Wrapster Earbud Holder: the New Pocket Protector?

By Nicole Martinelli (1:52 pm, Mar. 05, 2010)


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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Nicole Martinelli was born in San Francisco and has lived in Milan and Florence, Italy. Cultish tendencies and love for DIY increased while living on the Old Continent, where tech came late and cost more in Big Mac index terms. She's written for Wired.com, The New York Times and Newsweek. Since 1999, she's been tapping away at zoomata. You can also find her on Facebook, Linked in and Twitter.

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9 comments

    They’ll sell like liver bagels.

    MacRat, on March 5th, 2010 at 2:30 pm

    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

    Matt Fleming, on March 5th, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    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.

    MJ, on March 6th, 2010 at 5:46 am

    A pocket protector for the aughts? But we’re in the teens!

    John Brownlee, on March 8th, 2010 at 6:43 am

    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

    Nicole Martinelli, on March 8th, 2010 at 7:27 am

    i have the beats by dr dre tour they never tangle and sound unbelievable

    daniel g, on March 8th, 2010 at 8:35 am

    I’m old, so I’ve been wrapping the excess cord around my Pet Rock. This looks like a better alternative.

    Erin's Dad, on March 8th, 2010 at 10:32 am

    This thing looks pretty neat. I use a budsock for my earbuds though – keeps them protected too: http://www.smirkabout.com/budsock.html

    Tom, on March 8th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    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.

    P, on June 23rd, 2010 at 12:50 am

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