More stuff for tech heads
Here’s one thing that CES couldn’t get enough of: crazy-looking headphones.
In years gone by, we had the ubiquitous white iPod headphones. Then, when we realised that we didn’t want to be just one of the herd, and the fashion- or sound-conscious amongst us broke out the trendy and high-end kit (SkullCandy, et al).
But it seems that there’s a trend for affordable and quirky headphones. We saw them *everywhere* at the show. From cute (earphones in the shape of pandas and monkeys) to dark (skulls, dragons) to plain weird (angel wings), these were the kind of thing that fashion-conscious teenagers would love to get their hands on. In fact, they’d probably get a couple of pairs, so they could update their mp3 player according to their ‘look’.
There’s definitely a sense that some of these are crossing the boundary between tech and jewellery – arguably, this tech trend is very female-focused. (While we hate to generalise, many of the designs on offer seemed to be more appealing to girls.) And although we’re not sure whether we’ll be donning a pair of monkey-shaped headphones anytime soon, it’s nice to see gadgets for girls that aren’t just bits of kit ‘in pink’.