Travel Gifts For People Who Sleep On Airplanes More Than In Beds

There's a certain type of person for whom airports and airplanes cease to be novel, and start to feel like home. This is depressing, on many levels! Which is why these people need gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. More »

From the Archives: Our Cut-the-Crap Earphone Battlemodo

You probably know that your stock earbuds are doing a disservice to you and your music, but choosing an in-ear headphone upgrade from the indistinguishable masses can seem impossible. So we did it for you. More »

Shuffle-Compatible Headphones Trickle In From Etymotics, Klipsch, Monster and Scoche

We're just starting to get word on Shuffle VoiceOver-friendly headphones coming from third-party manufacturers. In addition to the news we've already seen from Scosche, there's a $100 pair from Klipsch, and we're being told that there will be more announced from Monster and Etymotics shortly, if not already. Shure confirmed to us that it does not have a Shuffle-ready headset or any kind of adapter. Stay tuned for details, but that's the tally right now.

Shure SE115 Low-End Headphone Update Adds More... Low End

Shure's affordable SE110 headphones may be celebrated, but they decided to improve the design anyway. The SE115 adds bass without crowding out mids and highs, and—apparently by popular demand—comes in four colors. More »

Shure Hits Home Recording with First USB Mics PG27USB and PG42USB and X2u Mic Adapter

Anybody who has ever recorded in studio or garage knows that "Shure" spells "microphone." This year, they finally get into the USB mic action with PG27USB and PG42USB, plus the X2u USB mic adapter. More »

Monster Turbine In-Ear Headphones Impressions (High Quality, Decent Price)

Monster just announced their first ear buds, the Turbine "In-Ear Speakers", a followup to the Beats By Dre cans, and they are quite nice for the $150 price tag. I tried them on for a few hours, and so far I've been impressed with the clean, deep bass and crisp, clear mids and highs. In fact, I'd be willing to put them up against the Shure SE110s or similar headphones when it comes to sound quality. More »

Shure Rolls Out Cheaper SE102MPA Phone Headset, Bundles Free Music Phone Adapter With Full SE Line

As you know from our recent Battlemodos, we love Shure's SE line of in-ear headphones, especially when paired with the Music Phone Adapter that gives you a microphone and control button for your iPhone. Previously, the MPA was a $50 add-on and the cheapest phones you could get it with were the $120 SE110s, but the new SE102MPA set adds the SE line's modular design to the low-end (but still great) SLC2 phones from Shure's "Pro" category and adds an iPhone adapter for $100, total. And on top of that, they've bundled the MPA with the whole modular SE line for even more deals. More »

Today only, you can pick up a pair of Shure E2c headphones for $39.99. (Look over to the right at "More Buying Choices.") [Amazon via Digital Media Thoughts]

Shure Busts Out $99 SE110 Earphones, Secretly Makes Them iPhone Friendly

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Shure iPhone Headset Adapter Lets Any Headset Make Calls

If you've had any type of headphones plugged into the iPhone when you're on a call—including that tape adapter you have for your car—you'll notice that you can hear the person fine, but they can't hear you. Obviously, that's because there's no microphone on those headphones you're wearing. Shure's Music Phone Adapter let's you use any set of cans as a headset by adding an in-line mic in the adapter. Sure, it's pretty pricey at $49.99, but the privilege of using any set of headphones to make calls could be worth it if you have some expensive $399 Shure headphones you don't want to take off just to make a call. [Shure via MacWorld]

Shure Thing v3.0: Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

Congratulation to Don Hydorn and Keith Brown. They were randomly selected out of the giant pool of correct entries to win the Shure SE310 earphones. Thanks to everyone who entered and stay tuned for our next contest coming up real soon. More »

Shure Thing v3.0: One Day Left

Hey you, yeah you, the one sitting at your computer not doing the productive things you should be doing. We are giving away some Shure SE310 earphones. Follow the link here to find out what you need to do to win. More »

Hey Bud, Want Some Buds?

Earbuds, that is. We are giving some away. Up for grabs are two pairs of the Shure SE310 earphones valued at $250 apiece. Follow the link below to get the details on how to win. More »

Shure Thing v3.0: Win a Pair of SE310 Earphones

This week we are giving away two pairs of the Shure SE310 earphones valued at $250 a pop. These are very high-end headphones that provide excellent sound quality. All you have to do is answer the below trivia question and email your answer to contests@gizmodo.com with SHURE Thing v3.0 in the subject line and the trivia answer and your shipping address in the body of the email. Here is the question: More »

A Fistfull of New Headphones from Shure

Shure — maker of yummy-sounding, somewhat-affordable headphones — introduced its new SE line, which promises to deliver beefier bass and more comfort when you stick 'em in your ears. The top of the line SE530 is a rebranding of last year's E500, but with new in-ear sleeves that should last longer. Shure has been making foam sleeves that scrunch up when you insert them, then expand to seal out the surrounding noise — kinda like earplugs. But earplugs sell by the bag for a few bucks, so you can toss them out after they start disintegrating and getting gunked up. That's rather pricy with high-end headphone sleeves. So Shure spent the past year engineering a new waterproof foam that holds up longer and can be washed with soap and water. More »

High-End Audio Equipment Holiday Wish List

'Tis the season for gift guides and while our gift guide is the best, there's nothing wrong with getting second opinions. CrunchGear recently looked at high-end consumer audio equipment for several different categories, doing a fine job in its own right. The "winners," so-to-speak are: More »

