Solid Alliance's new earbuds are 'crazy,' ugly
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted Oct 21st 2009 9:36AM
posted Oct 21st 2009 9:36AM
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I wana see a pic of someone wearing these things....just for a laugh
as long as the other ear had the remainder of that bolt with a nut.
naw just forget it....
What sort of dork would want a banana sticking out of his ears. I can't imagine who'd be targeted for a product like this.
Come on Engadget, this should have had a poll with it!
Awesome. Now this is the shit that people with PhDs should be working on.
Umm... Hmmm... well.... The bolt one isnt toooooo bad. ^_^
i thought so, it stands out from the rest
they should canx the sushi nastiness and should have gone with the casing from a .40 cal
I agree... I actually like the bolt one, it has a nice Frankenstein-esque quality to it.
It's aliiiiive~~~
I can imagine a cute young girl with the cat paw one, and would I sneer at her? Nah, nothing wrong with a bit of fun.
I want those bolts!
i think that headline would have read just fine without any of the punctuation:
"Solid Alliance's new earbuds are crazy ugly"
Indeed, this does not require quotes.
Every engadget headline HAS to have a comma in it. Every writer must take the "Comma Oath" before they are hired.
Crapgadget much?
yep, sad thing is that MP4nation beat engadget to the post. That, is sad.....
i wana see a pic of someone wearing these things... just for a laugh
Dude - we heard you the first time!
yay... pair of sushi hanging out of my ears.
I'll take the bolts. Good for Halloween!
i'll take the banana !
When your feeling blue
Or are in distress
I know what can wipe that sad away
All you have to do is
Put a banana in your ear!
that's what she said?
The bad in the world is hard to hear,
When in your ear a banana cheers,
So go and put a banana in you ear!
Banana earbuds + iPhone = ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana-phone!
I'd have to change my Charlie the Unicorn "ringring, h-he-hello" ringtone to my default.
I actually like the frankenstein earbuds. They are at least somewhat clever, even though frankenstein had bolts coming out of the sides of his head, not out his ears. But how would any of these other headphones make sense?
1) banana : ring ring ring ______ phone.
2) sushi : dunno.
3) pawn :cute.
4) bolt = halloween
Thanks for getting that song in my head!
if only the banana was life-sized. That would be tastelessly hilarious.
Lady Gaga != Ladyhawke.
they should do a pair that's an arrow :)
I ain't going that way line with two thirds of a triangle on the end!
QUAKE!!!!!!
Ugly As Sin
"is that a banana in your ear or are you just happy to see me?"
Are those a pair of nuts in your ears or are you happy to see me?
hm I don't see that working too well
Why oh why did they pick salmon roe for the sushi one? It just looks like a disgusting amount of earwax.
lol, Franken-pod
No Babel fish?
Plus one for the Babel Fish.
Frankenstein anyone?
I'm down with the Bolts. If I actually wore ear-bud style headphones.
Why ugly! They're great!!! Especially the Frankenstein one!
I don't know why... but they seem awesome :O
I know a few chicks at work that would love the paw ones... Great gift for the geek in love out there!
Who, in earnest, wants these bits of tasteless tut hanging out of their ears? Imagine seeing someone on the tube wearing these things? You'd think them a fool.
wow I didn't see a "Paris is Burning" reference ever coming from Engadget...
Crazy funny! They should have one that's the "arrow-thru-the-head"...
If someone has the balls to wear this, I want to see a screw-head on one side and a ball on the other, for the irony.
you guys need to lighten up. these are hilarious, cute, and well designed. Not crapgadget material at all. 'Cept for the sushi. that's just weird.. sushi hanging out your ears.
Er... Lady Gaga and Ladyhawke are very different things.
Put a banana in your ear ;D
I'm going to hold out for the "Wrath of Khan" ear bug buds
I think the sushi ones can only be used to listen to Phish.
I'M NOT THE BANANA KING!
Some1's gonna look like Frankenstein with those BOLTS in their ears
Yeah, but how's the sound quality? :-)
Ring ring ring ring ring ring... BANANAphones poop pa doop ba dooop!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ4j-MBnLQo
They are really crazy! The bolt one is a good choice for the coming Halloween, but i will take that kitty paw print. It is pretty cute, and i think it is a good idea to expand my pink gadget collections with it, since I have got a pair of rose earphones ( here it is: http://www.uxsight.com/product/10683/35mm-pink-rose-flower-inear-earphone-for-mp3-mp4-player.html).
Can I get one with a finger?
I like the bolt =)
omg what were the lunatics who designed these thinking? anyone? i'd love to know. :)