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Apple's new EarPods will ship with iPhone 5, new iPods

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Apple has redesigned the headphones that will ship with its portable devices for greater comfort and sound quality, and the new EarPods will be available with the iPhone 5 and its new iPod lineup, and will also be available for purchase separately.

Apple design chief Jony Ive said his company scanned hundreds of ears searching for commonality between them. The new EarPods are defined by the geometry of a user's ear, but they do not create a seal like other headphones.


Apple new Earpods headphones. | Source: Apple

EarPods feature a directed speaker that points forward into a user's ear canal. Another port in the back aids with mid-level tones and maximizes air flow for sound quality.

Apple said it has shipped more than 600 million sets of its previous earbuds to date. The headphones come included with all iPod and iPhone models.

23 Comments

kolchak 20 Years · 1376 comments

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Originally Posted by AppleInsider 

Apple said it has shipped more than 600 million sets of its previous earbuds to date.

And about 400 million users detest them.

blackbook 14 Years · 1360 comments

Too bad these don't have covers or tips.

thinkknot 17 Years · 51 comments

I hope they made the cord 6-12" longer, this is one of the things that always pissed me off about the earbuds (other than the crappy performance and ill-fitting earbuds). It's tough to go running when the cord keeps pulling out of my ears when my iPhone is in a belt-pouch.

 

tallest skil 15 Years · 43086 comments

Originally Posted by akf2000 
gonna suck

 

Yeah, that's not trolling at all. Certainly doesn't invalidate everything you say in the future.