Written on February 5, 2009 – 5:43 pm | by Maria Mihale |
It seems that the wood based technology is the latest trend in the century we live in, as more and more made-of-wood devices make their appearance on the market. And you shouldn’t go further than an article I’ve wrote a week ago, I suppose, about a wooden laptop case, designed by Rainer Spehl.



In the given context, you shouldn’t be surprised by the wooden earbuds I am to present to all of you in the following sentences, manufactured by a very well-known company, Skullcandy, based in Park City, Utah. Its “product are targeted at the action sports demographic (snowboarders, skateboarders etc.) outdoor and general consumer market.



The earbuds bring the great sound you probably are familiar with, if you know this company’s products and you’ve got the chance to test them, and they are made of carved real wood, featuring some aluminum accents that are laser-cut. This is, undoubtedly, an important improvement, (not to mention the fact that it’s also environmental friendly) from the standard headphones made of white plastic.



As far as the features are concerned, they include: a full-range sound provided by 8mm drivers, comfortable rubber surrounds, a frequency range of 20 – 20,000 Hz, impedance of 16 ohms, the maximum input power of 200mW, an aluminum foil cable which measures 1.3 meters and 3.5mm gold plated plug.

The Holua earbuds, because this is the real name of the Skullcandy wooden earbuds, can be achieved for $99.99 from the company’s official website. Which is quite a lot.

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)