iPhone Gets New Ears

If you've been boo-hooing over the fact that you can't use your own headphones for phone calls on the iPhone, boo-hoo no more. Shure's MPA (Music Phone Adapter) kills 2 birds with 1 piece of plastic. As you would expect from the name, this headphone adapter allows you to connect any 3rd party headphones to the iPhone's recessed headphone port, but what you would not necessarily expect from the name, is that the adapter also has a built-in microphone, which transforms ordinary headphones into a hands-free kit.

The $50 price is hard to swallow, but if you can afford an iPhone and an over-priced set of headphones, you can easily afford this adapter.