Griffin PowerMate
Apple is one of the most design orientated companies in the world. A great Apple accessory has to be both beautiful and functional. Turns out, no one really told Griffin. Well, clearly no one told Griffin that it has to be both attractive and functional, because they seem to have made a beautiful accessory that is essentially useless. It is however, beautifully useless. It may not have much function other than to look good, but it sure as hell does that well. Ok, I have exaggerated a little, the PowerMate does have some function. It can both scroll and adjust the volume, and it also has a very nifty software addon that allows you to add more function. But for the end user, is it really worth it? To be brutally honest, there is so little function to this device it is hard to write a paragraph on. It seems that it was mostly simply a play thing of the design team, a way of proving their worth, with little function added on.
V-Moda Vibe II Duo
V-Moda is a company renowned for their beautifully designed and sounding earphones. It’s latest creation is the Vibe II Duo, the sequel to one of the best selling (and rightfully so) iPhone earphones. It’s solid metal casing gives the user a feel of comfort and quality, at the same time providing great acoustics. Included in the box is a bucketload of accessories: 4 different sized silicon tips in two colours (total of eight pairs), ear clips to allow an alternate method to wear them, a cable tidy clip and a carry case. The headphones have two metal protrusions on the fabric covered cable, one with a large rubber button to control playback, voice control (iPhone only) and call control (obviously iPhone only). The other protrusion is on the right earphone cable, a small though sensitive (maybe even overly so) microphone. The microphones call quality matches that of the iPhone Apple Headset which isn’t exactly a great thing given the price.
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