Product Description

Turn your aluminum iPod nano into a stunning piece of wearable, music art.Featuring ingenious built-in earbuds, the iPod nano Lanyard Headphones conquer clutter by integrating the audio signal with the lanyard itself. Works with the second-generation iPod nano (aluminum).Your iPod nano is so small, it can fit just about anywhere. And it's so light, it can hang just about anywhere, too - including around your neck. All you need is the iPod nano Lanyard Headphones.Just plug the lanyard into the dock connector, put it around your neck and you're off. Its ingenious built-in earbuds integrate the audio signal with the lanyard itself, so you get a streamlined look without all the extra wire. When you want to change songs or adjust volume, just look down: your iPod nano is right there, always at the ready.These headphones feature a new Apple design for superior comfort, fit, and sound quality.

Product Details

• Brand: Apple
• Model: MA597G/A
• Released on: 2006-10-01
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Compatibility: iPod nano 2G
• Integrated lanyard and headphone cable
• Lanyard Headphones offer a clean, uncluttered look
• Headphones feature an updated design for superior comfort, fit, and sound quality

From the Manufacturer
Your iPod nano is so small, it can fit just about anywhere. And it's so light, it can hang just about anywhere, too -- including around your neck. All you need is the iPod nano Lanyard Headphones.

Just plug the lanyard into the dock connector, put it around your neck and you're off. Its ingenious built-in earbuds integrate the audio signal with the lanyard itself, so you get a streamlined look without all the extra wire. When you want to change songs or adjust volume, just look down: your iPod nano is right there, always at the ready. These headphones feature a new Apple design for superior comfort, fit, and sound quality.

iPod Compatibility
iPod nano 2G

Customer Reviews

ipod lanyard w/earphones
great product, no long wires hanging down to get caught on something, i bought 4 so i could have extras.

Not great but the best you can do for a 2G Nano
A good bit of my purchase decision for a Nano was based on seeing my friends with their 1G Nanos on lanyards like this. Based on the date of my purchase and my size needs, I ended up with the 8GB Black Nano 2G.

The lanyard itself is great. I've never had a problem with it coming disconnected unintentionally. It's stylish, especially when combined with a slick looking skin. It'd be nice if it came in black, but the ubiquitous Apple white isn't too shabby.

The earbuds are terrible, however. They do not fit my ears and cause my ears to hurt from the fit. It's practically standard these days for earbuds in this price range to come with multiple sized attachments, for fit customization, but Apple hasn't bothered with that feature for any of their earbuds yet. For the 1G Nano, you have the option of Griffin's TuneBud lanyard (if you can find it now that it's out of production), but for the 2G Nano, you're stuck with Apple's solution.

The only other 2G Nano lanyard option I've found (short of DIY) is the Rivet Grab case and lanyard combo, but that adds bulk and weight to the Nano, plus it doesn't work as well if you have a decorative skin on your Nano.

It seems like a no-brainer for Apple (or someone) to re-make this lanyard with a 3.5mm jack passthrough so that you could use your own headphones with it. Nonetheless, we're on 3G Nanos now, and there still hasn't been an improvement here. I still use this product, but only because there's nothing better out there.

Great idea, TERRIBLE quality!
Decided that the 4th replacement was the last. GREAT idea, but so poorly made that they only last about 4-6 months before they break (one side or the other looses sound.) Cheaply made, too fragile for constant use. Too bad Apple can't get these right. Maybe that's why they don't make them for the new 3G version! Wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so expensive to start out with!