| Just recently I was on an airplane, watching the in flight | | | | cell phone, having a hands-free option so you can |
| movie and listening to the sound on my headphones. | | | | keep both hands on the steering wheel is idea. These |
| The person in the seat next to me needed to use the | | | | are increasing in popularity and you can sometimes |
| washroom so I stood up to move. Unfortunately, the | | | | see people walking around with small metallic devices |
| wire caught on the arm of the seat and tore the | | | | on their ear. These hook over the ear and a small |
| earbud out of my ear. It was painful and when I sat | | | | microphone reaches to their cheek, which can pick up |
| back down and inspected my earbud I discovered that | | | | their conversation. |
| one of the wires had broken free. This isn't the first | | | | Wireless headphones are also useful in an office |
| time that headphone wires have become entangled | | | | setting where a receptionist has to walk around |
| and useless. | | | | (perhaps delivering the mail) while still being able to |
| That's why wireless headphones are so good. Many | | | | answer the phone. |
| companies make wireless headphones for a variety of | | | | Although many advancements are being made in the |
| reasons. Check out some of the best names in | | | | headphone industry, wireless headphones are going to |
| headphone manufacturing, including Iawa, Sennheiser, | | | | be a fairly basic model at this point in one regard; they |
| Shure, and Koss to see if they create the type of | | | | may not be completely appropriate for the audiophile |
| wireless headphone that you want. | | | | just yet. For the person who loves to listen to music |
| Wireless headphones have come a long way! I | | | | and tries to attain a near theatre quality sound, a |
| remember wireless headphones in the 80's had a radio | | | | circumaural headphone might be the best option. |
| built right in (with a giant antenna) and too two | | | | However, these powerful headphones require a |
| batteries. As you can imagine, those ultra modern | | | | power source (for example, from an amplifier) and |
| headphones looked more like something from a bad | | | | may not receive enough power from batteries in the |
| science fiction move! | | | | headphones themselves. This will change in the near |
| Today, wireless headphones are barely noticeable on | | | | future but it may not be there just yet for the true |
| a person. If the person uses the earbud or canalbud | | | | music aficionado. |
| style of headphones, you can't even tell that they're | | | | For the rest of us, wireless headphones are just the |
| listening to music (although that might explain why | | | | right mix of convenience and quality to hear the |
| they're dancing around like maniacs). | | | | sounds we want to hear. |
| Wireless headphones are great in the car. If you're | | | | One more thing: Remember to keep the volume down |
| driving down the highway and you get a call on your | | | | a little and save your hearing! |