Tony Hwang wrote:

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
I've go the older version of these headphones-
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Neckba...ef=cm_cmu_pg_t

Notice the bit of elastic that clutches the cable a few inches from
the earpiece and puts the strain on the elastic instead of the wire
when I catch the cable on something. The 3rd [customer] photo
shows it well and calls it a lanyard.

I broke mine& want to replace it but don't know what to search for--
or if 'm just going to have to make my own. Anyone know another term
than 'shock absorber' or 'lanyard' -- neither seems to be leading me
anywhere.
-snip-
Hi,
No cordless phone? They are cheap.

Not as cheap as these 2 Philips headphones I've got.g They were
free. And they are the first set that actually works for me-- they
have good enough sound, stay on my head, don't hurt my ears, and are
light enough that I don't remember they are still wrapped around my
neck where they store nicely so I can carry on a conversation. Oh-
and they aren't the noise canceling ones so I can pay attention to
surroundings while still listening to my mp3s.

We've got a couple wireless sets in the house. They are both noise
canceling so don't fit my MO that well- but I've tried them. PITA-
both of them. The headset is heavy because it is complicated and
battery operated. The 'sender' is a pita floppy thing that I have
more trouble taming than I do the cable for my wired set. [If I just
set it down, I wander out of the room, lose my song and can't find the
player to restart it. That really happened to me.g]

Plus I've always got to remember to be charging the sender on one and
replacing batteries for the other.

Trust me-- I'm not a Luddite- but on this one I just want to improve
what I've got.

Jim