With a name like "ear hanger"...

Everyone seems to be complaining about how earbuds and in-ear headphones (aka canalphones) won't stay in, won't fit some people's anatomy, aren't comfortable, and so on (yeah,
yeah), so AudioTechnica is making an attempt to divert the canalphone craze with its ATH-EC7 earphones, which use an interesting design they call the ear hanger (which honestly sounds like a clunky name for earrings). The hangers position the tiny driver on a pivot to get it closest to the ear without actually plugging the thing right in and without surrounding the rest of the ear, as most other phones do.  They also feature a high-elasticity "Elastomer"
cord which is difficult to tangle (nice to know), and come in your choice of silver or gunmetal gray. No word on price yet, but we're guessing that if you didn't spend the money on these you'd be able to buy a number of fancy dinners  for your significant other. Not that you would. Just saying that you could.

[Via
TechJapan]