Engineers Solve One Of Life’s Great Problems, Again. How To Stop Earbuds Tangling

SAN FRANCISCO - Oct. 10, 2014 - PRLog -- Engineers have resolved the problem confronting the 4 billion people using cell phones, iPods and other personal music players, again…how to stop their earbuds from tangling.  This problem has been the thorn in the side of the portable music player and cell phone industries for years, as users every day get frustrated and waste valuable time untangling their knotted earbuds. Now they finally have a newer solution, as Skylabs Products releases an ever better device called the miniWINDER™ 2.0 that fixes this problem.

Skylabs., October 1st, 2014:

CEO of skylabs, Cameron Spencer, announced: “A few years ago we looked at every other attempt that had been made before and knew there must be a better way.”

And with the then release of miniWINDER 1.0, Skylabs thought they had the problem licked. But even though miniWINDER 1.0 was explosively successful, the music industry kept churning out newer and different types of earbuds every month and it was difficult for the highly optimised miniWINDER design to keep up.

So back to the lab and after a longer than expected R&D period, Skylabs boffins recently proclaimed a newer and advanced miniwinder, which they dubbed miniWINDER2.0.

“The 2.0 really solves the problem well, as indicated by the positive feedback from users. We’re extremely pleased that we have been able to enhance the user experience for music lovers and phone users with a simple easy to use device.

miniWINDER 2.0 utilises an advanced spring design, specially formulated plastics, advanced computer simulation techniques and German engineering know-how.. the best engineering efforts have been thrown at the problem. And the result is a tiny device that weighs only 2/3 Oz (19 grams), and measures less than 2 square inches (24X24mm). It also now accommodates longer and wider cords with a larger cord cavity and softer rewind action. And beautiful lines that look great with any Apple earbud product.”

“There really is no better way to wind up your earbuds, at the push of a button.”

“Additonally, the 2.0 has a built-in clip so you can attach it to your shirt or pants. And as always requires no batteries, just a quick prewind the first time you use it out of the box, so as to power up the internal spring”.

Asked about counterfeits and other product copies, Cameron Spencer replied “Although several copies have been seen on the market to date, mainly Chinese, and even on Kickstarter, the quality has been very poor. But as someone once said ”imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, so I guess this product is gaining traction. It would be nice though if the authorities better protected the public from cheap imitations hitting the market place”.

 And what about the other competition, cordless earbuds? “They have their place, but ultimately people don’t like the hassle of having to charge another device, so earbuds with cords will be with us for a long time to come. And miniWINDER is still the best solution to this problem.”

Skylabs states that the response from retailers has been extremely positive. The fully patented miniWINDER 2.0 is available in 8 different colors, direct from the company at skylabsproducts.com, and from various online and other retailers. The company is proud to have kept the price to an affordable 14.95USD, and offers discounts for purchases of 2 or more miniwinders. The photos below describe the product concept: