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Sony Ericsson Develops Contact Headphones
TechnologyResource writes "Sony Ericsson has just introduced the MH907 headphones. The headphones will pause or play your music based on contact; eliminating the use of a pause or stop button. Removing one ear bud will pause the music. Removing both ear buds will stop the music. Both ear buds have to be in your ear to play the music. According to Sony Ericsson, this will allow you to 'play your music and answer phone calls just by inserting the buds into your ear or taking them out.'"
How about you and Van Gogh buy some other earphones? Or do they have to get your personal approval on this one?
I realize this is a tough one to figure out, but the solution is to not buy these headphones.
Ehh... When my phone rings, the music just pauses itself. But then again my phone is also my MP3 player. Useless... to me at least.
...but if you're driving...
You shouldn't have plugs in both ears. Illegal in most places. Dangerous in all places.
Oh, and put the phone down. You're driving.
My first iPod showed me that there is no reason to distinguish between the concept of pause or the concept of stop. For some type of media devices it makes sense to have an off button but for many devices even that can be combined in with the pause button.
This is a better question than the mods seem to appreciate. They deny you the ability to listen with only one ear, while keeping in touch with the outside world with the other.
If that's the case then these probably aren't the headphones for you.