Forget Tangled Wires: We're Really Excited For These Magnetic Earbuds
While we can't wait for all of those things to come out, it's probably going to be a while.
Meanwhile, there's an awesome, innovative gadget that's gotten barely any coverage despite solving an issue everyone has: tangled earbud wires.
We first heard about the Jabra Rox Wireless earbuds via gadget recommendation site The Wirecutter's "realist guide to CES."
They're a pair of wireless
Like an iPad with a Smart Cover, magnetically attaching the earbuds puts them into a power-saving sleep mode, while separating them instantly turns them on and reconnects them to your phone.
Those two subtle improvements to something we use everyday earned the Jabra Rox Wireless a 2014 CES Innovations award for Design and Engineering. While we don't have a solid release date beyond "early 2014" just yet, we do know that the expected retail price is $129, which isn't bad for a pair of quality headphones.
As you can see, they look a lot like the earbuds most of us already use, just without a wire going from your head to the phone in your pocket:
You can read more about the Jabra Rox Wireless earbuds on their website.
You can see the earbuds in use in the video below:
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