Klipsch Image S2m In-Ear Headset with Mic Headphones [Skype Compatible, Answer Calls Button, 3.5-mm jack]

Way back when, it wasn’t all that commonplace for your cell phone to have an integrated digital music player. A cell phone was a cell phone and nothing more. Nowadays you’re going to have a hard time finding one that doesn’t. The main problem is that when you’re using a set of headphones to listen to your tunes you really don’t have much of an option but to disconnect them to take a call. The high-end speaker manufacturers at Klipsch have got your back with their latest creation, the Image S2m In-Ear Headset with Mic Headphones.

The Image S2m features a compact in-line mic that lets you answer or end calls with the touch of a button. This button also lets you track forward and track back as well as play and pause songs on the iPod classic 120GB, iPod nano 4th generation (video), iPod touch 2nd generation, iPod shuffle 3rd generation and iPhone 3G S. And the engineers at Klipsch state that the mic has amazing intelligibility, so it can easily pick up your voice without having to talk directly into it. Maybe this will stop people from shouting into their handsfree devices and annoying the rest of us.

These headphones come with three different sizes of washable ear tips: small, medium and large single flange designs. As a bonus, because many phones have side-mounted headphone jacks, the S2m employs a right-angled plug that swivels to avoid the damage that’s often associated with straight plug designs. It’s also a feature that lets your phone fit comfortably in your pocket.

The Image S2m is available in a piano black finish and comes with three different-sized oval ear tips and a cloth carrying pouch. It carries a two-year warranty and works with portable devices that feature a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. They must have done something right because they are on backorder. Head over to www.klipsch.com to get your name on the list and be prepared to fork over $59.99 for a pair.