headphones

Transform Old Headphones Into Bluetooth-Capable Over-Ear Cans

Instructables user andrewwayneisbored wanted the option to use his headphones either wired or wireless, but he didn’t want to spend lots of money on fancy Bluetooth headphones. So he took a pair of over-ear headphones he picked up at the markets, popped open the sides and went to work.


Fix A Buggy iPhone Speaker With A Cotton Bud

Sometimes, when you pull out the headphones on your iPhone, the music won’t play out loud despite alerts and phone calls ringing fine. It’s a common problem with a surprisingly simple fix: use a stripped-back cotton bud to clean out the jack.


Button 2.0 Adds Headphone Cable Management To Your Shirt

If you’ve ever walked around with headphones — and chances are you have — you know the cord flies around a bit. Sometimes, in an unfortunate moment, it gets caught and causes all sorts of trouble.Clipping the cord to your short solves this problem, and now you can do that by simply upgrading a button.


Five Best Headphones

When it comes to headphones, “best” is definitely a subjective term. There are manyconsiderations: price, comfort, audio quality, noise cancellation, frequency response, bang for buck, the list goes on. Even so, when we asked you which headphones you thought stood out from the crowd in all of those areas, you had some clear choices. Let’s take a look at five of the best, based on your nominations.


Hang Headphones With Two Binder Clips

If you need a place to store your headphones that’s within easy reach and not taking up space on your desk, Lifehacker reader Bruno Tagliani has a great solution. He shows us how he built a tiny contraption with nothing but two binder clips.


Loop Earbud Cords Over Your Ear For Improved Sound Quality

In-ear headphones are a great lightweight option for listening to music on the go, but the cord sometimes ruins the experience by hitting your body and creating a thumping sound. Music app blog Evolver.fm suggests the easiest fix for this is to loop the cord over your ear.


No Headphones Day

How about Thursdays? Do Thursdays work for you? From now on, let’s say Thursdays are officially “No Headphones” Day. Thursdays will be the day where you have to go through the world and actually hear stuff NOT coming from the well-crafted playlists you’re otherwise always plugged into.


Convert Bluetooth Headphones Into A Wireless Receiver In Your Car

If you don’t want to spend money on an integrated Bluetooth stereo for your car, repurposing blog Scrapyard Electronic shows us a way to convert an old pair of Bluetooth headphones into a receiver. The end result is a Bluetooth stereo system that costs next to nothing.


The Ultimate Guide To Headphone Wrapping

Earbuds are frequently a hassle: they come undone in your bag and tangle themselves up as soon as your back is turned. Wouldn’t it be nice if tangled headphones were a thing of the past? Here are our favourite methods to wrap up your headphones without the frustration.


Wrap Headphones Inside An Old Tape Dispenser For Tangle-Free Storage

Tangled headphones are always annoying, and we’ve shared plenty of different methods for keeping your headphone cables tangle-free. Instructables user PropPrintables offers another great way to store them: inside a tape dispenser.


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