Under: The Influence

by Brian Underdahl

MP3 players, iPods, and fancy Smartphones make it easy to listen to your music on the go. Given the choice almost anyone would rather listen to some “good” music (no matter how you personally define that) than to some bozo who wants everyone within 25 feet to hear about his inane ideas regarding politics, religion, sports, or whatever. And even if you’re in a no-bozo zone, who wants to listen to the constant din of an airplane, train, or whatever background noise there happens to be?

But there’s just one problem with listening to your portable music player. Could headset wires possibly be any more inconvenient? They’re always in the way or catching on something, plus they make you look pretty strange, too.

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In case you haven’t guessed, we’ve been traveling recently and haven’t had the chance to post our reviews. We have, however, been testing products, so there’s a backlog–stay tuned!

Travel is, after all, a good way to wring out some of the new products. When you’re at home and one thing doesn’t quite do the job it’s pretty easy to just grab something else. But when you’re on the road you’d better hope that you took the right things when you stuffed everything into that one carry-on bag.

Hope you have good summer travels. And I hope our reviews will make it just a bit easier for you to find some great travel companions!

Brian