Clip-on...Earphones?

Tue Aug 8, 2006 7:28PM EDT

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Love it or hate it?

There have been many crossovers between fashion and technology. Take for example the Swapsets concept. The idea is to integrate a headset or earphones into a fashionable fabric headband women wear to pull their hair back. They can also add dangles to it, or choose a different fabric to match their outfit. It's a great idea for the fashion conscious divas.

Korea's Aving News has discovered another fashion tech-accessory that has left me cold. Why? Because I can't handle clip-on earrings. They give me headaches, but it may be a great idea for those of you who have managed to overcome the clip-on earring pain.  Earmecca is responsible for such a brave move in earphone fashion. The EP series earring-earphones have an adjustable clip right below the colorful earphone, and the clips are available in ten different designs such as stars, crosses, hearts and pearls.  

Sorry gals, they appear to be only available in Korea at the moment, but rest assured these earrings will eventually make their way to the States.

So what do you think? Do you love it or hate? 

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  • 1 Posted by anthonydesu on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:56PM EDT Report Abuse

    Interesting idea until you snag the cord on something and rip your ear off. If you are a careful lady, it might work, but if you are very active or somewhat clumbsy, it might be a bad idea. It kind of reminds me of those earphone that hook around the ear. A little less painful, I think, but I think the snagging idea is the same. I almost ripped an ear off with those once.

  • 2 Posted by warvickman on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:40PM EDT Report Abuse

    I would imagine that someone could design a post type earring that goes through the top of the ear and has a solid curved bar that mounts an earphone comfortably in the ear. By the way in any of you do that, you owe me 20% for the idea

  • 3 Posted by venom_of_the_mind on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:33PM EDT Report Abuse

    Clip-on Earphones? Is anyone that fashion conscious? Come now... If you're really interested in music I'm sure there are more than enough options for headphones out there... Nice idea. But I'm not sure it's grand enough to pull in consumers.

  • 4 Posted by eliza_morena on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:53PM EDT Report Abuse

    I think its a great thing. I have a hard time keeping earphone buds in my ears. I think this might help me keep them in place.

  • 5 Posted by josephsmom16 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:41PM EDT Report Abuse

    No thanks!! Can handle clip on earrings. Or anything clipped to my ears for that matter.

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