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The Mac|Life Show: How to Untangle Those Cords

Posted 11/03/2011 at 1:37pm | by Florence Ion

Life's full of problems, so don't let your cords become an issue. This week's Mac|Life Show is all about getting those cords properly wrapped up so they're not impeding on all sorts of other areas in your life--like, uh, that other stuff in your bag.

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How to Straighten Kinky Earbud Cords

Posted 10/06/2011 at 4:22am | by Adam Berenstain

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I accidentally ran my iPhone earbuds through the washer and dryer, and now the cord is bent in so many places that it doesn’t hang loosely like it used to. Is there anything I can do, or am I stuck spending $30 on a new pair of earbuds?

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5 Reasons We, Um, Don't Love Apple

Posted 04/11/2011 at 12:49pm | by Ray Aguilera, Roberto Baldwin, Paul Curthoys, Florence Ion, Susie Ochs, and Nic Vargus

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Nothing's perfect. We sure aren't, and Apple sure isn't either. To counteract all the love shown today, here are five ways Apple consistently and often pointlessly makes us downright cranky.

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How To Keep Your Apple Device Cables Tangle-free

Posted 03/09/2011 at 2:00pm | by Cory Bohon

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One of the biggest downsides to owning a lot of electronic devices are the cables. Cables can be a pain to manage and keep tangle-free. In this how-to (gallery edition!), we'll show you some easy ways to tie up your USB cables, MagSafe power bricks, and also the ever elusive earbuds. So, if you don't want to end up like that one episode of The Three Stooges, then click through and find out how to de-clutter your cables.

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Holy Bat iPhone Pouch, Batman!

Posted 09/30/2010 at 10:45am | by Seamus Bellamy

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If you're an Apple purist that laments the fact that wearing a pair of the company's iconic white earbuds in public could grab a mugger's attention and lead to a nasty thrashing, we've got great news for you: Universal Designs is offering replicas of Batman's belt from The Dark Knight that come complete with a holster for your iPhone or iPod. It's a sure bet that wearing this baby out in public will guarantee you'll never have to worry about being rolled for your precious Apple products again. After all why would any self-respecting criminal want to beat someone to within an inch of their lives for a portable media device when they could be beating them for wearing superhero memorabilia. I mean, come on--even criminals have priorities.

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Comment Contest! Win Earbuds from Wicked Audio

Posted 09/30/2010 at 10:19am | by Susie Ochs

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Thanks to our friends at Wicked Audio, we gave away two sets of earbuds! Congrats to CupcakeKiller and HarmonicHealer, our winners!

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Etymotic hf3 Review

Posted 09/23/2010 at 11:07am | by Ray Aguilera

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The iPhone’s iPod functions replaced an actual iPod in my pocket long ago. But as great as it is to have one device I can use to tweet, listen to music, check my calendar, and make the occasional voice call, for me, the iPhone is a less than perfect music player. Without hard buttons for navigation, I can’t skip to my favorite tracks without having to look at the device. Luckily, Etymotic’s new hf3 headset has an inline remote for playback control (and taking calls), and this time around, they’ve added volume buttons as well for the ultimate in control.

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Shure SE115M+

Posted 06/09/2010 at 1:18pm | by Roberto Baldwin

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Shure’s new SE115m+ headset for the iPhone 3GS does its darnedest to become the next big thing for your iPhone. The “m+” in the name refers to the remote and mic attached to the cable below the right earbud. Like the headphones that shipped with your 3GS, the inline remote controls the volume and makes all the fancy track- and playlist-skipping moves we’ve grown accustomed to. The remote’s volume buttons protrude a bit more than the middle button, which makes it easy to navigate without looking. And its placement and mic sensitivity meant we didn’t have to do the whole “holding the wire up to our mouth to talk” bit. Overall, the headset worked fine for making calls on our phone.

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Yurtopia Yurbuds

Posted 03/25/2010 at 8:41am | by Ray Aguilera

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iPods are fantastic, but the most important part of any mobile music experience is the earbuds or headphones that you connect to your device. Plenty of people are happy to use the stock Apple iPod earbuds, but many are less than thrilled by their sound quality--or the fact that those hard plastic ’buds aren’t the most comfortable things to stick in your ears. Yurbuds are soft rubber eartips meant to work with your existing phones, offering better fit and improved performance.

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Dew Motion Quiver

Posted 03/03/2010 at 10:18am | by Ray Aguilera

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I love my iPod, and I use it every day. But between earbud cables, straps for my laptop bag, and a jacket (even in summer… it’s San Francisco), things can get pretty cumbersome. Dew Motion’s Quiver iPod sash (for lack of a better term) aims to keep you from getting tangled in your own wires and makes it easier to control your iPod.

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