MP3 Accessories for the Uninitiated

Music soothes the savage beast, and MP3 accessories bring the beauty to the beast. Whether you listen to rock and roll, country, rap or Abbott and Costello radio jaunts, the fact that you can choose what you hear rather than disc jockeys that play the same song over and over, MP3 players have become a mainstay in virtually every household.

Easily the most abundant MP3 accessories are the many cases, clips and armbands available. There are docking stations that rival anything you see on the Sci-Fi channel. Headphones and ear buds are readily available for mobility and privacy and car connections can be used for when the multitude of radio channels just fail to play your favorite Weird Al parody any longer.

The first thing needed is a case. They can be found in glorious splendor from silver and black to my daughter’s favorite purple. I opted for MP3 accessories in the really cute orange, pink and green geometric patterned safety case and as an afterthought grabbed a pink one, it didn’t hurt it benefitted breast cancer as well.

Next you need a clip so that your MP3 player won’t slip away into the void of your pants, jackets, unmentionables, etc. You can go with the obvious belt clip, thinking to emulate your local handyman with his ever ready hammer, only your hammer would be belting out “Can’t touch this.”

Armbands are great for those who are athletically minded or else just like wearing lots of spandex. When a pocket or a place to clip your MP3 player to is not available, and armband will rescue you from unsightly bulges. Arm band are a big lifesaver on this count. Just make sure your favorite headset cable is a nice length. With all the biking, running and rock climbing you will be doing, the last thing you need is to get tangled.

Docking stations are the greatest in MP3 accessories. They have come a long way from a place to charge your IPOD. They now allow you to blast your musical tastes into the ears of everyone around you. You can even have then hard wired into your electrical systems, hang them in your shower so you can pretend you are the greatest singer since Freddie Mercury, or you can hook them into your computers and televisions to allow access while doing the very important things you do on your computer.

The most versatile of MP3 accessories may be ear buds and headphones. Some prefer not to have things sticking into their ear canal while others are perfectly fine with it. Some of the preference is related to sound quality. If you don’t mind looking like Princess Lea you can opt for a huge set of headphones and typically they sound nice and are very durable. For the exercise buff and the person trying to put one over on their boss, ear buds are recommended.

I will admit at work that using the player with the MP3 accessories has kept me out of trouble, virtually becoming a babysitter of sorts because I don’t hear all the gossip that gets me into trouble. It’s really too bad keeping my kids out of trouble isn’t so easy.

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