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Dozen Pack

Ecko Zip earbuds pump tunes through a functioning zipper, let you drop your fly in public (Engadget)
We already knew that New Jersey was a hotbed for personal audio innovation, so
it certainly came as no surprise when the Garden State's ECKOUNLTD (Ecko
Unlimited, with a hint of _Jersey Shore_) hit us up with a slew of new stylz.
We're most curious about the new Zip 'buds, which replace the traditional cord
with a functioning zipper, presumably to keep that ever-so-prevalent tangling
issue from crampin' your style. These in-ear beauts will set you back just 30
beans -- or about a half-dozen servings of Ron Ron Juice. Other offerings
include the $13 Zone earbuds, $15 Chaos II (that Chaos I was _off _the hook),
the $20 Stomp, $25 Lace (which include a shoelace-inspired cord), and the $40
Chain, which, as you probably guessed, features a beaded dog-tag chain cord.
At those prices we wouldn't expect stellar acoustics, but if you're rockin'
out to any of these budz, you're probably most concerned with lookin' good.
And nothing says six-pack like zippers and chains.
**Update: **As it turns out, the zip 'buds concept was in fact not born in New
Jersey, but rather in Carlsbad, CA about a year ago. Those appropriately named
Zipbuds ...
Dozen Roses and a Six Pack- Adam Sanders
