One weekend my Apple iPhone headphones went missing. I looked and looked and could not find them. And then I had that "surely they didn't go through the laundry" moment. Oh no!

Indeed, I discovered my poor buds in a pair a jeans that had gone through the washer and the dryer. I imagined them submerged in soapy water and then tumbling through heated air and thought, "There is no way these things still work." However, with a tiny bit of hope I plugged them in.

They still worked!

Amazing!

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Pry carefully.

More pictures from the iPhone headset mod set.

Problem:

The iPhone's earbuds

don't like to stay in my ears.

But I do like that hold/skip switch.

And replacement headsets aren't

as elegant as Apple's pack-in.

Solution:

iPhone + Etymotic ER•6i = happiness. :)

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(If you don't trust your soldering,

there's always the Ultimate Ears.)

**edit: Or just get the adapter! ;)

with cool string cords.

the only downside is that the white part gets dirty really quickly.

In a city that never stops talking, these are the quiet moments.

Wired In captures men moving through the urban landscape, headphones on, lost in private worlds of music, podcasts, and thought.

Each frame is a fleeting glimpse of solitude — a reminder that even in the busiest streets, we all sometimes walk to our own invisible soundtrack.

From vest to tech tee, these three Half Marathoners — Nicolas (7219), Paul (6948), and their cap-clad companion — bring their own rhythm and resolve to the Promenade. Three styles, one shared stride.

From my iPod headphone photo shoot. Vote for your favorite. By the way, no photoshop here, that just happens to be how the light fell.

HUGE thank you to my friend Carl of Saturday Morning Toyz for gifting me these Truly Outrageous JemStar Earbuds from the latest Integrity convention!!!! :'3 And for throwing in some sweet shoes and earrings too!!! Love it!!! :D

No mic for for the phone, obviously, but still good that they work. I loathe the included Apple buds. Very uncomfortable.

My iPod Nano's earbuds are amazingly wax-free for as much time as they've spent in my ears lately.

I made it in under the wire. I had such a busy day and evening that I almost forgot to take a picture .... yikes!

Our Daily Challenge Topic: WHITE

124/365 365: The 2013 Edition

Thank you all so much for all of your comments, faves and views, I appreciate each and every one =)

This size nice to keep coins, cards, candies, earbuds or accessories.

Best Christmas gift you can give a music lover or someone whose on their phone all the time. The built in mic is excellent and the sound is spot on, not to mention no cords!

Didnt feel like getting the bose so i went with the dre earbuds by Monster. Amazing sound for earbuds.

Isn't listening to music with your peeps the best?

From my series, "Homebound pinholes".

Le Bambole Mk. X - "The Pin-sta-nair" Pinhole Camera. Fujifilm Instax Mini Film.

My new Creative Zen Vision W now sporting the new V-Moda Vibe earbuds.

It is about as perfect a combination as you can get.

Razer hammerhead pro V2

Because nothing is more bad ass than a redhead in a black leather motorcycle jacket...riding the bus.

Oh yeah.

ETA: How to get lots of hits on your photo: use "redhead" and "black leather" in the tags. Yep.