs of headphones this week, with two being designed for use with the iPhone. The 500vi and 200vi are both noise-isolating earphones, offering excellent sound clarity and bass response.  The [...]

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Skullcandy announce 50/50 earbuds, to be available at Apple Stores

Skullcandy have recently rolled out another set of earbuds, which have been dubbed as 50/50. As per the announcement email that I received, they will be available as of today at Apple retail stores and also online at Apple.com. Spec wise, the 50/50 earbuds feature an in-line microphone with play/pause, volume and track control. In [...]

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Earbuds for the new Shuffle bringing on a whole new accessory market

The new iPod Shuffle and the lack of a control wheel is making for a whole new accessory market. Personally, this sounds like a nice move, I have a Shuffle that gets used primarily for running or doing yard work, during which the in-line controls will be easier to reach. Of course, I am someone who [...]

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Zagg offering Z-buds buy-one get-one half off for a limited time

In addition to the invisibleSHIELD, ZAGG also offers a very nice set of earbuds designed for the iPhone, and for a limited time you can get a nice deal on them. The deal, which is currently available runs through February 28, 2009 and will allow you to buy one pair at full price and get [...]

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NR-10i Headphones Offer Foam Sound Isolation

Hearing Components is out with some new iPhone earphones said to use the same technology used by U.S. Army helicopter crews and Special Forces to offer quality noise reduction. It is called the Comply NR-10i and prices around $100. The NR-10i makes use of special foam tips which are made of a special viscoelastic polyurethane foam [...]

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Apple In-Ear Headphones Now Available–Not So Fast, iPhone Users…

The $79.99 In-Ear Headphones that Apple announced at the Let’s Rock Event back in September are finally available (two months late) at the online Apple Store, with a shipping time of “7 to 10 Business Days.”  They feature dual drivers, a volume rocker/track control button on the cord, as well as a microphone.  Strangely, however, [...]

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iPhoneFreak: My 2008 iPhone Gift Guide

The 2008 holidays are quickly approaching and the holiday shopping season has officially begun as of today, with that it seems like a good time to share my 2008 iPhone Gift Guide. For the purpose of this list, I pretended as if I had no iPhone accessories and created it as if this was what I [...]

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