The remote and mic are supported only by iPod nano (4th generation), iPod classic (120GB), and iPod touch (2nd generation). Audio is supported by all iPod models.
I would say limited compatibility over incompatible. Although $80 for a good set of headphones is not a lot to pay. I'm not saying these are good headphones (we need to wait for reviews before coming to that conclusion), but most dual-driver, in-ear headphones cost noticably more money.
My Shure E4c's were quite expensive by comparison. I also had to buy an adapter to use them with my first generation iPhone. In a sense, those really were incompatible since I couldn't even plug them in without the adapter.
People will decide for themselves whether the loss of features is still acceptable for the price point. For me, it wouldn't be a big deal as I've never used in-line volume controls. Others may not feel that way. As this is a forum for users of Apple products, I posted the link to Apple's knowledge base article so others visiting this thread down the road would have the most information available to them.
$80 is nothing. I've probably spent in the neighborhood of $400 looking for earphone solutions for the iPhone (though I've made some of that back selling the replacements I received under warranty). But I've gone through the UE 4vi, Vibe VModa Duos, various Shure headphones and the Shure adapter, and the Griffin iTalk and a few pairs of Sony buds.
Different strokes, I guess. $80 isn't much for high quality headphones: people regular spend up to $500.
Different strokes, I guess. $80 isn't much for high quality headphones: people regular spend up to $500.
Good point. I'm looking forward to seeing reviews for these as I would be interested in them for as a cheap pair of headphones (assuming the reviews are good). I use my Shures for stage performance, but honestly having the adaptor dangle off the iPhone is annoying so I rarely use them with the phone.
Good point. I'm looking forward to seeing reviews for these as I would be interested in them for as a cheap pair of headphones (assuming the reviews are good). I use my Shures for stage performance, but honestly having the adaptor dangle off the iPhone is annoying so I rarely use them with the phone.
That's the problem: it's heavy, and you have to pull it up to your mouth when you want to talk. I even tried a smaller adapter (Griffin) but the problem remains.
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