Relative Isolating Giveaway Winner

We hope you were able to find some way to drown out the ramblings of your relatives yesterday. It won't be a problem any longer for Duncan Monroe, who has won a pair of E500PTH earphones from Shure. Stay tuned, we have another contest coming up later today. More »

Quick Reminder—Enter Our Relative Isolating Giveaway

Don't forget, we are giving away a pair of $499 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones. Get all of the details here. It's easy, I promise. More »

Relative Isolating Giveaway—Win Shure E500PTH Earphones

The holiday season is among us which usually means a couple things. First, you will have to spend a large amount of money on people that annoy you more often that not, and you will have to spend long lengths of time with said people. To help you deal with your annoying relatives and family members we are giving away a pair of Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones. These high-end earphones have a sound-isolating design, triple hi-def drivers and Push-To-Hear controls making it seem like your relatives are a million miles away. The E500PTH earphones are valued at $499. More »

Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt: We Have a Winner!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt contest with a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones up for grabs. Over the past week we presented five clues, each with an opportunity for an entry to our contest. You folks are some smart cookies, we had nearly 2,000 correct entries once the deadline hit and we eliminated all of the wrong answers. Congratulations to Kristin L for being randomly selected and winning the earphones. More »

Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt: Final Day

It is the final day of our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt. If you are just tuning in we are giving away a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones. Everyday we are giving a clue that requires deep digging inside of the Gizmodo vault to find a specific product or a post. Once you figure it out shoot an email over to gizmodobox@gmail.com with SHURE THING v2.0: [CLUE ANSWER(s) HERE] in the subject line. There is no need to put anything in the body of the email. Today's clue is a bit different, you have until Monday morning at 10 a.m. eastern time to answer to clue. We will then randomly select a winner for the earbuds later that afternoon. More »

Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt: Day 4

It is day four of our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt. If you are just tuning in we are giving away a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones. Everyday we are giving a clue that requires deep digging inside of the Gizmodo vault to find a specific product or a post. Once you figure it out shoot an email over to gizmodobox@gmail.com with SHURE THING v2.0: [CLUE ANSWER HERE] in the subject line. There is no need to put anything in the body of the email.You have approximately 24 hours to answer the clue. At the end of the week we will randomly select a winner. More »

Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt: Day 3

It is day 3 of our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt. If you are just tuning in we are giving away a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphone. Everyday we are giving a clue that requires deep digging inside of the Gizmodo vault to find a specific product or a post. Once you figure it out shoot an email over to gizmodobox@gmail.com with SHURE THING v2.0: [ANSWER HERE] in the subject line. There is no need to put anything in the body of the email.You have approximately 24 hours to answer the clue. More »

Shure Thing v2.0 Scavenger Hunt: Day 2

So it's day two of our Shure Thing Scavenger Hunt. Everyday we are giving a clue that requires some digging deep into Gizmodo to find a product or post. On Friday we will eliminate all of the wrong answers and randomly choose a winner that will win a pair of $550 Shure E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphone. For every correct answer you get one chance to win the earbuds. Got it? Good. More »

Shure Thing v2.0 Contest: Scavenger Hunt Time!

Oh yes, you can feel it. Time for another contest. Last October we gave away some Shure earbuds, and now we are doing it again! Shure has provided us with a pair of E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphone. These earbuds are the cat's pajamas and more! The MSRP is $549, so they have to be amazing. More »

Shure Gaming and I Series Headphones

Well, if you're looking for more headphones, Shure has got some recent developments. In fact, the company is rolling out two kinds of headsets, the I Series integrated earphones and mobile headset and the E Series:Gaming Edition. The recent E Series includes the E2g ($99), E3g ($179), and E4g ($299) products, all with Shure s sound isolating technology and made specifically for portable gaming devices (hmm...ya think the PSP had anything to do with that??). All of the gaming headphones come with a Personal Fit Kit that include a pair of disposable foam sleeves and triple-flange sleeves, three sizes of flex sleeves, and three sizes of ultra-soft flex sleeves. More »

Shure E3G Giveaway Winner - David K

Thanks everyone for entering the Shure E3G Giveway Contest. We got almost 10,000 entries, an impressive number by any standard. Stay tuned for future giveaways including a free pony rides, tummy rubs, and balloon animals made by our own Multi-Talented Intern, Travis. Be sure to visit Shure to check out their super-sexy audio ear buds. The sound is so clean you won't even notice when you step into oncoming traffic.

Shure E3g Earphones Giveaway

Shure's E-series is what everyone is sticking in their ears nowadays. The E3g offers sound isolation, personal fit, WideBand MicroDriver technology—it's all there. The fine folks at Shure gave Gizmodo one to give away. More »

Shure E Series Earphones for Gamers

Makers of some of the better sound-isolating earphones on the market, Shure has recently released a special Gaming Edition of their popular E Series. The earphones are black this time, and are made to "reveal the true audio elements of any game" (so you can further immerse yourself in the heart-pounding, foot-stomping, and blood-gushing excitement of your favorite FPS). They come in three models: E2g, E3g, and E4g, with higher quality audio as you move up the line. The E4gs for example, feature Tuned Port technology, which creates "ultra-wide frequency audio and extended bass" (much like some of the other E Series earbuds). As with most of these sound-isolation earphones, they also come with a personal "fit kit" with various sizes of foam and flanged earbud sleeves for additional comfort. From the specs, it seems that the gaming edition isn't too different from the other Shure E Series earbuds, except that it's black (to match the PSP as well as the black iPod nano), and has a shorter cable (presumably for easier gameplay). More »