CES 2008: Fugliest headphones awards

These cans are just the ticket for some tunes while hunting. The selection committee had an extremely difficult time arbitrating this one, so if you're affronted by what we've relegated to runners-up after the break be sure to cast your vote.

[JoeT @ Jan 10th 2008 6:52PM]

plug that bad boy into a brown zune.

[James @ Jan 10th 2008 7:12PM]

They're obviously Halo 3:Can't sue me because we have brown instead of black edition Headphones

[Crazylink @ Jan 10th 2008 6:54PM]

#2 just looks horrible.

[Jeremy K. @ Jan 10th 2008 6:54PM]

The Koss are seriously the worst ones! zomg!

[Sirocco @ Jan 10th 2008 6:56PM]

I heard a while ago that brown is the new black.

[markimark @ Jan 11th 2008 3:55AM]

"a while ago" ?... like 30 years ago?

[Kattleox @ Jan 11th 2008 9:41AM]

Says the man named "Scirroco"...
http://image.automobilemag.com/f/features/news/6673837/0602_volkswagen_scirocco_445.jpg

[Zak @ Jan 10th 2008 6:57PM]

Good thing those bling buds tell you they're hip and stylish, because I wouldn't have known otherwise.

[austin @ Jan 10th 2008 8:04PM]

with digital sound to boot

[Dylan K @ Jan 10th 2008 6:58PM]

I think the pink ones aren't so bad. :/

[Dylan K @ Jan 10th 2008 6:58PM]

I think the pink ones aren't so bad. :/

[Eric F @ Jan 10th 2008 7:00PM]

hey veronica isn't wearing them!

[Mindfield @ Jan 10th 2008 7:02PM]

Jeez. Koss have really let themselves go. They're like headphones for neon crash test dummies. At least the first ones have a military appeal to them -- assuming you're really into hideously-designed military gear. The bling buds just look like cheap dollar store things for little girls.

[Yahhoun23 @ Jan 10th 2008 7:06PM]

The nasty brown/green matches the nasty Halo 3 Xbox 360.

Is that what they were going for? Or did they just decide to close their eyes and throw darts at a color wheel?

[Chris @ Jan 11th 2008 7:06AM]

"Or did they just decide to close their eyes and throw darts at a color wheel?"

yes but it looks like they missed.

[tsubikiddo @ Jan 10th 2008 7:11PM]

let's bring them to VB ans see what she says XD

[smi1ey @ Jan 10th 2008 7:23PM]

i definitely think the first ones would be great for the Halo player if they could be modded to plug into a controller! i've been wishing i could play on xbox live but still use headphones for a long time, especially in games like call of duty where hearing a grenade bounce behind you is essential to living. ;)

[kadajawi @ Jan 10th 2008 7:23PM]

Obviously Koss had to be in that list. Have they ever made any good looking headphones? Really a shame because Koss sound great. In the end I love my recabled Koss, no matter how fugly they are (not as fugly as THAT Koss though).

[Sara @ Jan 10th 2008 7:50PM]

I'm kinda digging the bling buds. Must be the residual cravings of that plastic jewellery phase I went through when I was nine.

[incomplet @ Jan 10th 2008 8:48PM]

Feed me Seymour!

[kojo87 @ Jan 10th 2008 8:49PM]

the brown and green ones look like Koss UR-20 with a mic on them. i would be interested if they didnt look like they were retrieved from a colonoscopy of a man who ate nothing but pea soup.

[pgl @ Jan 10th 2008 9:10PM]

They're re-colored Koss SB45's and sound great for gaming. Best headsets under $30 and beats most $100 headsets.

[pgl @ Jan 10th 2008 9:11PM]

They're re-colored Koss SB45's and sound great for gaming. Best headsets under $30 and beats most $100 headsets.

[kojo87 @ Jan 10th 2008 9:15PM]

so they are. Koss makes some damn good stereophones for the money. i had Koss and then i went with Sennheiser for a change. they are still really nice but Koss has better bang for the buck. i wish i would have seen these before i bought that HP headset for $30.

[XGM @ Jan 10th 2008 8:58PM]

The first one almost looks like a early concept of the Halo 3 Xbox 360 headset.

[Ed @ Jan 10th 2008 9:09PM]

Oh Dear God. My EYES!

[Line @ Jan 10th 2008 10:22PM]

How do I get the brown and green ones?

-Line

[mmh @ Jan 10th 2008 10:39PM]

Bling buds. Genius.

[John B. @ Jan 10th 2008 11:00PM]

I don't see what the big deal is with the first pair. I guess the color coordination is kind of sketchy, but they look big and comfy and functional, which is all I care about. Everything besides the first pair is absolutely atrocious, though.

[Loonie @ Jan 11th 2008 1:11AM]

Sweet lord, didn't these people at some point involve someone with eyes in the design process?

[QUOW @ Jan 11th 2008 1:53AM]

You want awesome-sounding-but-FUgly? Koss Pro/4aa. Best headphones under $100, literally designed in the 70's, though.

[Joseph @ Jan 11th 2008 2:21AM]

benheck gets stabbed in the back.

Et Tu engadgé?

[Holger @ Jan 11th 2008 3:40AM]

No no #3 are the ugliest... even has fake bling bling and "high quality digital sound" woohoo!

[luzzio @ Jan 11th 2008 6:24AM]

I actually kind of like the first one! Lose the mic, and it'd make a great extension for zune players.

[diemacht @ Jan 11th 2008 8:18AM]

this should be awardet with the Crapgadget award.

[webon @ Jan 11th 2008 9:43AM]

The goggles! They do nothing... wait did I read that here?

[dave @ Jan 12th 2008 7:42PM]

those olive and brown ones would go gook with the halo xbox, if they replaced the brown with black or metallic orange.

[jayajay @ Jan 15th 2008 9:29AM]

The printing on the pink ones isn't that hot, but they're awesome phones for girls into NASCAR. If you're not part of the NASCAR crowd, you won't get it.

The green ones are actually really cool. I saw them at the show, they vibrate with the bass signal.