Geekscape Tech Review: ZAGG iFrogz Impulse Wireless Headphones and Flex Arc Wireless
I’m going to be doing another multiple reviews of ZAGG products today, and even though the iFrogz Impluse and Flex Arc are both wireless headphones, they are very different. All right, let’s just get started!
ZAGG iFrogz Impulse Wireless Headphones
Okay, the iFrogz Impulse Wireless Headphones are the ones on the left, and they have that traditional over the head look with earcups. I feels like something out of the seventies, if the technology had been better. Not only are the earcups made for good sound with a little less padding, but it is made for Bluetooth wireless connectivity (you can still use a 3.5mm headphone jack wire if you want).
So how is the sound? Well, you should listen to something from the seventies, as the 40 mm drivers are ready for whatever disco beats and everything else that bygone decade wrought. There is some great noise isolation for that, and so you can put them one and tune out the world.
You also have a lot of control. As standard for a product like these, there is a built-in mic in order to take your phone calls. I’m not certain how much of a standard this is, but there are some controls on the headphones themselves for power, volume up/down, track forward/backward, as well as pause/play.
ZAGG Flex Arc Wireless
Well, I have to admit that the Flex Arc Wireless have one of the most unique designs that I have seen. I’ve seen Bluetooth earbuds that attach together behind the neck before, but this is the first I’ve seen that has this halo of plastic housing.
What is interesting is how the plastic housing holds the wires. You can pull out the earbuds from their housing, and there is a special button on the side for retracting them. You can extend them a few inches, which is all that you need.
In addition to that unique feature, the Flex Arc Wireless is a speaker as well earbuds. You can change from sound from the buds to the speaker, but I will have to say that the speaker sounds pretty weak in comparison to the buds. I guess if you want to allow your friends to hear your music, it will do. This is strange, as the earbud drivers are 6 mm and the speaker drivers are 13 mm.
As for the other features, it has eight hours of playtime, as well as a built-in microphone and voice controls.
Final Word and Price on ZAGG iFrogz Impulse and Flex Arc Wireless
The sound of these are great, so I will give them both an 85 percent. The ZAGG iFrogz Impulse Wireless headphones are available for $59.99 on the ZAGG site, and the Flex Arc Wireless are available slightly higher for $79.99 on the ZAGG site here.