UNEASYdealz: $3.99 iPhone Headphone Adapter
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So you picked up a pair of those cheap E2C’s– awesome– but now you have to figure out how the hell you’re actually going to use them with your iPhone. Of all it’s quirks, the recessed headphone jack is the one thing that I can’t seem to justify to critics (or myself, for that matter.)
Sure, you could splurge and pick up one of Shure’s Music Phone Adapters and keep the fantastic talk and control features of the default earbuds, but that means spending more on the adapter than the earbuds themselves.
For the rest of us cheapskates, there is the Helium Digital headphone adapter, selling for a miniscule four dollars shipped. The only catch is that they’re in such high demand that there is a 2 week wait to place an order. [via]
I ordered the Shure adapter. It’s worth more to me and has the built in mic.
I just got a cable that had 3.5mm ends on it at Radio Shack for $7, then just cut off the extra rubber and stuck it in. Works great.
Wow, Nathan, you’re a genius. I got one of them cables at Radio Shack–to plug my iphone into the car’s audio in–and only then found out about the pesky width requirement. But unlike you, I bought an adaptor from Apple for $10 (okay, it was part of my $100 “rebate,” but still…now I’ve got an extra layer, which only adds to static and noise. Thanks, I’m going to get out a knife and whittle now.
Ha funny I just received my E2cs a few minutes before this post. Good timing.