November 6th, 2009 10:26 AM | by Steve Anderson
Several months back, we introduced you to the Philips Tapster headphones. But there’s some bad news here for everyone who was looking forward to them–there’s now pretty much no way they’ll hit store shelves.
The folks out at Crave on Cnet’s Asian subsidiary believe they know why, too–they don’t work.
It’s a strange theme these days, gadgets that don’t work, but the beat goes on (or rather doesn’t) from these headphones. They were supposed to be a major innovation in playback and volume controls, which are supposedly controlled by tapping and swiping the ear modules. Under normal circumstances, this would dislodge them from the ear, but with these, they didn’t dislodge. Something of an accomplishment there, but the problem was, the purported tap-and-swipe system of volume and playback control never materialized.
So a little bit of vaporware for you, folks…and that’s always at least a little sad.
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November 5th, 2009 8:27 PM | by Christen da Costa
Beach Camera, via Amazon has the Audio-Technica ATH ANC3WH NoiseCancel Earphone in white for a low price. These headphones boast 85% noise cancellation, interchangeable ear pieces, white finish and inline controls. They’re …Continue reading: Audio-Technica ATH-ANC3WH NoiseCancel Earphone – $51 Shipped
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November 5th, 2009 8:17 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon has the Able Planet NC200 Foldable Noise Canceling Headphone for $99.99 – $51 instant savings + free shipping = $48.99 shipped! These headphones have active noise cancellation, inline volume control, foldable and 1/4-inch stereo adapters. …Continue reading: Able Planet NC200 Foldable Noise Canceling Headphone – $49 Shipped
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November 4th, 2009 5:10 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon has a great price for the Sony MDRNC7/BLK Noise Canceling on-ear headphones. They’re $49.99 – $15 instant savings + free shipping = $34.99 shipped! These headphones have active noise cancelling that kill up to 87.4% of ambient noise, are foldable and features Neodymium magnets. …Continue reading: Sony MDRNC7/BLK Noise Canceling on-ear headphones – $34 Shipped
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November 3rd, 2009 5:05 PM | by Christen da Costa
This deal is only availalbe 11/26 – 11/30. B&H Photo has the Sony MDR-NC22 Noise Cancelling Headphone for $39.95 + free shipping = $39.95 shipped! They offer active noise cancellation, a pink finish and ear style.
This deal ends 11/30 …Continue reading: Black Friday Deal: Sony MDR-NC22 Noise Cancelling Headphone – $40 Shipped
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October 30th, 2009 6:25 PM | by Christen da Costa
J&R, via Amazon has the Sony MDR-ED21LP Fontopia In-The-Ear Headphones for $12.99 + free shipping = $12.99 shipped! These headphones are the in ear style and offer solid sound quality. …Continue reading: Sony MDR-ED21LP Fontopia In-The-Ear Headphones – $13 Shipped
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October 28th, 2009 6:09 PM | by Christen da Costa
Holy crap! Disturbing your partner at night with that loud TV? J&R, via Amazon has the Audio Source NDHD1AS Noise Cancelling Headphones for $9.99 + free shipping = $9.99 shipped! These headphones, probably aren’t top notch but they do have 20-20khz frequency response, battery, 3.5mm plug and active noise cancellation. …Continue reading: Audio Source NDHD1AS Noise Cancelling Headphones – $10 Shipped
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October 26th, 2009 9:35 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon has an amazing low price on the Sony Walkman NWZ-W202BLK 2GB Black MP3 Player Headphones. They’re $69.95 – $14.38 instant savings + free shipping = $55.57 shipped! The headphones have a built-in MP3 player with up to 2GB of storage, 3 min quick charge provide 90 minutes of playback and no cords to be cluttered. …Continue reading: Sony Walkman NWZ-W202BLK 2GB Black MP3 Player Headphones – $56 Shipped
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October 23rd, 2009 5:37 PM | by Christen da Costa
Amazon offers the Koss QZ-99 Noise Reduction Stereophones for $59.99 – $18.47 instant savings + free shipping = $41.52 shipped! The phones boast a passive noise reduction stereophone system, volume control on ear cup, 8 foot cord and more. …Continue reading: Koss QZ-99 Noise Reduction Stereophone – $42 Shipped
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October 21st, 2009 1:13 PM | by Jeff Bordeaux
Damn these things look tight! Having being totally snubbed by Monster Cable for past review inquiries (Dr. Dre HeadPhones), it’s unlikely that I’ll get to review these either. Whimper…
To celebrate the 50 anniversary of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue album, Monster Cable is releasing a pair of limited edition high-performance in-ear headphones in his honor. Each pair will be numbered and accompanied with the box set of Kind of Blue, which will contain 2 CD’s, a DVD, and a 24-page booklet.
No word yet on pricing or availability but I’m sure we can all surmise that they ain’t gonna be cheap. …Continue reading: Monster Cable Intros New Miles Davis EarBuds
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