Phone-Accessories Reviews

If you have any other sound card than an extremely basic one, this is not for you. As stated in another review you lose stereo sound when this device is hooked up. I have a high quality sound card with 5.1 and when this device is set to speakers, it only comes out of the left channel speakers. When it is set to headset, it comes out of the headset and the right channel speakers. There was not enough info on the product to find this out before you hooked it up and tried it. Mine is going back.

I purchased the said item and it was a gift from above. I could play games with the headset, then listen to music through the speakers.
Then I realised that it eliminates Stereo sound.
This means that I don't know if that bad guy is coming from the left or the right of me.
Not very useful at all.
It is now unplugged, and i'm back with headset only.

Other reviews claiming mono are wrong - when I first plugged it in I too noticed all the sound coming out of only 1 channel. However I then pushed the plug fully and firmly in and it works fully in stereo confirmed by several tests and hasn't reverted back.

Sound quality?

I bought 2 of these, since I have surround sound headphones (Zalman 5.1s) and good speakers (Klipsch Promedia 4.1s) to switch between. This is combined with an Audigy 2 ZS sound card so I was very concerned about losing any quality. After comparing several sources (mp3's, speaker tests, games) with and without the switch, I'm personally not able to discern any difference in sound quality so far in the hours I've used it.

In short works in stereo and can save a lot of hassle constantly changing plugs in the back of your PC. Definitely recommended.

I agree with the previous review. This phone cord worked twice. Now, it only retracts about half way, and keeps getting worse. I'm returning it for a refund. Don't waste your time with this.

I am on my second one and I will be returning this one also. Both of them worked once and then would not retract fully after that. I was so mad I almost threw it against the wall. I thought the first one was a defect, but then when I got the second one I realized it was a design flaw... If you buy the Targus one keep your receipt because I guarantee you will be returning it. What I don't get is how Targus has the guts to release this product and also put on it: Satisfaction Guaranteed. What a joke...

This is wonderful for laptop users that travel or like to move your laptop around a lot. If I leave my laptop somewhere I hate having to worry about tripping over wires and wires everywhere just look bad. This is really small and compact! Perfect for traveling too. I've used it for about 8 months now and it hasnt had one problem...it still recoils well!

I agree with the previous review. This phone cord worked twice. Now, it only retracts about half way, and keeps getting worse. I'm returning it for a refund. Don't waste your time with this.

I am on my second one and I will be returning this one also. Both of them worked once and then would not retract fully after that. I was so mad I almost threw it against the wall. I thought the first one was a defect, but then when I got the second one I realized it was a design flaw... If you buy the Targus one keep your receipt because I guarantee you will be returning it. What I don't get is how Targus has the guts to release this product and also put on it: Satisfaction Guaranteed. What a joke...

This is wonderful for laptop users that travel or like to move your laptop around a lot. If I leave my laptop somewhere I hate having to worry about tripping over wires and wires everywhere just look bad. This is really small and compact! Perfect for traveling too. I've used it for about 8 months now and it hasnt had one problem...it still recoils well!

I'm a big fan of Aiwa products, but these headphones disappointed me considerably. The earbuds are pretty uncomfortable and difficult to fit completely into the ear, so I could only judge the quality of the sound from halfway in my ear. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but if that IS the case, why are they so hard to put in? Plus, the shape of the headphones is deceiving because the curved part (that is supposed to fit snuggly around the ear) goes underneath the ear instead of on top, so they never fit properly on my head.

I will deal with them, though, because I am not going to buy another pair. And people do tell me I have a freakishly small head, so maybe it's just me.

These where obviously designed for small people or teenagers in mind since the things wouldn't fit around the back of my head. Personally I find it amusing that these companies seem to think only teenagers or ity-bity people buy products. They sounded great when I put the on backwards. But since I looked ...[bad] I gave them to my Kid.

These are the best inexpensive... (under 50 bucks) headphones I have used. They are very comfortable because they fit in your ears and do a good job of completely blocking outside noise.

Brighthand website did a review of screen protectors and this product came in dead last.

I'm currently using Fellowes WriteRIGHT on my I300 and I'm happy to have it. It does what it says it will do: protects your pda screen. It is, however, a real pain in the neck to put on without air bubbles. I ruined 4 of the packaged 12 getting one on that I could live with. Hense, only three stars.

I KNOW THAT THESE SCREENPROTECTORS ARE A NOT THE EASIEST THING TO INSTALL. BUT I GUARANTEE THAT IT IS WORTH IT..SPECIALLY IF THE SCREEN ITSELF OR THE PHONE IS OUT OF WARRANTY..THIS PHONE IS NOT CHEAP..

I can not believe this is a Sony!

When I connect it with my portal cd player, The sound is so sucks, and i feel the singer is so far away from me (weird?). And the volumn control can only manage a very small range.

I have a $$ Philips, which can provide much much better than this one. And I have a Sony MDR-CD280, which is a little expensive than this one ($$ from fry's), but provide much much better sound. And I have a sennheiser HD 580, nevertheless to say, it is the best among all headphones i have, but it is too expensive (about $$$).

After all, I strongly recommend u do NOT buy this thing.

These are pretty good actually. Slightly larger than regular portable headphones, they have a nice, deep sound. They're as comfortable as wearing nothing at all (I use them for periods of 4 hours in a row or more.
What the previous reviewer said about low output volume -- not true. I use these on my computer at the office, and they can blast my eardrums out if I turn the volume to the max.

For 20 bucks, you don't expect much.

