Logitech Unveils MP3 Headphone Line

By Geoff Duncan Published July 11, 2005

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Logitech today announced three new headphone sets designed specifically for portable digital music players: the Logitech Curve Headphones for MP3, the Logitech Identity Headphones for MP3, and the Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3. The company says each product is designed to meet different user needs as digital music players infiltrate more aspects of daily life.

Logitech Curve Headphones for MP3 are priced at $29.99 offer a 30mm neodymium drivers, polycarbonate construction, and a behind-the-head design intended to stand up to moisture, grime, exertion, and sweat. A detachable comfort ring keeps the headphones secure during active use; the headphones are available in lime, crystal, and graphite colors.

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Logitech Identity Headphones for MP3 are priced at $39.99 and are designed to reflect the user’s style and personality via changeable color plates. The behind-the-head sport oversized neodymium drivers (or “cans”) and are available in black with metallic plates in white, black, green, and orange that the user can swap in to match their fashion or mood.

Logitech Wireless Headphones for MP3 are priced at $129.99, and use Bluetooth 1.2 wireless technology to receive audio from up to 30 feet away from a music player. Users connect the Digital Wireless Adapter to the headphone output of their music player, and Bluetooth adaptive frequency hopping sidesteps interference to keep audio clear. The black behind-the-head phones sport built-in volume controls so users don’t have to return to their music player to adjust settings, and the batteries offer up to 8 hours per charge. The announcement of the Wireless Headphones for MP3 comes on the heels of the company’s June 22nd announcement of Wireless Headphones for iPod, which cost $149.99 but offer integrated volume, play, pause, and trach selection controls and are available in white.

All Logitech headphones for MP3 are compatible with any music player which uses a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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