by Nina Pena on November 5th, 2009
As you all know after my Roxy/ JBL earbuds saga I asked around for some new ones to test out. Within 1 day I had 2 new pairs AKG K340 and AKG K321 but they were both the silicon ear pads which I typically do not like. The first ones I tested out fully were the AKG K340. The box was a nice sleek black box and once I opened the box they were nicely laid out. The photos and specifications are listed below.
| Frequency range (Hz-kHz) |
11.5-23 |
| Input impedance (ohms) |
16 |
| Sensitivity (dB SPL/V) |
122 |
| Color |
Fudge or Liquorice |
| Headphones weight without cable (g) |
3 |
| Max. input power (mW) |
20 |
| 99.99% oxygen-free cable (length in m) |
1,0 |
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by Nina Pena on October 22nd, 2009
One night I was up late practicing my hip hop dance skills with my Roxy/ JBL earbuds (more like a goofy attempt to recreate what my dance instructor showed me the day before) and all the sudden one side of the earbuds went out. At first I thought; “oh no after several years of listening to music on full blast (plus being in a mosh pit at some major concerts) I have blown one ear drum out.” EEK!
In a Zoolander attempt (the sound is IN the earbuds?!) I took them out and somewhat ”tapped” them a couple times to see if maybe my attempt would in fact make the earbuds work. I also did the classic reboot of my shuffle and worked with the cable to see if it was a “Nina” error. Continue Reading…
by Nina Pena on July 21st, 2009
I was born a klutz, in fact it’s rare that I will not have a bruise on me…I run into door frames frequently. Also as I am getting older I have developed shaky hands which has been the demise of many of my tech gadgets. If they only could build a cell phone that once you dropped it; it would bounce back up like a basket ball! Man I should patent that idea!
To be honest I can break anything and I have no idea how it happens! Somewhat like when my dog plays with bugs and then kills them and wonders why they won’t play with her, kinda the way I feel about my gadgets. Once I was vacuuming and I ran over my husband mouse (not a real mouse, computer mouse) cord and the vacuum tore it in half! I was so distraught!
Cut to me and my pink IPod shuffle (yes I know we all say that we don’t need to have pink products but my favorite color is pink in honor of my grandmother). My shuffle is used about 4-5 hours a day since I live in the city and walk every where. Seriously you don’t want me driving since I am a hot mess behind the wheel (I never took the driving portion of drivers ed.). And yeah I know its not the newest one but frankly I still love it! Continue Reading…
by Radiris Diaz on July 15th, 2009
Style, meet sound.
I remember reading about this collaboration and I quickly imagined some cool products with superb sound quality.
My current bathing suit for the summer of 09 is from Roxy and my old iPod dock is the round one JBL produced – so yea, I know what I’m talking about.
I was psyched when they asked CuteGeek to review earbuds and headphones…I’m a headphone wearer so Nina got the earbuds and I saw them and my mouth just opened.
First off – the box is really nice. Bright colors, clear, nice designs, etc…very “llamativo” (that’s a word used for things that are eye-catching or grabbing…it definitely grabs your attention). The headphones were bright orange and pink. I looked at the box for about a week, before actually taking them headphones out, and I’m not sure why, but I can almost admit that I was intimidated.
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by Nina Pena on June 23rd, 2009
I was so excited when I got my first new product after E3 and it was these SUPER cute ear buds and in ear headphones from Roxy/ JBL. First off I love bright colors, I am not sure if it is because I am in California or that I am blind and frankly colors stick out more…
Radiris and I make amazing partners in crime; we both have different technology preferences! CUTEGEEKS UNITE (imagine Radiris and I running to each other in slow motion [because everything is better in slow motion]and high fiving like big geeks)! As most of the population knows not 1 woman is the same…Radiris loves the On Ear Headphones and I love the in ear headphones/ ear buds.
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