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It's tempting to blame Apple and its überpopular iPod - more than 240 million have been sold since 2001 - for causing widespread hearing loss. But a federal appeals court exonerated the company in December, noting that Apple puts warnings on its packaging and iTunes site and offers instructions for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Custom-Made Headphones: Listen Up Before It's Too Late | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

Setting volume limits is a good idea, but it won't block outside sounds. In-ear monitors (IEM) are better at isolating noise than earbuds are because they are inserted into the ear canal. Several mass-market brands, which range in price from $39 to $399, use gummy-bear-like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Custom-Made Headphones: Listen Up Before It's Too Late | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

"Ears are like fingerprints - everyone's are different," he says. If comfort isn't reason enough to persuade you to make the switch, then consider this: keep cranking up the volume on your crappy earbuds, and your next fitting could be for a hearing aid.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Custom-Made Headphones: Listen Up Before It's Too Late | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

Meanwhile, Hurd has turned strategist. His goal? To integrate HP's operations so fully that its customers could fulfill all their printing, computing, connectivity and tech-service needs in one stop. HP has beefed up its 20,000-strong sales force and targeted its attention on the top 2,000...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HP vs. Everybody | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

Unseating Dell is one thing; usurping IBM or Cisco remains a longer shot. But HP clearly has their attention. After nearly a year of very public infighting, Cisco finally booted HP from its privileged-partner circle in February, cutting off all proprietary information. Speaking on a corporate blog, Cisco exec...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HP vs. Everybody | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

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