Noting the standard-issue podphones' abyssmal audio quality, my discerning ears picked up a pair of Sony MDR-EX51LP noise-cancelling earbuds from Amazon. There's a radical difference in the amount of artifact [read: none] as well as a noticable change in the amount of volume needed to properly enjoy the music. It's also less likely to get me mugged on the subway, but that's a whole different discussion.
However, most consumers [especially those of the iPod generation] are not as picky as myself when it comes to their audio or its quality, and generally think that whatever comes in the package is best suited for their use, even if it means sacrificing some hearing. [Like, why would they include it if it weren't the bestest evar?!]
I wouldn't say it explicitly bans laptops either, but the languange is rather vague and I can see how it can and would be interpreted as 'not for use on laptops' [and things of that nature].
It's apparent that someone forgot to refill the coffee pot in the legal department.
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Noting the standard-issue podphones' abyssmal audio quality, my discerning ears picked up a pair of Sony MDR-EX51LP noise-cancelling earbuds from Amazon. There's a radical difference in the amount of artifact [read: none] as well as a noticable change in the amount of volume needed to properly enjoy the music. It's also less likely to get me mugged on the subway, but that's a whole different discussion.
However, most consumers [especially those of the iPod generation] are not as picky as myself when it comes to their audio or its quality, and generally think that whatever comes in the package is best suited for their use, even if it means sacrificing some hearing. [Like, why would they include it if it weren't the bestest evar?!]
I wouldn't say it explicitly bans laptops either, but the languange is rather vague and I can see how it can and would be interpreted as 'not for use on laptops' [and things of that nature]. It's apparent that someone forgot to refill the coffee pot in the legal department.
I used them for coasters and makeshift Christmas tree decorations, myself...
So what you're saying is that stalking en masse is more efficient than the old fashined way? ...interesting.
...and it might disappear into the sock abyss. That right there ruins the novelty for me.