Review - Elecom Colors 3 Stereo Headphones Canal Type

Welcome to the 2nd installment of Go, Go Gadget Review where today we will be having a look at the Elecom Colors 3 Stereo Headphones Canal Type.  Purchased for $2.50 from Hot Dollar, it will be interesting to see how this unique design compares to more conventional earphones.  Now for the review:

Construction
For a budget set of earphones, this model is very well packaged.  The canal type design means that they are inserted into the ear, blocking out some external noise.   They are surprisingly comfortable to wear and fit securely in the ear.  The Smartie shaped design looks very unique and is visually appealling.

Listening Test
The mid range sound quality is generally lacking in clarity, but the high and low ends are surprisingly good.   The bass, while not strong is still noticeable and the higher frequencies are clear enough to hear some subtle details.

Conclusion
Despite the flaws, it was a pleasant surprise to see that $2.50 could buy a reasonable set of earphones.  They might not be perfect, but the Elecom 3 Stereo Headphones are certainly worth a try.

Rating:  5/10

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Review - iDigital Stereo Earphones

Introducing the iDigtal Stereo Earphones purchased for $2.00 from the Reject Shop.  The packaging proudly proclaims that they are suitable for use with digital and MP3 music; which is good because it would have been worrying if they were not.  Now, on with the review

Construction
The design of the headphones is ordinary, with little to differentiate it with other comparable products on the market.  The quality of the construction is very average with light weight plastic materials being the norm in this price range.  A positive feature is that the earphones have labels which indicator which ear each earpiece is meant for.  Although it may seem like a  trivial detail,  there are many earphones, including more expensive models that do not have this.

The ear pieces are lacking a rubber coating that many other earphones have, making them a little uncomfortable and awkward to fit in the ear.  The ear pieces did not fit securely and would fall out without much difficulty; making them unsuitable to wear while jogging or exercising.

Listening Test
Audio quality in general is fairly poor.  The bass is very weak, the high ends lack clarity and the mid range sounds very muddy and distorted.  It leaves one thinking what earphones the designers were referring to when they mentioned high fidelity sound quality on the packaging because there is little to be found here.

Summary
Considering the price of the iDigital Stereo Earphones, the lack of quality is not surprising.  These are not recommended unless there are absolutely no other options available.

Rating: 3/10

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Assignment 3 - Web Presence Creation

For my web presence creation assignment I have decided to use a blog as my central node.  I have chosen the Blogger platform to host my blog as I am familar with the layout and features of the platform from my work with maintaining the online presence resources of a public library.

For my contributing nodes, I have decided use:

-Flickr for hosting images
-Twitter for making annoucements
-Delicious for displaying bookmarked websites
-Wetpaint for maintaining a knowledge database