Are you looking for an alternative to Apple’s in-ear headphones? High-end audio gear maker Klipsch next month will begin selling a $100 headset, the Image S4i, complete with the same three-button microphone and remote as Cupertino’s $88 version.
Klipsch marketing head Don Inmon calls the headset a “breakthrough product that simplifies on-the-go lifestyles-you can take calls while commuting or exercising, as well as control your music library.” Along with the compatible three-button mic and remote, the new headset will support Apple’s VoiceOver feature, allowing you to hear the name of a playlist, artist or song with third-generation iPod shuffles.
But is the headset worth the premium price? This is where the legendary Klipsch fit-and-finish may come into play. The Indianapolis, IN company inspected headphone users’ ears – literally. Their research found most ear canals are oval shaped. The company repositioned the microphone to chest-level, producing “a more natural feel when answering calls and controlling music,” according to the company.
The Klipsch headphones include a two-year warranty.
[Via Klipsch]
Ed Sutherland is a veteran technology journalist who first heard of Apple when they grew on trees, Yahoo was run out of a Stanford dorm and Google was an unknown upstart. Since then, Sutherland has covered the whole technology landscape, concentrating on tracking the trends and figuring out the finances of large (and small) technology companies.
