Turning my head from side to side should be an uninhibited act. Since birth, I have been able to do this without resistance. There are two extremely frustrating experiences that occur on a regular basis for me. The first is encountering headwind while road biking. The second is the feeling of an earbud in my ear being tugged on because the line has snagged on something. It’s infuriating!!! Can you relate?
Most of the time this only happens when I’m active, have a riding helmet on, get the wires tangled in my camelpak, or for some other reason tied directly to exercising. So, to feel my ear being tugged on, much like it is right now, every time I turn my head to the right, while I’m only sitting here typing, is driving me insane.
The cause of the problem? iPhone’s headphones have a little control switch suspended on the right earbud lead about 6 inches from the earbud itself. It’s great! It allows me to control my phone calls, volume, and song selection by squeezing it. So what’s the problem? It has 90 degree corners, sharp edges, and it’s positioned right where the collar of my shirts are. Whenever I turn my head slightly to the right, it snags on my collar, pulls on my ear, and loosens the speaker from my brain.
Horribly frustrating and there’s a simple solution. Apple, please, in your infinite design wisdom, on the next go-around, make this little contraption smooth and rounded tapering to the headphone wire.
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