With the Spoolee round your finger, your headphones can be wrapped in a secure loop quickly and easily. A velcro tab keeps the cord, earplugs and jack in place, and when you need to listen to some tunes you can pull the headphones right off the padded ring — no more valuable minutes wasted undoing knots and getting your headphones straight.
There’s an interesting backstory behind the Spoolee, as outlined by TechCrunch: Industrial designer Ray Walker gave up a lucrative day job to commit all of his time to the Spoolee and offer relief from the pain of tangled headphones. “As a product designer and frequent earbud user, I sought to transform this annoyance into something people might actually enjoy,” says Walker. “Spoolee adds a touch of fun to earbud management along with unbeatable organization, speed and convenience.”
Walker’s efforts were inspired by his wife, who challenged him to come up with a solution to a problem that many of us will be all too familiar with. The Kickstarter campaign has wrapped up — after raking in more than five times the original $8,000 target — but you can still get your pre-order in for $9.99 if you like the look of the Spoolee. There are five different colors to pick from and you should get your accessory by the end of March.
