Drive Alarm, In Your Ear, Keeping You Awake

This unusual-looking gadget is worn behind the ear, and wakes you up if you start to catch some Z's on the highway. It constantly measures the angle your head is resting at, and vibrates if you tip forward. Of course, if you fall asleep and lean back into your headrest, then it will happily let you careen off the road to your fiery, but restful, death. More »

USB Ear Scope Looks But Doesn't Pick

If we're going to look inside our ears, we prefer something like the Ear Scope GXL. Unlike this Thanko USB Ear Scope, there's a pick on the end of it so you can scrape out earwax. This Thanko one? It can only look. More »

Mini Castle Mini Alarm For Your Ear

Although the idea of an in-ear alarm clock that doesn't bother your roommates is sound, this implementation is quite poor. The Mini Alarm does go inside your ear, but it hangs out so much that it's bound to fall out when you're flopping around like an injured whale during REM. More »

Ear-Mounted LED Flashlight

Continuing our obsession with ear gadgets, I proudly report on this LED ear-mounted flashlight. It clips on like those Sony behind-the-ear headphones, freeing up your hands so you can easily roam in the dark. Eighteen hours of battery life per ear, thanks to the lithium batteries. –Brian Lam More »

Ear Force D2 Headset Lets You Nintendogs in Semi-Private

Ever spend five minutes yelling, "SIT! SIT! SIT!" at your DS only to have the other people on the subway get up and move away like you were a psycho? Check out this Ear Force D2 from Turtle Beach. This Nintendo DS headset includes both headphones and a mic, which means you can both hear and speak without bothering bystanders too much. More »

Is it an Ear Infection?

Save money and spare your child from a trip to the doctor with this EarCheck ear infection diagnosis kit. Just stick it in, press the button, and you'll be able to diagnose on a scale of 1 to 5 whether or not your kid's in any danger. More »

The Ear Scope GXL is the Ultimate in Self Ear Cleaning

Taking both the Ear Wax Camera and the LED Ear Wax Cleaner to the next level, this Ear Scope GXL is the last word on cleaning your own ears. If you're not comfortable with (or don't have) someone else cleaning your ears for you, this Ear Scope lets you peep into your own LED-lit ear canal for easy scraping. More »

LED Lit Ear Wax Scooper: Dirty Ears Begone

My ears are waxy. The gooey kind. Is that too much information? Likely so. Regardless, I tell you because I need you help. This LED lit ear wax scooper was found in a random Korean grocery store, in between the air fresheners and the shower caps, by Andrew at DirtyNerdLuv. (Great name, btw. Nearly as good as BabyGotMac.) More »

Our Take on NYT's "Risks for Ears with iPods" Article

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Harmony Bionic Ear System

Boston Scientific's bionic ear gets FDA approval today, perfectly timed to save the hearing of Metallica fans rounding 40+. The piece delivers 120 spectral bands, which is 5-10 times more than the competition. Hmm...120 bands? I bet that makes the world sound as if it were in MIDI. The internal sound processor hooks into the brain, while the external processor automatically adjusts gain to make speech clearer, whispers audible, and keep the brain from exploding in the vicinity of loud noises.–Brian Lam More »

The LED Earlight

Never in a million years would I have thought the Bluetooth headset market would develop into a bandwagon full of strange-looking ear modules, but I was proven wrong with the release of the Earlight. This looks a hell of a lot like a Bluetooth headset, but it does nothing wireless. All it can do is shine a light so you don t trip over your faux Ralph Lauren and Louis Vutton lying on the ground, you wannabe trendy kid. More »