Sony Ericsson Develops Contact Headphones

TechnologyResource writes "Sony Ericsson has just introduced the MH907 headphones. The headphones will pause or play your music based on contact; eliminating the use of a pause or stop button. Removing one ear bud will pause the music. Removing both ear buds will stop the music. Both ear buds have to be in your ear to play the music. According to Sony Ericsson, this will allow you to 'play your music and answer phone calls just by inserting the buds into your ear or taking them out.'"

Van Gogh. . .

[JSBiff]

What if you're missing one ear?

Re:Van Gogh. . .

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm sure you can stick the second ear bud somewhere else. ...perhaps in the ear of your scantily clad model?

Re:What if...?

[blakelarson]

Easy -- just put both ear buds in one ear!

Re:Van Gogh. . .

[Ambvai]

Simple: Insert one into a similarly sized cavity within reach of the cord. I recommend a nostril.

Re:What if...?

[Anonymous Coward]

Are people really that lazy that they would buy specialized devices just so they don't have to hit a button?

Are you really that lazy that you would buy a specialized device to spin the CD instead of manually rotating it by hand?

Re:Van Gogh. . .

[fireball84513]

nonsense, ears can be grown off of skinless rats now remember? and if you cant afford the procedure, you probably shouldn't be forking out cash for expensive earphones that make life slightly more convenient

Re:What if...?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why stop the music? I'm perfectly capable of listening to music in one ear, and pretending I'm listening to Mary with the other.

Re:Good Idea...

[fulldecent]

but considering this is Sony, it is very likely that the headphones will overheat and explode in your ear, cause a commotion at a UN meeting, install a rootkit on anything you insert it in, and lose a format war with something else on the market.

Re:Van Gogh. . .

[dbet]

I tried your suggestion, but the rat kept running away, pausing the music.