We’re all for third party headphones — Lord knows I buy enough — but when it comes to the iPod Shuffle, we have to wonder, what’s the point? It’s not that the sound quality of the little iPods doesn’t merit some bigger cans — it’s that, in order to improve on the stock Apple ‘buds, you’ll end up spending more than the price of the iPod itself.
This is even worse with the new Shuffle, which requires that headphones have in-line switches to even play a single track, thus adding to the cost (although as the new iPod is $80 instead of $50, there is some headroom before the cans reach the price of the player).
This hasn’t stopped my inbox filling with emails detailing various companies’ intentions to make remote control headphones. The only reason we are covering Scosche’s phantom earbuds here over other brands is that Scosche’s PR people included pictures (tip to PR people — always include pictures. Never ask me to reply and request them. I won’t).
Like everybody else, Scosche doesn’t have its new headphones ready yet. They’re coming in the spring and will feature the company’s IDR (Increased Dynamic Range) tech, which it claims will “give users an enhanced listening experience with brilliant highs, silky smooth mids and powerful bass.”
They’ll all work with other iPods that support the in-line remote, and they also have a mic for the Touch, the iPhone, the Classic and the Nano. Prices? From $50 to $80, the same as the Shuffles themselves.
Product page [Scosche. Thanks, Mark!]
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