Well you should, if it's coming from Sony. These headphones have amazing quality. If you can stand the technical talk, it has a frequency response of 14-20K Hz, 100 dB/mW sensitivity, and the basic 24 ohms at 1 kHz. All in all, very nice features. These headphones pick up very interesting sounds, sounds which are not usually heard in other sets, and the best thing is, it does so at very low volume settings. I truly am impressed with the bass these things pull out. And above all the sound is clear. It's still not as crisp and fresh as Koss SportaPros or high-end Sonys. The sound is very deep in fact, the type you want if you listen to hip-hop and dance songs.

One of the most important things to look for in headphones is comfort, and these things deliver in that category. I for one have always detested this design because the headband always slid off my head. But these fit around my head perfectly and slide off only in the most intense situations.

My complain is, these things give out next to no sound. 32-ohms is incredibly weak.

The verdict? Wear these to the office. Most high school/college students will want something that delivers sound whenever in a crowded bus or in the hallways.

A good buy, but it depends on what you want.

These headphones came with my sony walkman. when i got them they worked fine, but after about 3 months one ear stopped working. I suggest u pay a little more money and get a good quality product

I bought into the hype machine that Sony was running up on these headphones too. It was when I saw a beautifully designed Sony website (with pretty Flash animations) entirely devoted to these W.EAR 'phones that I decided that I simply HAD TO get them. "They even came with replaceable caps," I thought. "How cool is THAT?" After I ordered it, I anxiously awaited what I thought would be the next generation of portable headphone design. Unfortunately, I was disappointed to find that the hype was hardly justified. I returned them within just a couple days worth of testing. The fact is, while Sony may want you to believe that their stylish W.EAR 'phones are comfortable, I found them to be anything BUT. The earpieces are held together by a spring-loaded mechanism, allowing you to adjust the size and theoretically fit any ear. The problem with this idea, though, is that the springs are entirely too strong and continually press against your ear... I had a painful reddish branding on the top of my ears within the first day of usage. If there were a lock of some sort to stop the force of the spring, maybe I wouldn't be complaining about the pain. The other problem with the spring-loaded earpiece is that it's really small and it only grabs onto the TOP of your ear. And because the earphones are so heavy (much heavier than your average pair of in-ear 'buds), they tend to drag your ears down, increasing the distance between the ear and the speakers, thereby decreasing the sound quality. These 'phones are actually quite nice sounding -- that's assuming you cup them to your ears with your hands to keep them in place for any amount of time. And if you're buying these 'phones for the style and look, you may be in for a shock when you find out how awkward and bulky they are. They're much larger than I had imagined. They make you look like you attached two jumbo-size snails to your ears, and the aforementioned "floppiness" effect caused by the weight dragging your ears down certainly doesn't help matters. All in all, I wouldn't go for a jog wearing these 'phones despite what Sony may lead you to believe -- unless you find looking like a basset hound with long flappy ears to be a style statement. Maybe someday the clip-on style will be popular in the portable headphone category, but not before the multitude of design flaws are addressed.

Lives up to its hype!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get it now!!!!!!!!!!!!

To be honest, I have not purchased this cable. However, as a professional in the IT world with over 10 years of experience, I can state that Monster is simply selling snake oil here. This is an overpriced product that will not significantly help your phone connection. If you need something for business trips, but a Targus retractable cable. If you need something for the home, just go to your corner store and buy some cheap cabling.

I have three of these cables in five, ten, and 25-foot lengths. They are great for travelling because they don't tangle the way standard phone cords do. The connectors at the ends have rubber hoods to make them easy to grab and to prevent the little plastic tabs from breaking off. The nice smooth jacket prevents snags.

I purchased each length in a different color so that I can tell how long each one is without uncoiling it.

Don't buy this to make your internet connection faster, though. It is unlikely to do that for you given that the length (when compared to your entire telephone line in the wall out to the junction box) is short. It *is* great for making sure that last little bit of length is high quality, though.

Overall, the best phone cord I've ever seen. Use it for travel, your computer, or your Tivos. Works well!

I know this cable is only $9.95,but it is only worth .99cents.This cable will do absolutely "Nothing" for your internet speed or connection. Yes,it will work OK,but the price is totally absurd.Just use the least expensive phone line cable you can find in your local retail store,which I am using right now and your internet connection will work just as good.

This is a nice cable, but it won't increase your net speed to much, because the fact is, the phone jacks you plug this into in your house just connect to standard phone lines anyway, if you want to get some good use out of this product you would have to re-wire your whole house with this cable instead of normal phone line. The reason is, once you leave your house, there are heavy duty phone cable outside on the telephone polls, wire these to that and you'll get like 20kbps on your 56k modem (which supposed to get only 7kbps)

Instead of purchasing the conversion kit and a spare battery(total of $80) you would be better off sticking with the AA versionand of the radio, and blowing $30 to $40 on a NiMh charger and eight batteries. This combination gives you over 30 hrs of operation on three AA size NiMh batteries vs. only 11 hrs with the Motorola kit. This way you will also have rechargable AA batteries available for flashlights, cameras, games, toys, etc...

You can't beat the Motorola battery. Here's why: It's a 4.5v battery, whereas AA size NiMH batteries are 1.2v, providing only 3.6v total. Using NiMH AA batteries will only give you 1 or 2 bars of battery strength and run out after just a few calls. Alkaline AA are great, but you'll throw them away every 6-8 hours. The Motorola NiMH delivers the full 4.5v necessary and lasts a whole day. Definitely worth the price.