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Geek Tip: Keep Your iPod Cords Untangled For Free

Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:06pm by geeksugar
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The Budcozys I posted the other day got an overwhelming "Leave It" response, so I figured I'd share an old Lifehacker tip on how to keep your iPod cords untangled, no new product to buy or anything. I like to call it the "Lifehacker Devil Horn Hand Wrap." And trust me, the title's much more complicated than the technique.

You make a devil horn with your fingers as in the diagram, hold the earbuds down with your index and middle fingers, and then wrap the cords around each "devil horn" like a figure eight. Take the last six inches of cord and circle it around the figure-eight wrap. Take it off your fingers and it's a nice little package that unravels with no knots at all. It may not read simply, but it is once you get the hang of it. If I can do it, you can definitely do it.

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  • kitkatherine's picture
    kitkatherine
    3

    wow i do that when i run. except a little different - i can't have too much cord dangling! so i wrap it around my index, middle, and ring fingers!

    19 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • sukie1000's picture
    sukie1000
    7

    isn't this stating the obvious? since when is "wrapping" around my hands a tip?

    19 weeks 12 hours ago Report Comment
  • skiwi's picture
    skiwi
    8

    geeksugar: its the second and third finger that holds down the earphone part (the author wrote the correction in the comments)

    19 weeks 11 hours ago Report Comment
  • m m m's picture
    m m m
    11

    Not that hard to keep them untangled...?? Mine are so bad, I need a permanent boy scout around to (help me? No) to document the elaborate knots that I invent. This wrap tip is ok but lets get geek here. I need a wrap that always stays but lets me release a little bit of length at a time. I swear there was an extension cord wrap technique that did that. Someone figure it out for earbuds PLEASE!
    thanks.

    18 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Mind of My Own's picture
    Mind of My Own
    14

    Hi, thats awesome. Now I can keep my mp3 player in my pocket without worrying about the headphones.

    17 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • RachyStar's picture
    RachyStar
    15

    So handy! I absolutely love it! Finally the end of fighting with my headphones.

    I modified it to make it smaller to fit into the little pocket of my purse by only using your pointer, middle and ring finger. It makes it a hair more compact.

    Love it thought. Great tip!

    16 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • apeacefulife's picture
    apeacefulife
    21

    Oh hey! My 10 y/o came up with this trick all on her own! I'm so proud of my lil geek girl! *glows with pride*

    7 weeks 4 days ago Report Comment

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