I don't quite get it... is this an universal adaptor? It doesn't quite look like one. I recently got an HTC Touch, and they use a weird mini-usb connector with 11 contacts for the headsets. I couldn't find a single adapter that will allow me to use a Shure MPA to connect a mic/headset to it. The solution I found is much more universal: get a bluetooth headset that supports a 3.5mm connector. There are several on the market, I've got a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS200, because it seems to have the best sound quality.

I bought the Nokia N76 (think: Nokia version of the RAZR if the RAZR were also an MP3 player) was because it has a nice earphone jack and comes with a one-giga card. I still don't use it as a MP3 player (burns through the battery life), but anyone who makes a phone with a basic earphone jack has an "analog paradigm" on functionality that I like.

On the other hand, Nokia phones aren't plug & play -- like Apple's iCrap, it relies on proprietary software for simple tasks that should be plug & play. Why can't people make phones where you plug them in and they appear as a drive on your computer that allows you to drag and drop without using crappy software like iTunes (or Nokia's Synch software) to do it?

Why do I have to convert and import using software? Why can't I have a contacts list that exports as a universal comma delineated text-only file?

Oh, yeah, I forgot. These companies want to own you and your media.

SIGH. Maybe open source mobile phones are the way to go? Save us from our binds! F.U. APPLE! F.U. NOKIA! HELP!

Dude... it's "all about money" !!!

[joule] i think that its just got differnt kinds of adapters- you just buy the one that's got the plug to your phone/device and it'll convert it to headphone jack.

on a side note, i've seen these on the streets in hong kong. didn't catch the price tag though

@OLEGNA: Take the memory card out of your phone and connect it to your computer directly via a memory card reader. Easier for file management than connecting the phone itself to the computer.

Also - I had an n76 for awhile. I cannot believe they stuck the 3.5mm jack on the hinge, where it's exactly in the way of opening and closing the flip. Unbelievable.

Assuming phone companies will never adopt a universal 3.5 headphone jack, something like this would be very useful. My phone plays MP3s and has 1gb storage, but I'm forced to listen through the single bud headphone that fits the jack. It'd be nice if they were smaller though, and maybe less fruity colors...

i bought a bunch of these type of things from asian companies from like hong kong and stuff but they break easily

I am definitely looking into one of these. I've found a grand total of one(1) wired stereo headphone arrangement to fit my LG 8100, from the manufacturer, for $40. Stupid clerk who sold me the phone said it had a 'standard headphone jack', for varying degrees of 'standard' as I found out.

@joule

Bluetooth is def not the solution for me. I've got myself a nice BT adaptor like you've described, but I rarely use it to listen music since I can never seem to remember to keep it charged and when I do I rarely remember to grab it and bring it with me. Then of course there is the eternal hassle that is connecting/disconnecting BT stereo headset services and having ANOTHER gadget in my now overflowing cargo pants.

Plus at $70 the BT setup is about 10 times more expensive than this simple connector convertor.

Just like the one I got from ebay @ 2 for £3.

BTW- that's specifically for Japan (and for the Casio G'zone, both types, that Verizon sells). They've all standardized on that one headphone jack type. The only phones in Japan that don't use it are Samsungs, Motorolas, and Nokias (even Sony Ericsson uses that type of plug over there- if only they used it over here too).