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Apple Tries its Hand at In-ear Headphones Again [Updated]

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 1:40 PM - by

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's first try at in-ear iPod headphones wasn't a big success, but that's not stopping the company from trying again with a new model that Steve Jobs unveiled during a special media event on Tuesday. The new iPod in-ear headphones include a tweeter and woofer, three bud sizes, and an iPod controller built into the cord.

The in-line controller, dubbed the control capsule, includes a microphone along with the ability to adjust volume, control music and video playback, and control over the new voice memo feature found on the fourth generation iPod nano, new 120GB iPod classic, and second generation iPod touch.

While the headphones are compatible with with iPhone and iPhone 3G, the control capsule features are not.

Apple has not announced a ship date for its new in-ear headphones, but has said that they will be priced at US$79.

[This article has been updated with additional information about Apple's new in-ear headphones.]

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drjason said:

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Tue Sep 09, 2008 2:12 pm

Not compatible with the iPhone.......WTF, Apple needs to get their heads out of their a**s.

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Tiger said:

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Tue Sep 09, 2008 4:50 pm

it is compatible, but not the Control Capsule.

think of them as not-so-universal. You still get sound, just diminished features on some models. Kind of like a universal TV remote.

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:27 pm

This seems like a pretty shortsighted move to me, considering the iPhone 3G was only recently introduced. Compatibility from http://www.apple.com/ipod/inearheadphones/

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Compatibility Information

The remote AND MIC are supported ONLY by iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (120GB), and iPod touch (2nd generation). Audio is supported by all iPod models.

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