Wrapster Earbud Holder: the New Pocket Protector?

Design collective Quirky just launched this earbud detangler that looks like a pocket protector for the aughts.

Cute, colorful and just $5, Wrapster is made out of bendable rubber. It keeps your wires uncrossed when you’re wearing an iPod and stores them when you’re not.

Perhaps if nerds start wearing what look like 4-inch safety scissors in their front pockets, those annoying co-workers who waste their time with questions like “How do I clear cookies from Firefox?” will start running for cover.

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MacRat
They’ll sell like liver bagels.
http://www.SparkBugg.com Matt Fleming
hmm….perhaps liver bagels are delicious! who knows, since none of us has ever tried them. in fact, i would buy a liver bagel just to try it once.
anyway, here is a link to the video demoing the original design idea (full disclosure: I am the inventor). Maybe they will sell like liver hotcakes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PzGB6Zaed4
MJ
Get them to the UK at a sensible price and I’ll buy several. Looks like a good implementation of a device that I’ve been looking for for ages.
John Brownlee
A pocket protector for the aughts? But we’re in the teens!
http://www.zoomata.com Nicole Martinelli
Tweens, maybe. Not teens until 13, right? Or maybe we’re still in the aughts, as in first decade:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/goodword/word/aught
daniel g
i have the beats by dr dre tour they never tangle and sound unbelievable
Erin’s Dad
I’m old, so I’ve been wrapping the excess cord around my Pet Rock. This looks like a better alternative.
http://www.smirkabout.com Tom
This thing looks pretty neat. I use a budsock for my earbuds though – keeps them protected too: http://www.smirkabout.com/budsock.html
P
Check out Quirky’s Wrapster finalised design :
http://www.quirky.com/products/31?r=b22db34727a8ad28e79378da2c288568
It can be used as iPhone 3G, 4G stand in landscape mode too.