Belkin 3-Pack TuneTie for iPod/MP3 Player Earbuds (Black, Red, Gray) | List Price: $12.99
Discount Price: $13.95
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Brand: Belkin
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Features: - Compatibility: iPod mini; iPod nano 1G, 2G, 3G; iPod touch; iPod 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 5.5G, 6G; iPod shuffle 1G, 2G; any MP3 player with a headphone jack
- Manage & Store Earbuds & Excess Earbud Cord
- 3 Pk
Neatens My Cords [Posted on 2008-01-18]
I thought I'd gotten the bright colors but was sent red/black/grey, which is ok too I guess. I really want that bright green so I'm going to call the company that sent it to me to see if they have any of that color in stock.
Anyway I used these right away on the headphones for my MP3 player and the ones I have for my computer. Instant cord management!
Works great [Posted on 2008-04-30]
I like the design that the ear buds can be stored in the two holes. The color choices of red, black and grey are just too boring. I thought I ordered the pastel green, blue and orange, but I was shipped the red, black and grey. Other than the color disappointment, the items worked great.
Doesn't do the job. Description is off too [Posted on 2008-05-10]
I can't under-rate the product because the description is off, but I got the red/gray/black colors just as the another reviewer did, and I can clearly see that the description says "green, blue and orange". AND I bought these from amazon directly, not throgh another retailer.
Also, there are no earbud sponges included.
Now, reviewing the product:
Upon opening the mail package, I noticed how small these are! It's not something bad, but I had the impression that they were larger. They are about 2 3/4 inches long and 1 1/8 inch wide. However, the center section is narrower at 3/4 of an inch.
I immediatley tried these on my iPod's earbuds and did not like them for the following reasons:
1. The center section is too narrow and when you want to roll all the cord of the earphones (when you're not using them), you have to roll the cord so many times that the roll ends up being like 1 inch thick. It won't feel good inside your pocket, together with your iPod.
2. Because of the narrow center and the many times I had to roll the cord, the cables inside the cord immediatly started twisting or "braiding". It's like the cables inside the gray cover of the earbuds got twisted inside and started braiding on each other... the cord doesn't look as a soft line, but has some bumps and unevennes because of this. I'm not an expert on audio and I'm using apple's earbuds, but besides the aesthetic downgrade, this could affect the sound delivery of the earphones. For instance, the newer version of Etymotic's top of the line ER-4P earphones (originally sold around $300) are braided because it improves something... (yeah, who would have thought?). If I had those, I don't think I would roll them in the TuneTie.
3. The last gripe is that holes in the TuneTie don't hold my earbuds tightly. This may be because at some point in time, Apple starting making smaller earbuds (I can't recall when they switched to the smaller ones). But my earbuds won't stay secured in the holes.
The end result is that this is a product that claims to be designed for iPod, but does not fully deliver fot the iPod earbuds.
In other words, you might be better off rolling the cord around the iPod than purchasing a pack of three of these.
ear buds don't fit in holes! [Posted on 2008-05-29]
Major disappointment: The holes for holding the earbuds are too large for iPod/iPhone earbuds, so they just slip through. Doesn't do the job.
Minor disappointment: Boring colors red, black, grey were sent; not the fun colors advertised!
All in all, a bust. I returned them.
Wrap em up. [Posted on 2008-06-05]
These thingies are the perfect answer to tangled headsets. I got extra to pass out to my friends when they envy mine.
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