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fluxxy

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  1. comment
    Comment #4162113

    You are right, magnets are expensive. However, we have already found suppliers and the cost of the headphones will be $49.95.

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    Comment #4161972

    The only models in question would be the hard drive based models. There will be no problems with the iPhone, iPad, iPod nano or shuffle. The iPad case uses these same magnets.

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    Comment #4161948

    They do a very good job staying how you place them. If you didn't wrap them and threw them into a bag you will have problems but if you neatly wrap it before you toss them into a b…

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    Comment #4161910

    They are currently patent-pending. We are working with a manufacturer who already produce headphones. They make a range of models from cheap, average quality headphones to expensiv…

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    Comment #4161888

    The headphones will work in non-Apple devices. The compatibility is for the attached mic/remote. The microphone will most likely work in other devices but the remote probably will …

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    Comment #4161847

    We could easily introduce a high quality version. It sounds like that is what you guys want, so that is what we will do!

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    Comment #4161840

    That is a good point. We do not recommend using these with those models as the magnets would cause problems.

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    Comment #4161828

    These headphones are the standard issue Apple headphones but we could release a higher quality headphone with the same magnetic cord. As for the weight, the magnets are so small th…