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CES: CellPoint's Earbuds Stay Put In Your Ears
Are you one of those people who has tried a range of stereo earbuds and Bluetooth headsets only to have them fall out of (or off of) your ears all the time? If you are, perhaps CellPoint's Flamingo Music wired headphones or the company's Bluetooth-based Flamingo Stereo is the answer. Here at CES in Las Vegas, CellPoint is showing off both products, which include an ear-grabbing, patent pending technology the company calls EarClick. This post includes still images and video.Are you one of those people who has tried a range of stereo earbuds and Bluetooth headsets only to have them fall out of (or off of) your ears all the time? If you are, perhaps CellPoint's Flamingo Music wired headphones or the company's Bluetooth-based Flamingo Stereo is the answer. Here at CES in Las Vegas, CellPoint is showing off both products, which include an ear-grabbing, patent pending technology the company calls EarClick. This post includes still images and video.As can be seen from the photos and video, the earbuds have a small rubber tab that, as best as I can describe it, slips behind under the upper lip of your ear, thus preventing the earphones from popping out of your ear the way earphones often do.
The Flamingo Music (the wired earbuds) are strictly for stereo music playback from a device like an iPod. The Flamingo Stereo, on the other hand, supports the A2DP hands-free stereo profile of Bluetooth, which means they can be simultaneously used for wireless stereo playback and as a wireless headset for a Bluetooth-enabled phone.
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Given how everybody's ears come in different shapes and sizes, CellPoint's EarClick tabs come in six different sizes. The tabs are easily swapped out for the best fit. On the downside, though, all of the earbuds I looked at seemed to have a problem with their finish flaking off (you can see this in the photo below). Perhaps the problem will be resolved by the time the products are in the marketplace.
The company expects the Flamingo Music to sell for about $50 $40 and the Flamingo Stereo to run in the neighborhood of $100. To get a good idea of how they work, check out the video below.
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