Gizmodo: headphone adapter

At Last, Use Any Headset With the iPod Shuffle

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:40:00 EDT

Praise Belkin, for they will save any iPod shuffle owner from the suffering of having to use the Apple-provided headphones. All thanks to the aptly-named Headphone Adapter for iPod shuffle. Available for $20 at the end of July. [Belkin]

$0.46 iPhone Headphone Adapter Costs $4.98 to Ship

Haroon Malik — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:30:00 EST

That's right folks, that recessed headphone port problem on the iPhone can now be solved by means of a 46 cent investment. Unfortunately, the $4.98 shipping does bring the total cost up a little, but at just over $5.00—sorry, we failed math class—this is still a pretty solid deal. [Amazon. Thanks, Jake]

Monster Cable iCableLink Adapts Proper Earphones with iPhone

Charlie White — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:20:42 EST

Monster Cable, the cablemonger that never saw an $80 cable worth $7 it didn't like, reaches deep downmarket with iCableLink, letting you use a proper set of earphones with your iPhone instead of the included stock iPod buds. Uncharacteristically, it's reasonably priced.

The thing is rather stiff but still flexible, has good build quality, and gets the job done except for the loss of the ability to pause music and answer calls while listening, as you can do with the stock iPhone buds. The most remarkable aspect? Monster Cable only mildly rips you off with this one, charging just $9.95 for this headphone adapter (almost exactly price-matching a similar one from Belkin) that shouldn't even be necessary. [Monster Cable]

iPhone headphone adapter free with any order...

Charlie White — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:20:15 EDT

iPhone headphone adapter free with any order [iPhoniacs]

Helium Digital Solves iPhone's Stupid Headphone Jack Problem for a Mere $3.99

Charlie White — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:15:00 EDT

Apple's numbskull design decision to make it so that regular earphone jacks can't fit in its iPhone have inconvenienced nearly everyone who bought it, but now Helium Digital steps up with a $3.99 solution to the problem. That's the cheapest one yet. Check out our market overview of problem-solvers—none of which is made by Apple—after the jump.

Sure, Griffin and Belkin were first up with headphone adapters for iPod, but they cost $10 and $11 respectively, and Shure has a $50 music phone adapter with a VoicePort mic that also lets you pause the iPhone's music and make/take phone calls. And oh yeah, of course Monster Cable weighs in with its overpriced entry, the $20 iSplitter 200 headphone jack splitter.

That leaves Helium Digital's HD-005 3.5mm headphone adapter, selling for $3.99 Canadian, which is just about the same as US dollars these days, and for a while the company's offering free shipping. Such a deal. [Helium Digital]

Lightning Round: Belkin iPhone Headphone Adapter

Jason Chen — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:00:14 EDT

The Gadget: Belkin's iPhone headphone adapter, which lets you use any set of headphones that don't normally fit into the iPhone's recessed headphone jack.

The verdict: Works exactly as advertised. Fits all headphones with no audible sound quality loss.

The catch:

It's mf-ing gigantic. It's longer than the iPhone is wide, and can't really be used in tight pocket situations. But it does have a flexible center, which means you won't be able to break it easily.

The performance: Worked great on my car's tape adapter. No audible sound degradation when plugging a set of headphones into the iPhone and plugging through the Belkin adapter.

The price: $10.95

The recommendation: As the first and only headphone adapter for the iPhone out now, you've got no choice. You have to buy this if you want to use non-skinny headphones on the iPhone. The huge size doesn't matter in the car or at home, but sucks when you put it in your pocket.

[Belkin]